CF POP UP WINDOW & FORM DATA

[hpvic03]

Ok, so what I want to do is check the availability of an ID for my clients when they register. I would like to have a neat little button that says "check availability" on the form page.

Here are the issues:
So I can use javascript to open a pop up window, but then how can I pass the form data (the id name) to this new window? Is it possible?

OR

Is there a way to open a new window using coldfusion, and somehow pass the form data

OR

can I do a cfform within a cfform and have the action of the nested form somehow create a popup instead of doing a relocation.

I don't know much about javascript, so a cf solution would be best.

Thanks!

 

[webmigit]

The easiest method here, since this won't affect security is to pass the username they are checking in a url value of the pop up window.