Passing Variables through Frames

[johnve]

I have a webpage with two frames.
Top frame has list box which stores a variable
Bottom frame has a report from which it uses a variable in the topframe.

I have search the net but cannot get it working.

Can anyone help.

 

[gbaughma]

Use a session variable instead.



Just my 2¢

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[jsteph]

John,
I'm not sure if these are iFrames, or if it matters in this context, but I'm assuming you mean a javascript client-side variable and not a server-side session variable?

Anyway, what I've done is use a function, say the variable is foo (global), I have a function getfoo(), which just returns foo from the other frame, with:
newvariable = parent.frames.otherframe.window.getfoo()
--Jim

 

[SimonEireconsulting]

don't think you need to be so extravagent.

In the bottom frame in Javascript use:

var XXX = parent.topframename.document.formname.selectboxname.value

(topframename is the name of the top frame as defined in your frameset
formname is the name of a form containing your list box
selectboxname is the name of your list box)