url variable in pop up window

[Guest]

Hi,

I`m just experimenting here..

• In a flash form I got a hidden field that is bound to a select box
• I got a button that calls some javascript to open a popup window
• I want the url variable to hold the value of the hidden field when the button is pressed

     I have no idea if this can even be done in this way, I`m guessing not. Maybe there is a way to bind the hidden field to the url variable using javascript or action script? Any ideas would be cool..

[ilssac]

HTML field value is accessible in JavaScript.

The JavaScript code to open the popup windows uses this value in the URL of the window.

Nothing tricky required here.

<script>

...

   var jsVar = document.getElementById("IDofTextControl").value;

   window.open("www.url.com?urlVar=" + jsVar,....);

...

</script>

[Guest]

Ahaa thats pretty cool, thanks.

It would be great to do the same thing but with flash forms.

Is javascript able to access the element id and value of a flash form field? It doesnt work when I try it so maybe there is another trick?

Thaks

[ilssac]

Flash is different.  Flash isn't just markup, but an executing application.  There are ways to pull data from and push data into a flash object.  I'm affraid I can not provide such code though as I have never tried.  But I bet with some Google searching, code can be found.

You might also gain some insight by examining the JavaScript and|or Actionscript generated for the webpages when the Flash form is delivered by ColdFusion.

HTH

Ian

[Guest]

Thanks for you advice Ian,

I managed to come up with a solution

Its similar to the javascript function you posted.

In the flash form I can add actionscript to the select box onChange attribute.

<cfform format ="flash">

<cfselect name="name" query="thequery" value="thevalue" display="whatever">

onChange="getUrl('supportdetails.cfm?ticketnumber=' + categorysubject.dataProvider[categorysubject.selectedIndex]['data'],'_blank');

</cfselect>

</cfform>

Now there is no need for a hidden field or a cfbutton.. 🙂

[Guest]

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[Guest]

Here is a code example..

<cfsavecontent variable="ticketpopup">
    getURL("javascript:window.open('supportdetails.cfm?id=#theid#' , 'TicketDetails', 'width=900,height=630, Scrollbars=1, resizable=0'); void(0);");  </cfsavecontent>

<cfselect name="selectbox" query="thequery" value="id" display="whatever"></select>

<cfinput type="hidden" name="theid" bind="{selectbox.selectItem.data}">

<cfinput type="button" name="mybutton" value="whatever" onClick="#ticketpopup#>