showModalDialog

[satya_tech]

Hi,
I am using showModalDialog to open a pop up window. When I submit some request to the server from that window. In return when the respose comes, a new IE is getting opened instaed of replacing the existing window screen.
Could you suggest pl...
Satya

[bassrek]

Try adding a target="_self" into your <form> tag.

[Jon Hanlon]

The modal dialog box is only a property (object) of your main window, so when you submit a form from it, the server cannot resolve the return path and creates a new window.

You should pass the window (self) object to the modal dialog, then have the dialog box submit a form in the main window.

In the main window
<form name="f1" action="...">
<input type="hidden" name="x1">
<input type="hidden" name="x2">
</form>

<script>
window.showModalDialog("www.somepage.html",self,"dialogHeight:100px; centered: yes")

In the modal box
var mom = window.dialogArguments;

mom.forms.f1.x1.value = "whatever"
mom.forms.f1.x2.value = "yeah yeah"
mon.forms.f1.submit();
setTimeout("self.close()",500)



http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/showmodaldialog.asp