Passing values from javascript in pop up window to parent jsp

Question

Hi
I am trying to pass values from a pop up window to the main window that popped this child window , with the idea to have the parent window refresh itself with value from pop up window.But the values are not going through.I do a request on the hidden variable but when the parent
jsp refreshes , the variable is still null...
The following is the code i have .
Parent jsp:a.jsp
<form name='summary'>
<input type=hidden name=customerid value="">
<input type="button" class="textButton" name="action" value="customerlist" onClick="javascript:openWin('b.jsp','800','350')">
<script>
function openWin(loc, w, h) {
var newWin = window.openloc,"HTML",'dependent=1,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,width=' + w + ',height=' + h);
newWin.window.focus();
</SCRIPT>
<%
String optionVal = request.getParameter("customerid");%>
var user = "<%= optionVal%>";
</form>
child jsp- b.jsp (pop up window)
<script>
function closer(){
var val = document.formname.id.selected.value;
window.opener.document.summary.customerid.value = val;
window.opener.location.reload();
</script>
<form name = formname>
<input type="text" name="id" value = ''>
<input type="button" class="textButton" value="select"
onClick="closer();window.close();">
</form>
Any ideas on what i am missing
Thanks
Arn

Answer 1

use window.opener.document.forms[0].filedname.value = 'value u need to set'