[jasongr]

Hello

I would like to open a new window using window.open()
I need to be able to pass a large serialized object to that object. The serialized content is generated by PHP.
The serialized object is represented as a long string that I would like to pass to the new window.
It cannot be part of the URL, since the string can be very long (more than 255 characters).
Is there a way to pass such info to the window?

I am using IE 5.5

thanks

[uprightdog]

You could put your string into a hidden form field and submit it to a new window. Or alternatively you could store the string in a session variable or a DB and retrieve it from your new window.

[TwoD]

You could do like this:

myWin = window.open()

myWin.myString = "The object string goes here"

or like this in the new window after it's been opened:

alert(window.opener.myString)

[jasongr]

what is the "myString" that you mention?
Is it a global JavaScript variable that should be defined inside the new page?
If so, will it get the value before the new page will be opened, and then when the new page renders itself, this variable will be available in the page?

Jason

[TwoD]

In the first example, myString becomes a global variable in the child window.
The variable can be accessed in the child window like any other global variable on that page.

In the second example we access a global variable in the parent window from the child window using the "window.opener" object.

If you want to read/write/create a global variable in another window you just give a reference to it like "window.opener. or myWin." and your variable name.