Copy values from one form to another in different window

I am trying to figure how I can transfer data from a form located in one window to a form located in another window. Both windows are already open. The first window contains the form named 'form1' with the values filled in. A new window named 'second_window' is opened and on it is an HTML page with an empty form named 'form2'. The text input element named 'your_name' in form 'form1' is filled with the value 'John Doe'. I need to get that value in 'your_name' on 'form1' to the text input element in 'form2' named 'realName'.

How could I go about accomplishing the above?

I have been searching the internet on how to do this for weeks but have not found anything that explains it. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Are both windows children of a main window?
Or is one window a child of the other?

The first window is a parent and the other is a child. The first window has an <a href> link with target="NewFormWindow".

Hey Mate!. Javascript is not really my line of work, so this is only a desperate intent to help you. If the second window is a child of the first, you can address the second window realName field from inside the first window as follows: SWindow.document.form2.realName.value

So, you could do:

Swindow = window.open(<page with form2>)

SWindow.document.form2.realName.value = document.form1.your_name.value

I'm not so sure about SWindow.document. Perhaps it is SWindow.form2 directly. Anyway, I think this should work. If not, sorry.

Good Luck

Anibal.

You might want to look into the solution I presented in this thread:
http://forums.devarticles.com/showp...124&postcount=2