passing a variable to a pop up window

[Anon]

Hi I am tryng to pass a php variable using javascript to a new form in a pop up window using href. Heres how far I got it pops up the window

main window
<SCRIPT language=\"JAVASCRIPT\" type=\"text/JAVASCRIPT\">
<!--
function newWindow(){
JobWindow=window.open(\"JobNotes.php\",\"jobWin\",\"width=330,height=300\")
JobWindow.focus()
}

-->
</script>

$result=mysql_query(\"SELECT DISTINCT Production.QuoteNumber,Production.DocketNumber,Estimating.Customer,Estimating.Shipping,Estimating.JobName,Production.Quantity,Production.Status
FROM Production,Estimating
WHERE Estimating.DocketNumber=Production.DocketNumber
AND Production.Status=\'open\'ORDER BY Customer LIMIT $offset,$limit\");

// now you can display the results returned

while ($r = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
$DocketNumber = $r[\"DocketNumber\"];
$Quantity = $r[\"Quantity\"];
$Customer = $r[\"Customer\"];
$JobName = $r[\"JobName\"];
$Status = $r[\"Status\"];
$QuoteNumber = $r[\"QuoteNumber\"];
$Shipping = $r[\'Shipping\'];

if (!$QuoteNumber) {
$Quote=\"<font color=\\"#CC0000\\" face=\\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\\"><b>Add Quote !</b></font>\";

}else{
$Quote= \"$QuoteNumber\";
}

echo\"<table width=\\"400\\" cellpadding=\\"4\\" cellspacing=\\"0\\" bgcolor=\\"#CCCCCC\\" border=\\"0\\" align=\\"center\\">
<tr><td valign=\\"middle\\"><font face=\\"helvetica\\"><b>$Customer</b></font></td><td align=\\"right\\" valign=\\"middle\\">
<font face=\\"helvetica\\">

<a href=\\"Production.php?DocketNumber=$DocketNumber\\">Production</a>
</font>
</td></tr>
</table>
<table width=\\"400\\" cellpadding=\\"4\\" cellspacing=\\"0\\" bgcolor=\\"#EEEEEE\\" border=\\"0\\" align=\\"center\\">
<tr>
<dd>Docket Number : $DocketNumber Quote Number : $Quote
<dd>Job Name: <b>$JobName</b>
<dd>Quantity: $Quantity

<dd>Shipping : <font color=\\"#CC0000\\" face=\\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\\"><b>$Shipping</b></font><br>

<table width=\\"400\\" cellpadding=\\"4\\" cellspacing=\\"0\\" border=\\"0\\" align=\\"center\\">
<td><a href=QuickLook.php?DocketNumber=$DocketNumber><img src=\\"images/briefcase.gif\\"border=\\"0\\" width=\\"28\\" height=\\"25\\"></td>
<td align=center><a href=ViewJobNotes.php?DocketNumber=$DocketNumber><img src=\\"images/glasses.gif\\"border=\\"0\\" width=\\"30\\" height=\\"20\\"></td>
\";

?>

<td align=right valign=bottom><a href=javascript:newWindow(\'JobNotes.php?DocketNumber=#<?php echo\"$DocketNumber\"; ?>#\')\"><img src=images/dogear.gif width=30 height=40 border=0></a></td>
<?php

// in the pop up I just ask it to echo the DocketNumber to see if its passing the variable

echo\"DocketNumber-$DocketNumber\";

Thanks for any help you can offer
Carmine

[spags]

You can pass a variable by adding it to the file name like this:

"jobnotes.php?name=blah&job=blah"

use a ? after filename

use a = between variable, value

and a & between variable/value pair

Hope thats what you need to know

[Anon]

Thanks for your reply but the variable doesn't seem to be passed to the pop up window.

[screaming]

How about using the newwindow.document.write() javascript method?

/Steve

[Anon]

then there is something wrong with your var. have you checked in the window that creating the pop up? i use this technique all the time, with pop ups at least. i kinda hate url vars, but sometimes they are an easy way out. also check your html source to see whats getting printed out as far as JobNotes.php?ect...

...
JobWindow=window.open(\"JobNotes.php?DocketNumber=<?php print("$DocketNumber"); ?>\",\"jobWin\",\"width=330,height=300\")
JobWindow.focus()...

[Anon]

I tried this and got the DocketNumber to pass but it passes the last number in the series even if you click on the first (175) it passes (166).Still trying to learn how to use newwindow.document.write()

$result=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT Production.QuoteNumber,Production.DocketNumber,Estimating.Customer,Estimating.Shipping,Estimating.JobName,Production.Quantity,Production.Status
FROM Production,Estimating
WHERE Estimating.DocketNumber=Production.DocketNumber
AND Production.Status='open'ORDER BY Customer LIMIT $offset,$limit");

		while ($r = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
		$DocketNumber = $r["DocketNumber"];
		$Quantity = $r["Quantity"];
		$Customer = $r["Customer"];
		$JobName = $r["JobName"];
		$Status = $r["Status"];
		$QuoteNumber = $r["QuoteNumber"];
		$Shipping = $r['Shipping'];





		if (!$QuoteNumber) {
			$Quote="<font color=\"#CC0000\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Add Quote !</b></font>";

			}else{
			$Quote= "$QuoteNumber";
			}			

echo"
<table width=\"400\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">
<tr><td valign=\"middle\"><font face=\"helvetica\"><b>$Customer</b></font></td><td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\">
<font face=\"helvetica\">

        <a href=\"Production.php?DocketNumber=$DocketNumber\">Production</a> 
      </font>
    </td></tr>

</table>
<table width=\"400\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">
<tr>
<dd>Docket Number : $DocketNumber &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Quote Number : $Quote
<dd>Job Name: <b>$JobName</b>
<dd>Quantity: $Quantity

<dd>Shipping : <font color=\"#CC0000\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>$Shipping</b></font><br>

<table width=\"400\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">
<td><a href=QuickLook.php?DocketNumber=$DocketNumber><img src=\"images/briefcase.gif\"border=\"0\" width=\"28\" height=\"25\"></td>
<td align=center><a href=ViewJobNotes.php?DocketNumber=$DocketNumber><img src=\"images/glasses.gif\"border=\"0\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"></td>
";

?>
<SCRIPT language="JAVASCRIPT" type="text/JAVASCRIPT">
<!--
function newWindow(){
JobWindow = window.open("JobNotes.php?DocketNumber=<?php echo"$DocketNumber"; ?>","JobWin","width=330,height=300")
JobWindow.focus();
}

-->
</script>
<?php
echo"
<td align=right valign=bottom><a href=\"javascript:newWindow()\"><img src=images/dogear.gif width=30 height=40 border=0></a></td>

</tr>
	 ";



		print" </table>";



		}

Thanks
Carmine