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Hi Bob - can you make sense of this: I have created a variable in window.name in order to carry values between (Joomla) javascript in pages - this works (see pic 1). BUT, if I attempt to use window.name inside of a form (in JS) it doesn't work. Pics 2 and 3 show the code and the alert result.
Any ideas?😢

Hi TonyGib,

It looks as though there isn’t a Window name set by default. Not something I know anything about though :-(

If I set a window name then the alert displays correctly.

What are you actually trying to do here? Can you not pass the data in the URL or using Post?

Bob

Imagine a form ('A') with lots of check-box groups, describing options available to a user. Prior to this form being shown the user answers various question/answer steps - choosing the options they want. For each of these I put a value into window.name (imagine it as js session data) then, eventually we go to form 'A' and want to display only the groups they have selected using ...style.display = "none".

All works well, storing the data in window.name but, try to access it in form 'A', I get nothing. So, I am stuck 😶

This article gave me the idea: http://www.sitepoint.com/cookieless-javascript-session-variables/

Hi TonyGib,

Looking at the document you linked to it's only available in the window where it was created.

Why not just save it in the User session? Or in a cookie if the session isn't available.

Bob

Thanks for coming back Bob .. back to the drawing board! :?