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URL with Parameters refresh

I open an external url with parameters from within a mvc3 web application. Once I open the url I have two windows open. If I click within the main application I would like two things to happen. Close the new window that was open...or refresh it with new parameters based on what was clicked from the primary .net app. Currently it is just a "dead window" at this point...i would like it to stay interactive with the primary window. Meaning the ability I guess to keep it open, or refresh with new params. I am not using frames..this is html5.

Thanks in advance

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Robb Hill

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its not working.....in my code a string gets created...and executed in javascript. but isnt changing the already open windows. Here is the code segment.

var urlString = $("#HelpContextRedirectLink").attr('data-help-context-route'); //get URL

    $("#HelpContextLink").live('click', function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();       
       
       
        {
                 window.open(urlString , 'WindowName','width=1000, height=700, left=24, top=24, resizable, scrollbars=yes').focus();
        }
    });

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Robb Hill

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something like this code I found...but using jquery..and I do not have any of the buttons. Would prefer to stick with the .live('click', function....approach.

(function() {
  var childWindow;

  document.getElementById('btnOpen').onclick = openChildWindow;
  document.getElementById('btnClose').onclick = closeChildWindow;
  document.getElementById('btnRefresh').onclick = refreshChildWindow;

  function openChildWindow() {
    if (childWindow) {
      alert("We already have one open.");
    }
    else {
      childWindow = window.open('http://jsbin.com/awiri4');
    }
  }

  function closeChildWindow() {
    if (!childWindow) {
      alert("There is no child window open.");
    }
    else {
      childWindow.close();
      childWindow = undefined;
    }
  }

  function refreshChildWindow() {
    if (!childWindow) {
      alert("There is no child window open.");
    }
    else {
      childWindow.location.reload();
    }
  }
})();

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leakim971

so close it and reopen a new one

Robb Hill

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Well it works like that now..if I close it...and reopen manually its fine..if I reclick the help button...it will reload the page.

I need the parent and child windows to continually refresh......perhaps like ping of each other....not sure how to implement this idea

leakim971

use ref.location.href = "the new url";

Robb Hill

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thats not working...thats just opening a new window.

Please refer to the question.

I need this parent and child window to talk to each other. There is no static url to redirect to.

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Robb Hill

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3rd party solution is not what I need. that was a suggestion from someone else on EE.