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window.showModalDialog does not refresh

Hi,

I am developing a front end for an SQL Server database using ASP. The interface is menu driven. My problem is that I use window.showModalDialog to display the results of a query. However, AFTER viewing the results, if I add more records to the database using the ASP front-end, and query again, I don't see that record being added.

However that record is being added to the database. If I quit the browser and reload the page, the results are shown correctly. If I add any records, before doing a query, those records are shown.

I am certain that this is a problem of window.showModalDialog acting up! Any ideas on how I can force refresh of the modal dialog everytime it loads?

Many Thanx!
Yusuf
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Hi johnczimm,

Thanx a lot for your answer. I used a variation of ur suggestion and it worked. Instead of using frames, I used iframe instead, since my target browser shall always be IE.

However, I still dont understand why that happens? Do you have an explanation for that as well?

Many Thanx!
yusufkhatri