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using dialogArguments to call a function?

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Sep 20.2005

can you call a function from the page that opened a modal window from within the modal window? i have a function called test() and i try to call it like so:
dialogArguments.test();
i get a this object does not support this method error. help!

i know you can pass variables through the 2nd argument of the showModalDialog function, but what about a function?

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@UltimaterSep 21.2005 — Only works if there is no cross-browser security issue.

To avoid that, since we are already using Internet Explorer, change your file extension from HTML or HTM to HTA.
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@ck_bulletauthorSep 21.2005 — the file that is opening the modal window or the source of the modal window needs to be .htm? or both? the file that is opening the modal window is a php file in my case.
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@ck_bulletauthorSep 21.2005 — i figured it out. you have to pass the window object as the argument when you call showModalDialog

so:

window.showModalDialog("example.html", window, "options go here");
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