check whether a page is loaded

[Karishma Kuriachan]

Hi,
I need to open a new window(having same url as parent window)from parent window. Can we somehow check whether a new is completely loaded in the javascript so that I can do some manupulations on new window?

function fnFloat(){
/* getting the url of current(parent window */
url=self.location;
alert("before rewriting:"+url);
/* rewriting the url pass one variable through url*/
url=url+"&float=1";
alert("after rewriting:"+url);
/* opening new window with the same url(with variable float)*/
myWin = window.open(''+url,'myWin','left=20,top=20,width=800,height=500,toolbar=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,location=1');

/* want to do some manupulation here with 'myWin' object.... such as
myWin.document.getElementById("float"); which is not working...I am getting null value as the new window is not loaded*/
}

Can anyone suggest some solution for this??

Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Karishma
[ September 20, 2007: Message edited by: Karishma Kuriachan ]

[Eric Pascarello]

You can not call the window to read its content until after the window has fully loaded.

Eric

[Stan James]

You can go the other way ...

function open()
{
   var newWindow = open(...)
   newWindow.parent = this
}
function acceptDataFromChild( data )
{
   alert("got something! " + data)
}

Now it's up to script in the new window to call parent.acceptDataFromChild() when it's fully loaded. Does that make sense?