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Jonathan Rosenfeld
Jonathan Rosenfeld

Reputation: 87

Using Javascript to enter data in to form fields in an iframe

This isn't a "how to" question at this stage, more of a "can I."

I am capturing form data on /page1.php - upon submit /page2.php is loaded which contains further form fields that are displayed via an iframe. The form that is loaded is hosted on another server (just in case that makes a difference).

The question I have is; Is there anyway of using javascript (or any other language) to autofill a field that is in the iframe?

I hope that makes sense but if anyone needs any clarification, please let me know.

thanks

Upvotes: 1

Views: 264

Answers (1)

the_marcelo_r
the_marcelo_r

Reputation: 1856

This part is important:

The form that is loaded is hosted on another server (just in case that makes a difference).

That makes a big difference, here's why:

"The same-origin policy restricts how a document or script loaded from one origin can interact with a resource from another origin." https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Same-origin_policy

You can try to use some Ajax to interact between the pages.

Upvotes: 1

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