Q1354 How can I load a document into the opener window of a popop window, where the opener window has since loaded a secure page?

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In some versions of Internet Explorer attempting to alter the href property of the opener window (opener.href = 'http://www.irt.org') will result in a "Permission Denied" message. Instead first name the opener (do this as soon as the popup opens) and then target it:

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
opener.name = 'main';

// much later...

window.open('page.html','main');
//--></script>

or:

<a href="page.html" target="main">text link</a>