[Javascript] global variables in frames

[javascript@xxxxxxxxxx (Peter-Paul Koch)]

>I have a window with 3 frames.
>I want to access a global variable "xyz"  from all the
>frame and I want to change the value from any frame.
>
>How do I define this variable?

Define it in the frameset page:

<script etc.>
var xyz = '123';
</script>

and from each frame call top.xyz:

alert(top.xyz) // gives '123'

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