如何在弹出的窗口中引发父窗口的postback事件

看到一篇老外的介绍，介绍如何在弹出的窗口中引发父窗口的postback事件，现转载如下：
首先，建立main.aspx文件，写入如下代码，其中的一个按钮设置为visiable,只是为了效果而设置。
<script language="javascript">
//To cause postback "as" the Button
function PostBackOnMainPage(){
  <%=Page.GetPostBackEventReference(btnPostBack)%>
}
//Helper just to open popup
function openPopUp(){
window.open('popup.aspx','popup','width=400,height=100');
//Maybe handling something else also, like giving extra arguments etc etc
}

         </script>
            <script runat="server" language="VB">
'This is to react to the postback
Protected Sub btnPostBack_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
   lblShowPostInfo.Text = "Postback happened: " & DateTime.Now.ToString()
End Sub
            </script>
            <form />

作用是点这个按钮，引发父窗口的postbackonmainpage()事件