iFrame Target: Linking from an external page.

[web_junkie]

Hey Everyone.

I have been researching this for so long and can not find the solution to my problem:

This question involves 2 pages: "Page A" - the Home page and "Page B" - the Detail page.

Page B consists of three elements: (1) A Main iFrame (2) A Navigation iFrame, and (3) a Content iFrame.

I need to OPEN a link from the "News" iFrame on the Home page (Page A) INSIDE the CONTENT iFRAME of the Detail page (Page B).

I have searched High and Low and can not find where this is possible.

Please help as soon as possible.

Thanks in advance.

//web_junkie

[web_junkie]

Not sure how long it takes to get a reply, but if anyone is home - please answer ASAP.

Thanks Again!

[jscheuer1]

Missed this one the first time around. I hope that all your iframes have names. If not, make sure they each have a unique name, ex:

<iframe name="mainFrame" src="whatever.htm"></iframe>

Then from anywhere on the page or from anywhere on any of the pages in any of the iframes you should be able to do this:

<a href="someother.htm" target="mainFrame">Some Link</a>

And it will load into the frame with that name.

[web_junkie]

Missed this one the first time around. I hope that all your iframes have names. If not, make sure they each have a unique name, ex:

<iframe name="mainFrame" src="whatever.htm"></iframe>

Then from anywhere on the page or from anywhere on any of the pages in any of the iframes you should be able to do this:

<a href="someother.htm" target="mainFrame">Some Link</a>

And it will load into the frame with that name.

Hi jscheuer1 - Naming the frames is the part I have working. I just cant get a link from a completely different page (PAGE A) to open a specific page in the content frame of (PAGE B)

I will post the actual work so that you can see what I am trying to accomplish:

http://www.somesite.com

The NEWS in the lower frame has to open the Wheels page with the specified manufacturer in the CONTENT FRAME. As if you clicked Wheels, then clicked Lowenhart.

Thanks Again for the prompt response JScheuer1 !!!!

[djr33]

...it's working...
...?

[jscheuer1]

None of your iframes have names.

[web_junkie]

Thanks for the help guys! And Thank you for responding so quickly!

None of your iframes have names.

Sure they do, this is how the links know to open in the main content frame.

...it's working...
...?

It works if you are on the same page. I am trying to get the link on the home page to open in the CONTENT FRAME of the Wheels page.

Is this even possible?

[djr33]

I think the main issue here is that you want two actions to happen.

you can't click a link, get transfered to a new page, THEN have another link open, based on one click.

At least in html, that is.


If you can use php, you could do this:

Your link:

<a href="wheels.php?iframe=page.ext"

On your wheels page, here is (part of) the iframe tag:

<iframe ..... src="<?php echo $_GET['iframe']; ?>">

That will set the iframe's src to "page.ext"

Note that the wheels page MUST be a php page, ie, have a .php extension and you need php installed on your server.
The first page just uses a normal link, but with ?variable=value at the end, so that can just be html. And the page included in the iframe can be html as well. (they could both be php as well, won't matter)


there are similar ways to use that type of link with javascript, and maybe other ways, but I don't know them.


Is this what you're wanting?

[jscheuer1]

Thanks for the help guys! And Thank you for responding so quickly!

Quote:
Originally Posted by jscheuer1
None of your iframes have names.

Sure they do, this is how the links know to open in the main content frame.

It works if you are on the same page. I am trying to get the link on the home page to open in the CONTENT FRAME of the Wheels page.

Is this even possible?

From your source of the link you supplied:

<iframe src="news.html" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" width="238" height="100" title="Ades News"> News </iframe>
<iframe src="specials.html" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" width="238" height="100" title="Specials"></iframe>
<iframe src="feat_prod.html" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" width="238" height="100" title="Featured Product"></iframe>

Only three iframes, no names.

[djr33]

John, looks like the iframes on (only) the wheels page are named.

web junkie, you really should just get in the habit of naming all the frames, though... it'll come in handy.... no need to fix later.