HTML/Javascript question.

BizzyC

Is it possible to have frames on a page, but only as part of one?

Basically, I'm redesigning a website, but I need to keep a search tool funtioning as is. Only problem is that it uses frames to display results.
I'm under kinda strict guidelines as to how the layout etc has to remain, so the navbar, header are already done in tables.

Is it possible to have frames in the content space when I already tables on the page?

If not, I'll open it in a new window, but then all the links on the results open in new windows themselves.
Is it possible to get the links on the new window to open in the origional one, instead of a new one?

chabsey

You could use an Iframe in the content area. You can dictate the size of it within the code and it'll integrate the content without being as much hassle as real frames are.

corblimey

You also have the option of window.opener.location.replace("url") to change the main window from the popup...

BizzyC

corblimey wrote:

You also have the option of window.opener.location.replace("url") to change the main window from the popup...

That sounds like the most suitable solution. How exactly does that work?
I assume it's an "onclick()" function, but how doe you tell it what window to overwrite?

BizzyC

Is there anyway to get that window.locatio.replace(url) function to overwite any page on the same site, or do you have to specify the page to replace?

corblimey

Not sure what you're asking in your second post there, but the window.opener is, I think, an internal JS reference that just returns the name of the window that opened the currently opened window (as in the window that opened the popup). If you want to load a url into different window, just specify the window name (of course this is dependant on you opening the window in the first place, and thus being able to name it).

onclick is the best way to call it.

BizzyC

The window name?
I thought you had to specify the current url in the window you want to replace.
How do you get the window name?

corblimey

What I meant was you could use windowname.location.replace("url") to replace a window that has been popped up. But you would need to know the name of the window, so you would really need to have opened it, hence a popup. Exceptionally useless, ain't I?

Just go back to my original post

BizzyC

I think I need to make a better explaination.

I set a link to open a new window, is there a way to make the links in this new window change the content of the original one, and not in the pop-up or a new window?

corblimey

Yep, just use the code in my op. Ignore everything in between

BizzyC

But how do you get the name of the original browser window?
I cant specify the url, as I want it to work for any page on the site...

corblimey

You want it so that when a link is clicked in the window, the main calling window opens the actual url? window.opener... will work fine. You don't need to specify the window. Whatever opens the popup is the 'opener'

Eoin

BizzyC wrote:

But how do you get the name of the original browser window?
I cant specify the url, as I want it to work for any page on the site...

Let me get this right:

You have a frameset, and one of the pages in the frameset does a popup with the search page.

You then want to click a link on on the search page which will change the location of the content page in the frameset?

Have I got this right?

BizzyC

Yes, but no frameset.
The idea is right, want the links in the pop-up search page to target the window from which it was opened, regardless of the current url.

Eoin

well, then the window.opener will work for you.

BizzyC

eoin_s wrote:

well, then the window.opener will work for you.

But how do I get it to work??

hostyle

BizzyC wrote:

But how do I get it to work??

onclick="window.opener.location.href = 'yoururl'; return false"

However, I think opener can get forgotten if you open new page in the child window. Its probably best give the parent a name before opening the child:

self.name = "myparentwindow";

and then you should be able to use that as your target.

BizzyC

ok, so if i understand this correctly, I should add the line

self.name = "myparentwindow"

and run it before the link is activated to name the window..
Then in the popup, i set the onclick to

onclick="window.opener.location.href = 'myparentwindow'; return false"

and bob's me uncle?

BizzyC

Ok got it working. The onclick isn't necessary.
Once I set the self.name, you can simply use target='name'.

Thanks for the help guys.