Works with IE5 and IE6, but not NS

vincentms · August 13th, 2003, 06:00 AM

Hi all,

The code below works with IE but not NS. When the Start button is clicked nothing happens...however it works fine with IE.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Vincent

First the Frame defintion source code:
<frameset name="ExamFrames" rows="23%,77%" BORDER=0 framespacing=0 frameborder=0 scrolling=no noresize>
     <frame name="topFrame" src="/ExamCabinet/Exam1.html" >
     <frame name="bottomFrame" src="/ExamCabinet/Exam2.php3" >
</frameset>

Now the the form source code:

    Sample code 1
    <FORM NAME="QForm">
       <DIV ID="divn">
             <INPUT type="button"
                      value=" Start the EXAM "
                          onClick="window.top.frames(1).getNext()">
       </div>
    </form>

    Sample code 2
    <FORM NAME="QForm">
       <DIV ID="divn">
             <INPUT type="button"
                      value=" Start the EXAM "
                          onClick="top.bottomFrame.getNext()">
       </div>
    </form>

Imar · August 13th, 2003, 08:28 AM

Netscape (and IE as well) expect [ and ] as array indexers:

IE also supports (), but I guess Netscape sees that as parentheses for a method call.

onclick="window.top.frames[1].getNext()

should work.

HtH

Imar

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Everyone is unique, except for me.

vincentms · August 13th, 2003, 09:20 AM

Thanks Imar,

I have cleaned up the brackets/parenthesis as you suggested. However, it still does not work with Netscape.

Anymore thoughts???

Regards,
Vincent

Change

    <form NAME="QForm">
       <div ID="divn">
             <input type="button"
                      value=" Start the EXAM "
                          onClick="window.top.frames[1].getNext()">
       </div>
    </form>

Imar · August 13th, 2003, 10:02 AM

Hi there,

Unfortunately I can't test / recreate the situation here right now (I am a bit in a hurry), but here are a few things to test / try:

1. Make sure the getNext method is present in JavaScript in frame[1]. (Duh, it probably is.....)

2. Try to use the framename instead of an index, like frames["topFrame"]

3. Try to use top.frames["frameName"] instead of window.top.frames

If this doesn't help, post some more code and I can try to figure it out ....

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

vincentms · August 13th, 2003, 12:14 PM

Hi all,

Frames GURU...where are you???

I have tried everything and it just does not work!!! I am searching the web for some examples...unsuccessfully at this point.

I just want to see NETSCAPE successfully:

onClick... call a function in a different frame.

Regards,
Vincent

Hoe gaat het?

Imar · August 13th, 2003, 04:19 PM

Hi Vincent,

Alles gaat goed hier. Beetje warm.... ;)

I guess you must be overlooking something. Here is a small solution that should work well. It comprises of 3 pages: the frameset, top and bottom page.:

Frameset.html

Code:

<html>
<head>
    <title>Frameset</title>
</head>

<frameset  rows="26%,*">
    <frame name="frmTop" src="top.html" marginwidth="10" marginheight="10" scrolling="auto" frameborder="0">
    <frame name="frmBottom" src="bottom.html" marginwidth="10" marginheight="10" scrolling="auto" frameborder="0">
</frameset>
</html>

top.html

Code:

<html>
<head>
    <title>Top</title>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    function TestMe()
    {
        alert('Top');
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
top.html
</body>
</html>

bottom.html

Code:

<html>
<head>
    <title>Bottom</title>
</head>
<body>
bottom.html
<form>
    <input type="button" onclick="top.frames['frmTop'].TestMe();" value="Click">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Simply copy and paste it to three files and run it. It should work in all versions of Netscape.

Cheers,

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

vincentms · August 14th, 2003, 05:42 PM

Thanks Imar,

Sorry, for replying so late. I have been working on the bug feverishly and hoped to be able to say it is all working good...but

Your code was perfect and it helped me narrow my problem, in fact I was getting into the function but there are other problems.

I will like to explain further when I have sorted it out completely.

Once again, your help was really appreciated.

Thanks or Bedankt,
Vincent

p.s., I am Vincent with 2 ears, I don't want to cut mine.

Imar · August 14th, 2003, 05:54 PM

Graag gedaan ;)

Imar

Quote:

quote:Thanks or Bedankt,
Vincent

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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

vincentms · August 14th, 2003, 06:18 PM

Heeeey Imar,

Damn I'm good...

I just found my bug!!!

The div id was lowercase in the Head document.getElementById

  and

Uppercase in the Body in the actual div tag.

It worked in IE but NS got lost. I made them both the same and presto...I love NS now.

Once again Thanks,
Vincent

laat je gaan, laat je nemen, nuken en de keuken... I used to be able to speak goed Nederlaands, at least at house parties, but I forgot everything.

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  function refreshTopicArea(topicArea, xCnt, padding, yCnt) {
  refreshTopicArea function');
  document.getElementById("divp").innerHTML =
     (' ') +
       .
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       .

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000ff">
    <form NAME="QQForm">
       <div ID="DIVP">

             <h1>
                 <img src="Images/sap-logo.gif" height=23>