If you can't figure it out, can you send me a zipped version of the site?

Please remove as many unnecessary pages as possible, so it's easier to reproduce the problem and focus on a solution. Also, don't forget to include the database.

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

yeah, I will send it to your email address.

Thanks a lot.

Shubhada.

I am not sure whether this is a book problem, or a code problem, but here's the situation.

The pages with links, like Item One, etc live in a page called blockContent.asp. This page, in turn is added to the site by using an IFrame inside the page buildingBlock.asp. So, when you talk to the "parent" of the Item One link, you're talking about buildingBlock.asp, and not Index.asp. Index.asp, in turn, is the parent of buildingBlock.asp. So, to talk to Index.asp from blockContent.asp, you'll need to use parent.parent. instead of parent.

To fix this, open blockNav.asp and locate this line:     and replace it with this line:     This way, the links will open up correctly.

Be careful with solution: I am not sure if this is the proper way to fix it. It seems to work, but I don't know if it is breaking something else somewhere down the road.....

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

Hi Imar!

Thanks for taking time out to look at the files I sent you.

This solution seems to work for the structure in its entirity, but for the single blockNav.asp file, the similar error message comes.

That is - when I open index.asp and click on Item One, Item Two etc.., the approriate item opens in the mainFrame. So far its fine. No error message is shown on the taskbar also. But at the same time the subsections should open in the four navigation frames below. That is not happening. The related frame (from which the item was clicked) becomes blank - and remains blank.

This problem is more evident when I open the blockNav.asp page directly in the browser. The page shows blank and the error message comes. This time the message is:

Error: ‘parent.parent.frameMain.location’ is null or not an object
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I think that till the blockNav.asp works correctly independantly, the related frames in the main structure will not show any content.

What could be done now?

Shubhada.

Right, I was already afraid it would break something somewhere else.

I think the quickest way to fix this, is to contact Wrox Tech Support and tell them about the problem. Maybe they can contact Todd for a solution.

I can also take another look at the code, but since I haven't written it, it may take a while before I can see what's going on....

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

Hi Imar!

The first part of the problem seems to be solved i.e. the navigation frame becoming blank after Item One, Item Two etc. are clicked and displayed in the main frame. When I filled up the Sections_Nav table with the IDS of the sections to be displayed in different frames, it started showing the relevant content in different frames.

For the second part of the problem, - i.e. the error message being displayed if blockNav.asp is opened directly in the browser - on second thoughts, I feel that blockNav.asp is not supposed to be opened on its own, since it is a hidden navigation file. If in spite of this we try to open it, it will display the error message, because it does not have any 'parent' in this situation (since index.asp is absent).

Am I right in thinking so? If so, then the problem is solved.

Shubhada.

OK, that's great.

You're correct that you're not supposed to open those pages directly. They are designed to run inside frames (iframes, in this case), so you'll get into troubles when they are not loaded inside a frame (e.g. you'll get messages like parent is null or not an object)

It also seems to make sense to me that adding stuff to the database fixes the initial problem. Apparently, there is a relation between the section and the section_nav.....

Glad it's working now.....

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
While typing this post, I was listening to: This Protector by The White Stripes (Track 16 from the album: White Blood Cells)

Thanks a lot Imar!

With this final web site I have finished the entire book with all the three web sites. Now all of them are working fine.

I am happy to have bought this book. I did not have any previous experience in web designing and Dreamweaver. This book is a great way to learn. Especially with the help extended by you was invaluable. Now I am confident that I will be able to design the web sites on my own.

Thanks again for all the support.

Shubhada.

You're more than welcome. Glad everything is working as expected.

All that is left to do now is write an honest review at Amazon.com..... ;)

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
While typing this post, I was listening to: The Irony Of It All by The Streets (Track 11 from the album: Original Pirate Material)

jokes apart, I have already decided to do that..

Shubhada.