I have a frame site that has a nav frame, a title frame and a content frame. I have a hyperlink in my content frame that is as follows:

<a href="javascript:window.open(window.parent.locatio n);">visit</a>

Now it opens up the window and takes the user to the right place with no problem. Here is the issue. The content fram changes after this is clicked. So if I minimize the window that was brought up using the location variable, I see a blank content frame except for the word [object] written on the upper left corner of the window. How do I get it to stay where it was before I clicked it or send it to a specific page?

~Clay

Clay Hess

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Clay Hess

I think (not sure) that if you add 'return false;' to the window.open call, this doesn't happen.

HTH,

Snib

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So, would I do it like this...?

window.open(window.parent.location,'returnfalse;')

Clay Hess

Like this:

<a href="javascript:window.open(window.parent.locatio n,'thewindowname','any_preferences');return false;">

Sorry for not explaining myself better.

HTH,

Snib

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Here is what I did...and it did not work...

 <a href="javascript:window.open(window.parent.navigat ion);return false;">visit</a>

It rendered the link useless...it did not perform the window.open

Any other thoughts?


Clay Hess

Try this instead:

<a href=javascript:// onclick=window.open(window.parent.location)>visit</a>

HTH,

Snib

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Thanks a lot! It worked perfectly! Now can you explain why? What difference do the forward slashes make? I want to make sure I understand the code. Also, do you know how to make a link like this only show up if there is something in the window.parent.location object? I do not want it to show up if it is empty.

Thanks again for all your help.


Clay Hess

The forward slashes are a JavaScript comment like this:

function function1()
{
 dosomething();
 //this is a comment
}

The slashes in the link just make the link empty. Without the href your link wouldn't look like a link, just plain text. The onclick event would still fire when the user clicks, but they wouldn't know to click it if it just looks like plain text. An alternative to this is just putting '#' in the href or 'javascript:;'. All three just make nothing happen.

As to your second question, I have to do some research....

HTH,

Snib

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Thank you for the explanation. I had tried the # sign originally and could not get it to work. I must have done something wrong, but it is good to know the alternatives. Again...thanks for all your help.

~Clay

Clay Hess

Dear Clay:
ur code was missing something
[u]href</u> is a property of linking page Address, but u were using it as an event.
event: is a method that fire at its time such as:
onclick: when u click
onload: when something loads(Page)
onclose: when something closing(Page)
& ...
So u should have onclick as an event to rise it & can NOT use href property instead.
HTH.

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.