I have a framed page that contains the following code in the frameset...

<script language="JavaScript">
    //reuseable variable containing lesson link
    var lessonlink = sLessonBookmark("AP_LES");
</script>

The value of AP-LES is pulled from a unix server using en external .vbs file. That works just fine and pulls the variable I expect it to.

In my content frame that is named mainFrame, I have this code...


        if (window.parent.lessonlink == "")
        {
            document.write("Try out our self-paced lessons to get up to speed quickly on your software.");
        }
        else
        {
            document.write(window.parent.sUser + ", would you like to <a href=javascript:// onclick=document.open(window.parent.lessonlink)>vi sit</a> where you last left off?");
        }
</script>

It writes to the page just fine, but what happens is that when I click the visit link it goes to a blank page. It is not pulling up the .htm file that is being stored in lessonlink. Any thoughts?

Clay Hess

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Clay Hess

Why don't you just use 'location=window.parent.lessonlink'? Or if you want to replace the frameset just use 'parent.location' instead of 'window.location'.

HTH,

Snib

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Snib,

Would I place that in the document.open() container or replace that altogether? I guess I am wondering on the formatting.

Clay Hess

You would just replace document with 'window', to open a new window.

Otherwise, replace the whole onclick with this:

window.location=window.parent.lessonlink;

HTH,

Snib

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But I do not want to replace the whole window. I want the document opened up within the current frame, which is why I used document instead of window. I want to keep the frameset intact due to navigation.

Clay Hess

Try using simply 'window.location', like I said previously:

window.location = window.parent.lessonlink;

Replace the entire document.open() method with the above line (make sure to enclose it in double or single quotes [" or ']).

Referring to the window object refers to the current frame, so this will not replace the entire frameset unless placed inside the frameset page.

Snib

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Snib,

Here is the code I used per your post...

document.write(window.parent.sUser + ", would you like to <a href=javascript:// onclick = 'window.location = window.parent.lessonlink;'>visit</a> where you last left off?");

The link shows up like normal but now when I click it...it goes nowhere. Thoughts?

Clay Hess

Hi Clay,

This would work if you change the value of the onclick attribute from:

onclick='window.location = window.parent.lessonlink;'

to:

onclick='window.location = window.parent.lessonlink; return false;'

However, unless I'm missing something, you could simplify the whole line to:

document.write(window.parent.sUser + ", would you like to <a href=\"" + window.parent.lessonlink + "\">visit</a> where you last left off?");

Best regards,

Chris

<a href=javascript://> will make you goes nowhere cause there isnot any destination file or function to go.