how do link into a iframe for a page not in the frame page

ariel · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 12

That doesn't work. I'm guessing that since no one seems to understand what I'm trying to do that it's not possible.

Let me try this again, with the simplest possible code I can write to illustrate.

External links target page: links.html

drake14 · Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 132 Location: around...

You dont have a page that tells what the frames are...unless im thinking of something else you should have a page that tells what each frame is. Corey knows the code better than i do.

unless im mistaking you should have something like this:

ariel · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 12

I'm not using a frame set.

I have a static page (index.html) and a page with an iframe (links.html)

I want a link on index to open links.html and load that link in links.html's iframe.

No framesets.

drake14 · Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 132 Location: around...

Your code in index.html

ariel · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 12

But will it load in the "content" iframe on links.html?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:22 am

ariel · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 12

I'm just going to assume at this point that it can't be done.

For anyone else reading this:

No, you cannot make a link target an iframe on a seperate page from the one the link is on.

A link on page1.html cannot open page2.html and "load" that link into a frame or iframe on page2.html.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:20 pm

I am trying to recreate what you want to do - but it does not make too much sense.

I put

oliver_savage · Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 1

I looked into it, there is no way to do this with only HTML.

Another way to state the problem would be:
I need a link that is in the starting page (page1) to open up in another parent page (page2) with the intended link opening in the iframe of that parent page (page2).

What you will do is trigger; by clicking a link, the passing of the iframe "src attribute" (your link) from page1 to page2, both pages need code to know what to expect.

This can be accomplished with javascript, DHTML, SSI, or any webfriendly programming language that your host allows. Iframes weren't always treated well or equally by many browsers. There continue to be issues with scripting approaches to iframe usage. Foremost in my mind is that browser history can get bungled or looped. There are other pitfalls, but the usefulness of iframes; although an imperfect one, does have advantages.

Here is a link that has some javascript, it is shortish, and seems to avoid the browser history issues. It is from 2001, and I haven't tested it.
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum91/567-2-20.htm

Good luck

cbulmer · Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 1

it knows where to look because when it loads, the iframe is added to the frame heirachy of the browser. This means that any link can be targeted at any frame on a page.

drake14 · Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 132 Location: around...

just like we said Very Happy

so just target the frame and it should work.

ariel · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 12

No. NOT just like you said. This does not work.

I don't know why you guys don't understand what the problem is.

You can't make a link that loads in a different page's iframe.

You can target an iframe on the current page all you want. This is not the problem.

With the exception of javascript help, all the code you guys have posted targets the iframe on the current page, not the external page like I'm asking.

Forget it guys, I've abandoned the quest.

barthez · Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 1

It is correct that you can't use html to target an iframe within a frameset that's on an other page.
But with javascript you can, here is the correct code for your link that should target the iframe:

beuvema · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 1

Here's how I solved the problem....

copied the index.html to newpage.html and target the page.html you need.

not exactly what you meant but it gets you there anyway....

Regards
Beuvema