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Pizentios · Sep 20th, 2004, 11:34 AM

Hey,

I am currently trying to get a iframe to move location when a Search button is clicked on. Here's some code to help me explain:

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<html>
 <head>
  <script langugae="javascript">
   function search() {
    window.frames["cuslist"].location = "cuslist.php?action=search&sstring=" + document.forms["Search"].searchb.value;
   }
  </script>
</head>
Bla, bla, bla.....

searchb is the textbox that the user types in their search string.

Anyways, this function doesn't work, when the button is clicked. Here's the code for the button.

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<input type="submit" value="Search" onclick="search()">

Does anything look out of place to you guys? I am not very good at javascript, since i havn't used it alot in the last three years. I have tryed reading a bit on the net, however i don't really have the time to really sit down and read. Thanks for your help in advance.

Ooble · Sep 20th, 2004, 3:38 PM

Why have you got a string in the location? I'm not sure exactly how that one works (I've never used it), but doesn't it just take a number?

So, what exactly are you trying to do?

Berto · Sep 21st, 2004, 2:52 AM

the only way i could think of doing it is having a second frame in the location where you want it to move to then using window.open command in javascript to open it up. And also hide the other frame.

Pizentios · Sep 21st, 2004, 8:45 AM

I am pretty sure that you can change the location of an iframe , and i think i have done it before....i just can't remember how. ;-)

Quote:

Why have you got a string in the location? I'm not sure exactly how that one works (I've never used it), but doesn't it just take a number?

Simple. You can use strings in your location, it's not just for numbers. I like strings better because i don't get them mixed up like i would with numbers. For example, if you had 4 vars in a c++ program are you going to name them 1,2,3,4? I doubt it. For me, this is the way things make sense.

I'll post back today when i find the answer.

Ooble · Sep 21st, 2004, 11:29 AM

Oh, I see... it's like a goto thingy. Fair enough.

Pizentios · Sep 23rd, 2004, 9:17 AM

Yeah, then in the page that gets called, i have a switch running which code i want.

Berto · Sep 23rd, 2004, 9:40 AM

i would use a server side scripting and just chuck something in teh url you are sending

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if (req.getParameter("a").equals("1)){
show frame here
}else{
show frame there
}



URL: http://location.com?a=1 and http://location.com?a=12

thats java btw

would give you 2 different pages, i could show you the code to do it in php or asp .net as well and the rest of them could show you in the other languages they no.

Pizentios · Sep 23rd, 2004, 10:31 AM

What i am trying to do, is when the user enters somthing into the search box and clicks the "Search" button a frame on the page will change location and display the search results. For the search code (it's in php) to work, i need to have a url somthing like this: cuslist.php?action=search&sstring=K. cuslist.php is a php file that handles all of the customer search functions as well as displaying any infomation about the customer. So when the cuslit.php file is called i have a switch that looks at the action part of the query string, and executes some code according to what the action part of the string is. The second part of of the query string is the actual search string that get's checked against the db. Anyways, the only problem that i have with this stuff is the java redirect side of it. I don't think that i can do server side scripting because the user must type somthing in before we can redirect it , otherwise i would use php to do it. I am testing in firefox. I have found scripts on websites that do what i want to do, but when i implement them into my page they don't work, do you guys think it could be firefox causing the problem?

Berto · Sep 23rd, 2004, 10:43 AM

if i am correct in thinking you want to load a page that says searching then that page redirects to a final page?

well with javascript you can use,

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 *

 <script language=\"JavaScript\">
<!--hide

function newwindow(type)
{
	if (type == \"pic\" && document.addnew.picture.value != 0){
 *window.open('Preview?typ=pic&img=' + document.addnew.picture.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes');
	}else if(type == \"dia\" && document.addnew.diagram.value != 0){
 *window.open('Preview?typ=dia&img=' + document.addnew.diagram.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes');
	}else if(type == \"vid\" && document.addnew.video.value != 0){
 *window.open('Preview?typ=vid&img=' + document.addnew.video.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes');
}
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>
------------------------------------------------------------------------

<a href=\"javascript:newwindow('pic')\">Preview</a><--- to call the javascript

name your iframe you want load it in the all is good, just takes the value from teh txt box

or use a dynamic redirect in PHP, just check the request string from teh url and if it is say for instace

you find action=search then use the php redirect?

http://www.mozilla.org/docs/dom/domr...dow_ref76.html <--- window.open documentation.

this is about the 20th edit of this post but...

can i see the code you are trying to impliment?

Infinite Recursion · Sep 23rd, 2004, 11:26 AM

Quote:

think it could be firefox causing the problem?

In my experience with web dev, some things that work in IE don't work in Firefox, and vice versa... Try testing with an alternate browser just to rule out a browser conflict.

Sep 20th, 2004, 11:34 AM	#1
Pizentios Programming Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,023 Rep Power: 7	Hey, I am currently trying to get a iframe to move location when a Search button is clicked on. Here's some code to help me explain: (Toggle Plain Text) <html> <head> <script langugae="javascript"> function search() { window.frames["cuslist"].location = "cuslist.php?action=search&sstring=" + document.forms["Search"].searchb.value; } </script> </head> Bla, bla, bla..... <html> <head> <script langugae="javascript"> function search() { window.frames["cuslist"].location = "cuslist.php?action=search&sstring=" + document.forms["Search"].searchb.value; } </script> </head> Bla, bla, bla..... searchb is the textbox that the user types in their search string. Anyways, this function doesn't work, when the button is clicked. Here's the code for the button. (Toggle Plain Text) <input type="submit" value="Search" onclick="search()"> <input type="submit" value="Search" onclick="search()"> Does anything look out of place to you guys? I am not very good at javascript, since i havn't used it alot in the last three years. I have tryed reading a bit on the net, however i don't really have the time to really sit down and read. Thanks for your help in advance. __________________ Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. Check out my Blog <---updated Nov 30 2007!

Sep 20th, 2004, 3:38 PM	#2
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Why have you got a string in the location? I'm not sure exactly how that one works (I've never used it), but doesn't it just take a number? So, what exactly are you trying to do? __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Sep 21st, 2004, 2:52 AM	#3
Berto Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,022 Rep Power: 5	the only way i could think of doing it is having a second frame in the location where you want it to move to then using window.open command in javascript to open it up. And also hide the other frame. __________________ "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." - Albert Einstein

Sep 21st, 2004, 11:29 AM	#5
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Oh, I see... it's like a goto thingy. Fair enough. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Sep 23rd, 2004, 9:17 AM	#6
Pizentios Programming Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,023 Rep Power: 7	Yeah, then in the page that gets called, i have a switch running which code i want. __________________ Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. Check out my Blog <---updated Nov 30 2007!

Sep 23rd, 2004, 9:40 AM	#7
Berto Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,022 Rep Power: 5	i would use a server side scripting and just chuck something in teh url you are sending (Toggle Plain Text) if (req.getParameter("a").equals("1)){ show frame here }else{ show frame there } URL: http://location.com?a=1 and http://location.com?a=12 if (req.getParameter("a").equals("1)){ show frame here }else{ show frame there } URL: http://location.com?a=1 and http://location.com?a=12 thats java btw would give you 2 different pages, i could show you the code to do it in php or asp .net as well and the rest of them could show you in the other languages they no. __________________ "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." - Albert Einstein

Sep 23rd, 2004, 10:31 AM	#8
Pizentios Programming Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,023 Rep Power: 7	What i am trying to do, is when the user enters somthing into the search box and clicks the "Search" button a frame on the page will change location and display the search results. For the search code (it's in php) to work, i need to have a url somthing like this: cuslist.php?action=search&sstring=K. cuslist.php is a php file that handles all of the customer search functions as well as displaying any infomation about the customer. So when the cuslit.php file is called i have a switch that looks at the action part of the query string, and executes some code according to what the action part of the string is. The second part of of the query string is the actual search string that get's checked against the db. Anyways, the only problem that i have with this stuff is the java redirect side of it. I don't think that i can do server side scripting because the user must type somthing in before we can redirect it , otherwise i would use php to do it. I am testing in firefox. I have found scripts on websites that do what i want to do, but when i implement them into my page they don't work, do you guys think it could be firefox causing the problem? __________________ Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. Check out my Blog <---updated Nov 30 2007!

Sep 23rd, 2004, 10:43 AM	#9
Berto Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,022 Rep Power: 5	if i am correct in thinking you want to load a page that says searching then that page redirects to a final page? well with javascript you can use, (Toggle Plain Text) * <script language=\"JavaScript\"> <!--hide function newwindow(type) { if (type == \"pic\" && document.addnew.picture.value != 0){ window.open('Preview?typ=pic&img=' + document.addnew.picture.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes'); }else if(type == \"dia\" && document.addnew.diagram.value != 0){ window.open('Preview?typ=dia&img=' + document.addnew.diagram.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes'); }else if(type == \"vid\" && document.addnew.video.value != 0){ window.open('Preview?typ=vid&img=' + document.addnew.video.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes'); } } //--> </SCRIPT> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <a href=\"javascript:newwindow('pic')\">Preview</a><--- to call the javascript <script language=\"JavaScript\"> <!--hide function newwindow(type) { if (type == \"pic\" && document.addnew.picture.value != 0){ window.open('Preview?typ=pic&img=' + document.addnew.picture.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes'); }else if(type == \"dia\" && document.addnew.diagram.value != 0){ window.open('Preview?typ=dia&img=' + document.addnew.diagram.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes'); }else if(type == \"vid\" && document.addnew.video.value != 0){ *window.open('Preview?typ=vid&img=' + document.addnew.video.value,'jav','width=600,height=600,resizable=yes'); } } //--> </SCRIPT> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <a href=\"javascript:newwindow('pic')\">Preview</a><--- to call the javascript name your iframe you want load it in the all is good, just takes the value from teh txt box or use a dynamic redirect in PHP, just check the request string from teh url and if it is say for instace you find action=search then use the php redirect? http://www.mozilla.org/docs/dom/domr...dow_ref76.html <--- window.open documentation. this is about the 20th edit of this post but... can i see the code you are trying to impliment? __________________ "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity." - Albert Einstein

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