another cell in a table being the target for a link

[Nate1749]

When I use frames I can target a page where I want the links to open, however, I cannot figure out how to do this with tables.... I have a two column setup. The links are in one column, and I want them to open in the other column, how can I do this?

-Nate

 

[deecee]

you cant!

you can either set up iframes in the tables (check out

http://www.projectseven.com

for the iframe extension) or you can use layers with hide/show and use includes (your server must offer SSI or a scripting language that you can use). If I am wrong I would love to learn how to link to tables.
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[Nate1749]

I can't understand the difference between the frame and iframe, other than the way they are setup; but they still do the exact same thing (right?)... I guess I'm not seeing (if any) the advantages of using iframe over frame....

Currently I'm using frames, but I don't like how it has to load 2 pages, plus I just don't like it that much in general (seems ancient).... With iframes if I want to have a sidebar with links and then open them up in the same window, i still have to do it like frames and assign it for it to open in the other page (so using iframes it still has to load 2pages?), right?

-Nate

 

[CliveC]

Nate,

If you are linking to a new page it has to open in a window however you don't need to use frames or Iframes to do that. You can just open a new second window.

Suppose your frameset frames are menu.htm and text.htm. Instead of launching the frameset, launch menu.htm and you will see the effect.

HTH Clive

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[deecee]

I think he is talking about a page with a table on the left and right, and he wants to targe the links in one table to the other...this is not possible like i said earlier

you could use frames and Includes (Does your server have SSI or any scripting language that you could use)

The basic premise is you would have a layer over your left table (actually hidden) with the following line in it

<!--#include virtual=&quot;/filename.htm&quot; -->

so if your layer is 300px wide with the name &quot;layerfilename&quot; then your page &quot;filename.htm&quot; should be builtat 300px wide

now how you would use this would be lets say you have a link that says &quot;click here for filename.htm&quot;

put this in your head

<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot; type=&quot;text/JavaScript&quot;>
}

function MM_showHideLayers() { //v6.0
var i,p,v,obj,args=MM_showHideLayers.arguments;
for (i=0; i<(args.length-2); i+=3) if ((obj=MM_findObj(args))!=null) { v=args[i+2];
if (obj.style) { obj=obj.style; v=(v=='show')?'visible'v=='hide')?'hidden':v; }
obj.visibility=v; }
}
</script>

then for your link

<a href=&quot;javascript:;&quot; onClick=&quot;MM_showHideLayers('layerfilename','','show')&quot;>contact
us</a>

this would work

So you basically need a layer with an include built in for all the links you would want opened (This is the simplest way) [Hammer]
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