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Automatic scrolldown with FireFox

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Rodie

Rodie

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Hi all [2thumbsup]

I have an HTML page that contains an <iframe>, called "oWhizzy". This iframe contains a <div> that contains a <table>. The point is that I fill the table rows after rows, and there is a vertical scrollbar that scrolls down automatically.

With Internet Explorer, the automatic scrolldown works, but not on FireFox [sadeyes] Why ?


What I attempt to do is write a javascript function in the <iframe>, to scrolldown the <div> when I load the iframe. But I cannot write javascript in the iframe like follow. I don't know why ...

In the main HTML page, I write the HTML code of the iframe like that:

Code: 
var startHTML = "<html>\n";
startHTML += "<head>\n";
startHTML += "<script language=\"javascript\">"   ---> does not work  !!
  ...
startHTML += "</html>\n";

oWhizzy.document.open();
oWhizzy.document.write(startHTML);
oWhizzy.document.close();

Thanks if you have any idea, and if it is not too confusing ... [tongue]
 
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Hi Chris [rednose]

Actually, the line that is a problem is this one:
Code: 
startHTML += "<script type=\"text/javascript\">";
startHTML += "</script>";    --> this ONE does not work..

The error displayed by IE is: "Unterminated string constant". I don't see what's going on. You have an idea ?

Anyway, thanks a lot !
Rodie
 
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Finally I find out how to fix the previous problem.
Code: 
startHTML += "\</script\>";   --> works fine

But now, in the javascript part, the following line works fine with Internet Explorer, but not with FireFox !!
Code: 
divo = window.frames["myIFrame"].document.getElementById("myDiv");
myIFrame: is an <iframe>
myDiv: is a <div> contained in myIFrame

Anyone has an idea ??
Thanks a lot
 
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AFAIK Firefox does not have an array collection of frames. Try accessing it directly:
Code: 
window.myIFrame.document.getElementById("myDiv");
 
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Or, presumably
Code: 
window.getElementById("myIFrame").document.getElementById("myDiv");
It's often easier when developing to build up step-by-step, testing and fixing at each stage, than to try and do the whole thing at once and then figure out where the errors are.

-- Chris Hunt
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Oh thanks guys !

Actually, my <iframe> was not properly declared:
Code: 
<iframe name='myiframe' id='myiframe'>    --> works
<iframe id='myiframe'>           --> DOES NOT WORK

You see how stupid it is !! [mad]
So now I added the "name" and it works.

Thanks a lot to you.
 
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