create a hyperlink to open URL in Iframe

[rhinomac]

Hello,
I am trying to have multiple hyperlinks on my right column module. I would like to be able to click on any one of these links to have the corresponding url open inside the Iframe.

I can not figure out the code to put in the right column to reference the page, the Ilink and to have it display text to click on it.

example
Right Column

click here to open

http://www.apple.com

in the Iframe

Main page

http://www.apple.com

opens in the IFrame

Thanks in advance -
Happy Holidays
Rhino

 

[Chacalinc]

actually this is a html question, not php...

there is a forum for html (sorry, don't remember the number).

 

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[Bastien]

put the target (name of the iframe) in the target attribute of the href

<a href="somepage.php" target="iframe_name">click to see this</a>

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[rhinomac]

Sweet thanks guys ! works great...

 

[Olavxxx]

remember: use both ID and NAME in the IFRAME.

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[rhinomac]

i spoke to soon,
on index.php i need a hyperlink, this hyperlink should open up test.php
within test.php is an iframe named myiframe i need my iframe to open up a url

basically i need code that says "open test.php within the iframe open url

http://www.test.com"

how would you code the link?

This link below only works if its on the same page as the iframe
<a href="somepage.php" target="iframe_name">click to see this</a>
Thanks
again
Rhino

 

[ChrisHirst]

pass the url as a querystring parameter.

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[rhinomac]

Thanks,
i found this thread, thread216-941305
its pretty close to what i need but i need to pass the url itself and be able to set the source of the iframe
so if my link was:

http://test.com/info_frame1.php?http://www.google.com

i would need to be able to seperate the url out and set the source of my iframe to it.

any thoughts?
Thanks, this ones really beating me up....
-Rhino