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How do I move from one frameset to another using <a href> ?

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JGKWORK

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Hi,

Basically i have 2 framsets, each frameset has the same frames set-up but different pages within those frames.

Can someone please tell me how to move directly from one frameset to another using the <a href> tag(s). I want to stay within the same window so I don't want to use target=Top.

Thank you VERY much!
 
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Thanks but I have tried that but it keeps opening in a seperate window any ideas how to get it to open in the same window?
 
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Hi. hmmm... if you've defined your frameset and frame name then that should work.

Example - left.html includes href link to open a page in the right frame such as:
<a href=&quot;new.html&quot; target=&quot;right&quot;>NEW_PAGE</a>



 
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How about you post your frameset definition. I'm sure it'll be clearer if we base answers on that.

Jeff
 
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Thanks, I'll post my frameset etc tonight as I have just contracted a really annoying virus and my pc's about to collapse, so I'm formatting today!

I have managed to do this with javascript but people in the work are having difficulties because they have IE 5.0.

Thanks again.
 
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JGKWORK,

The key to doing this is that you must name your frames in your frame definition. You can then reference one frame from another by using it's name. Ex:

frameset.html
Code: 
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
</head>
<frameset cols=&quot;25%,75%&quot;>
    <frame src=&quot;navigate.html&quot;
Code: 
name=&quot;leftFrame&quot;
Code: 
>
    <frame src=&quot;home.html&quot;
Code: 
name=&quot;mainFrame&quot;
Code: 
>
</frameset>
</html>[code]

Then, in [b]navigate.html[/b] (leftFrame) you can reference [b]mainFrame[/b] in a hyperlink like this:
[code]<a href=&quot;foobar.html&quot; target=&quot;mainFrame&quot;>Foo Bar</a>

Hope this helps,
-Ron

We all play from the same deck of cards, it's how we play the hand we are dealt which makes us who we are. -Me

murof siht edisni kcuts m'I - PLEH
 
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That did the trick, don't know what I was trying to do before!

Thanks all..
 
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