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Opening Two Pages in different frames....at the same time

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SteveAudus

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I'd like to open two pages in different frames from one link.
I know it's easily done with Javascript code like below...

Function change()
{parent.left_frame.location="apage1.htm";
parent.right_frame.location="apage2.htm";}

<A HREF=&quot;java script:change()&quot;>Change 2 Frames</A>

The problem is that the link is part of a very complicated javascript dhtml menu, and the links can only only be html, not javascript.

Any suggestions?

I was thinking that maybe I could open one page in one frame, then get that page to open the second page, in the other frame. I have messed with a <meta refresh> and <Body onload> but either could work with target frames, or I just could be using them wrong.

Any help would be great.

Thank you.

 
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Uncomplicate your DHTML menu. I work with different flavours of DHTML menu all the time, they all accept javascript links as menu items.
 
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It's hard to say for sure, since it's a commercial implementation, but:

Try creating a new menu item, and for the URL field - where you would normally enter say &quot; enter &quot;javascript:alert('boo')&quot; instead.

Are you stuck with that implementation? There are plenty of free DHTML menu scripts out there that offer JavaScript menu items.
 
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Thanks for the help,

javascript:alert('boo') didn't work.

If you'd like to have a look at what I'm working on
visit.

I'm not stuck with that implementation, it's just I have used it very successfully in the past, and haven't found a better alternative. I have never had any problems until I found this limitation.

Thanks again for your help,
any other suggestions?

 
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