var newwindow, when needed in a frame

[KatRascal]

The following code is from an old file I found and am trying to use. It's for a multiple drop-down box menu. It works, mind you, but the variable only allows me to either open in a new window or in the same frame. I'm trying to get it to open up in the "main" frame. For instance, in the first drop down box, I click goto for Home, and am taken to the body.htm file, but it opens in the same frame instead of the main frame. I've tried doing a base target tag in the header, but no luck. Any ideas?

var onclickaction="goto" 

var newwindow=1 //Open links in new window or not? 1=yes, 0=no.


addListGroup("chainedmenu", "First-Select");

addOption("First-Select", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("First-Select", "Home", "body.htm", "Home");
addList("First-Select", "Algebra 1", "", "Alg");
addList("First-Select", "Geometery", "", "Geom");
addList("First-Select", "Links", "", "Links");

 

[chessbot]

this is clearly not all of the code. can we see the rest of it?

--Chessbot

 

[KatRascal]

If you insist

the first .js file:

var onclickaction="alert"

function goListGroup(){
for (i=arguments.length-1;i>=0; i--){
if (arguments[i].selectedIndex!=-1){
var selectedOptionvalue=arguments[i].options[arguments[i].selectedIndex].value
if (selectedOptionvalue!=""){
if (onclickaction=="alert")
alert(selectedOptionvalue)
else if (newwindow==1)
window.open(selectedOptionvalue)
else
window.location=selectedOptionvalue
break
}
}
}
}

///// END DynamicDrive.com added function//////


if (typeof(disable_empty_list)=="undefined") { disable_empty_list=_disable_empty_list; }
if (typeof(hide_empty_list)=="undefined") { hide_empty_list=_hide_empty_list; }

var cs_goodContent=true, cs_M="M", cs_L="L", cs_curTop=null, cs_curSub=null;

function cs_findOBJ(obj,n) {
  for (var i=0; i<obj.length; i++) {
    if (obj[i].name==n) { return obj[i]; }
  }
  return null;
}
function cs_findContent(n) { return cs_findOBJ(cs_content,n); }

function cs_findM(m,n) {
  if (m.name==n) { return m; }

  var sm=null;
  for (var i=0; i<m.items.length; i++) {
    if (m.items[i].type==cs_M) {
      sm=cs_findM(m.items[i],n);
      if (sm!=null) { break; }
    }
  }
  return sm;
}
function cs_findMenu(n) { return (cs_curSub!=null && cs_curSub.name==n)?cs_curSub:cs_findM(cs_curTop,n); }

function cs_contentOBJ(n,obj){ this.name=n; this.menu=obj; this.lists=new Array(); this.cookie=""; }; cs_content=new Array();
function cs_topmenuOBJ(tm) { this.name=tm; this.items=new Array(); this.df=0; this.addM=cs_addM; this.addL=cs_addL; }
function cs_submenuOBJ(dis,link,sub) {
  this.name=sub;
  this.type=cs_M; this.dis=dis; this.link=link; this.df=0;

  var x=cs_findMenu(sub);
  this.items=x==null?new Array():x.items;

  this.addM=cs_addM; this.addL=cs_addL;
}
function cs_linkOBJ(dis,link) { this.type=cs_L; this.dis=dis; this.link=link; }

function cs_addM(dis,link,sub) { this.items[this.items.length]=new cs_submenuOBJ(dis,link,sub); }
function cs_addL(dis,link) { this.items[this.items.length]=new cs_linkOBJ(dis,link); }

function cs_showMsg(msg) { window.status=msg; }
function cs_badContent(n) { cs_goodContent=false; cs_showMsg("["+n+"] Not Found."); }

function cs_optionOBJ(text,value) { this.text=text; this.value=value; }
function cs_emptyList(list) { for (var i=list.options.length-1; i>=0; i--) { list.options[i]=null; } }
function cs_refreshList(list,opt,df) {
  cs_emptyList(list);

  for (var i=0; i<opt.length; i++) {
    list.options[i]=new Option(opt[i].text, opt[i].value);
  }

  if (opt.length>0) {
    list.selectedIndex=df;
  }
}
function cs_getOptions(menu) {
  var opt=new Array();
  for (var i=0; i<menu.items.length; i++) {
    opt[i]=new cs_optionOBJ(menu.items[i].dis, menu.items[i].link);
  }
  return opt;
}
function cs_updateListGroup(content,idx,sidx,mode) {
  var i=0, curItem=null, menu=content.menu;

  while (i<idx) {
    menu=menu.items[content.lists[i++].selectedIndex];
  }

  if (menu.items[sidx].type==cs_M && idx<content.lists.length-1) {
    var df=cs_getIdx(mode,content.cookie,idx+1,menu.items[sidx].df);

    cs_refreshList(content.lists[idx+1], cs_getOptions(menu.items[sidx]), df);
    if (content.cookie) {
      cs_setCookie(content.cookie+"_"+(idx+1),df);
    }

    if (idx+1<content.lists.length) {
      if (disable_empty_list) {
        content.lists[idx+1].disabled=false;
      }
      if (hide_empty_list) {
        content.lists[idx+1].style.display="";
      }

      cs_updateListGroup(content,idx+1,df,mode);
    }
  }
  else {
    for (var s=idx+1; s<content.lists.length; s++) {
      cs_emptyList(content.lists[s]);

      if (disable_empty_list) {
        content.lists[s].disabled=true;
      }
      if (hide_empty_list) {
        content.lists[s].style.display="none";
      }

      if (content.cookie) {
        cs_setCookie(content.cookie+"_"+s,"");
      }
    }
  }
}
function cs_initListGroup(content,mode) {
  var df=cs_getIdx(mode,content.cookie,0,content.menu.df);

  cs_refreshList(content.lists[0], cs_getOptions(content.menu), df);
  if (content.cookie) {
    cs_setCookie(content.cookie+"_"+0,df);
  }

  cs_updateListGroup(content,0,df,mode);
}

function cs_updateList() {
  var content=this.content;
  for (var i=0; i<content.lists.length; i++) {
    if (content.lists[i]==this) {
      if (content.cookie) {
        cs_setCookie(content.cookie+"_"+i,this.selectedIndex);
      }

      if (i<content.lists.length-1) {
        cs_updateListGroup(content,i,this.selectedIndex,"");
      }
    }
  }
}

function cs_getIdx(mode,name,idx,df) {
  if (mode) {
    var cs_idx=cs_getCookie(name+"_"+idx);
    if (cs_idx!="") {
      df=parseInt(cs_idx);
    }
  }
  return df;
}

function _setCookie(name, value) {
  document.cookie=name+"="+value;
}
function cs_setCookie(name, value) {
  setTimeout("_setCookie('"+name+"','"+value+"')",0);
}

function cs_getCookie(name) {
  var cookieRE=new RegExp(name+"=([^;]+)");
  if (document.cookie.search(cookieRE)!=-1) {
    return RegExp.$1;
  }
  else {
    return "";
  }
}

// ----
function addListGroup(n,tm) {
  if (cs_goodContent) {
    cs_curTop=new cs_topmenuOBJ(tm); cs_curSub=null;

    var c=cs_findContent(n);
    if (c==null) {
      cs_content[cs_content.length]=new cs_contentOBJ(n,cs_curTop);
    }
    else {
      delete(c.menu); c.menu=cs_curTop;
    }
  }
}

function addList(n,dis,link,sub,df) {
  if (cs_goodContent) {
    cs_curSub=cs_findMenu(n);

    if (cs_curSub!=null) {
      cs_curSub.addM(dis,link||"",sub);
      if (typeof(df)!="undefined") { cs_curSub.df=cs_curSub.items.length-1; }
    }
    else {
      cs_badContent(n);
    }
  }
}

function addOption(n,dis,link,df) {
  if (cs_goodContent) {
    cs_curSub=cs_findMenu(n);

    if (cs_curSub!=null) {
      cs_curSub.addL(dis,link||"");
      if (typeof(df)!="undefined") { cs_curSub.df=cs_curSub.items.length-1; }
    }
    else {
      cs_badContent(n);
    }
  }
}

function initListGroup(n) {
  var _content=cs_findContent(n), count=0;
  if (_content!=null) {
    content=new cs_contentOBJ("cs_"+n,_content.menu);
    cs_content[cs_content.length]=content;

    for (var i=1; i<initListGroup.arguments.length; i++) {
      if (typeof(arguments[i])=="object" && arguments[i].tagName && arguments[i].tagName=="SELECT") {
        content.lists[count]=arguments[i];

        arguments[i].onchange=cs_updateList;
        arguments[i].content=content; arguments[i].idx=count++;
      }
      else if (typeof(arguments[i])=="string" && /^[a-zA-Z_]\w*$/.test(arguments[i])) {
        content.cookie=arguments[i];
      }
    }

    if (content.lists.length>0) {
      cs_initListGroup(content,content.cookie);
    }
  }
}

function resetListGroup(n) {
  var content=cs_findContent("cs_"+n);
  if (content!=null && content.lists.length>0) {
    cs_initListGroup(content,"");
  }
}
// ------

the second .js file:

//var hide_empty_list=true; //uncomment this line to hide empty selection lists
var disable_empty_list=true; //uncomment this line to disable empty selection lists

var onclickaction="goto" 

var newwindow=1 //Open links in new window or not? 1=yes, 0=no.


addListGroup("chainedmenu", "First-Select");

addOption("First-Select", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("First-Select", "Home", "body.htm", "Home");
addList("First-Select", "Algebra 1", "", "Alg");
addList("First-Select", "Geometery", "", "Geom");
addList("First-Select", "Links", "", "Links");

addOption("Alg", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addList("Alg", "Chapter 1", "", "alg_ch1_section");
addList("Alg", "Chapter 2", "", "alg_ch2_section");
addList("Alg", "Chapter 3", "", "alg_ch3_section"); 

addOption("alg_ch1_section", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("alg_ch1_section", "Section 1", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.javascriptkit.com");[/URL]
addOption("alg_ch1_section", "Section 2", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.dynamicdrive.com");[/URL]
addOption("alg_ch1_section", "Section 3", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.javascriptkit.com/jsref/");[/URL]

addOption("alg_ch2_section", "Section 1", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("alg_ch2_section", "Section 2", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.php.net");[/URL]
addOption("alg_ch2_section", "Section 3", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.mysql.com");[/URL]

addOption("alg_ch3_section", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("alg_ch3_section", "Section 1", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.php.net");[/URL]
addOption("alg_ch3_section", "Section 2", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.mysql.com");[/URL]


addOption("Geom", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addList("Geom", "Chapter 1", "", "geom_ch1_section");
addList("Geom", "Chapter 2", "", "geom_ch2_section");
addList("Geom", "Chapter 3", "", "geom_ch3_section"); 

addOption("geom_ch1_section", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("geom_ch1_section", "Section 1", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.javascriptkit.com");[/URL]
addOption("geom_ch1_section", "Section 2", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.dynamicdrive.com");[/URL]
addOption("geom_ch1_section", "Section 3", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.javascriptkit.com/jsref/");[/URL]

addOption("geom_ch2_section", "Section 1", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("geom_ch2_section", "Section 2", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.php.net");[/URL]
addOption("geom_ch2_section", "Section 3", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.mysql.com");[/URL]

addOption("geom_ch3_section", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("geom_ch3_section", "Section 1", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.php.net");[/URL]
addOption("geom_ch3_section", "Section 2", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.mysql.com");[/URL]


addOption("Links", "Select an item", "", 1); //HEADER OPTION
addOption("Links", "Scientific Calc", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.yahoo.com");[/URL]
addOption("Links", "Notes", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.yahoo.com");[/URL]
addOption("Links", "Notes 1", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.yahoo.com");//END[/URL] OF THIS NODE
addOption("Links", "Notes 2", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.yahoo.com");//END[/URL] OF THIS NODE
addOption("Links", "Notes 3", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.yahoo.com");//END[/URL] OF THIS NODE

Obviously the links aren't set up yet, but if you wish to see the site you can here:

http://www.imperialpraxium.org/~kitty/Teacher1/index2.htm

 

[chessbot]

in goListGroup(), change

else if (newwindow==1)
window.open(selectedOptionvalue)
else
window.location=selectedOptionvaluewindow.location=selectedOptionvalue

to

else
parent.location=selectedOptionvalue

this should work


--Chessbot

 

[chessbot]

sorry, that changes the whole window. change it to
main.location=selectedOptionvalue

--Chessbot

 

[KatRascal]

Didn't work

 

[Westbury]

Im not sure if this is functionally differnet to
main.location=selectedOptionvalue;
but you could try
parent.main.location=selectedOptionvalue;
instead

If it aint broke, redesign it!