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JennyW

JennyW

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Mar 1, 2001
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Hiee, long time no writey.

I wanted to create a link that “Views the source code”.
Does anyone know how to make a link do this?

Here’s my attempt at it…

<a href=&quot;view-source: isn’t a real page.com</a>

Thanks people,
Jenny
 
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sorry to double post but this is the link on your site

<a href=&quot;javascript:viewThis('file:///C|/My Documents/006 - html testing/Root Folder for html testing/0008l_dhtml_poll.html')&quot;;>Internal Page's source code</a>

there is your problem.

Manic -----------------------------
I've broken it again !!
-----------------------------
 
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Hi Manic,
What's the problem with that?

Thanks,
Jenny
 
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manic if you copied pasted then the error, then it's not the path, it's that you wrote viewThis instead of viewSource
 
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or..you can just shove the html in a text file, then open it...

-Greg :-Q
 
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Hiee,
I tried your idea mackey333 and it worked nicely. Thanks!

However, I still don't know what my problem is with the following...


<a href=&quot;javascript:viewThis('file:///C|/My Documents/006 - html testing/Root Folder for html testing/0008l_dhtml_poll.html')&quot;;>Internal Page's source code</a>


Thanks,
Jenny
 
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This worked for me:

<a href=&quot;view-source:file:///C|/My%20Documents/006%20-%20html%20testing/Root%20Folder%20for%20html%20testing/0008l_dhtml_poll.html&quot;;>Internal Page's source code</a>
 
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I also checked your website and the second link worked for me also... It has to be a path problem or a typo or something of that sort. Triple-check your folder names and try it again...
 
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You could make it generic in nature, any page where it is placed shows the code for that particular page.

Code: 
<html>

<head>
<title>View Source</title>

<script language=&quot;Javascript&quot;>
<!--

function viewSource() {
document.location = &quot;view-source:&quot; + document.location.href
}

//-->
</script>

</head>

<body>

<a href=&quot;javascript:viewSource()&quot;;>View Source Code</a>

<form name=&quot;viewSource&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; name=&quot;source&quot; onclick=&quot;viewSource()&quot; value=&quot;View Source Code&quot;>
</form>

</body>

</html>

I added a link and a button because I didn't know which one you preferred. » » » » » »
Mike Barone
FREE and Pro CGI/Perl Scripts

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jenny, mike's script is also fine for this
just add a parameter to the function :
<script language=&quot;Javascript&quot;>
<!--
function viewSource(which_page) {
document.location = &quot;view-source:&quot; + which_page
}
//-->
</script>

where which_page looks like &quot;nextone.htm&quot;
see ?
 
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Wanna see something really cool!

Code: 
<html>

<head>
<title>View Source</title>

<script language=&quot;Javascript&quot;>
<!--
function viewSource() {
var test = document.viewSourceXXX.source1.value;
document.location = &quot;view-source:&quot; + test
}
//-->
</script>


</head>

<body>


<form name=&quot;viewSourceXXX&quot;>
<input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;source1&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; onClick=&quot;viewSource()&quot; value=&quot;View Source&quot;>
</form>

</body>

</html>
» » » » » »
Mike Barone
FREE and Pro CGI/Perl Scripts

FREE Scripts
 
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Not bad!
Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
 
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