Forcing page into frame

[Bernard Davis]

Hi,

I've been asked to add some pages to an existing web-site that was
done in frames (two different sets of frames with different navigation
links).

I need to ensure that if someone tries to load a page without the
frameset it will force the frameset to take effect with the correct
page displayed.

I've got this code at the top of one of the child pages:

<script language="Javas cript">

if (top.location == self.location) {
top.location = '../../index.htm.htm'
}
</script>

This almost works, it opens the frameset correctly, but it always
shows the original file that the frameset contains.
How can I force it to open with the correct page displayed?

Regards,
Bernard D.

[micha]

Re: Forcing page into frame

1. you have to transmit the url of the page to be displayed to the
frameset (using the querystring for example) like
'frameset.htm?u ri=somepage.htm '

2. have the frameset figure out if a uri is transmitted, and if yes,
open it the window you like.

micha

[Bernard Davis]

Re: Forcing page into frame

On 4 May 2005 03:23:40 -0700, "micha" <chotiwallah@we b.de> wrote:
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>1. you have to transmit the url of the page to be displayed to the
>frameset (using the querystring for example) like
>'frameset.htm? uri=somepage.ht m'
>
>2. have the frameset figure out if a uri is transmitted, and if yes,
>open it the window you like.
>
>micha[/color]

Thanks Micha,

that gives me a starting point.
However, how would I then convert the ULR into a text string within
the frameset?

I know how to do it in PHP easily enough, but this javascript stuff is
a bit obscure to me.

Regards,
Bernard D

[micha]

Re: Forcing page into frame

suppose this is what the url looks like:

HOST/PATHES/frameset.htm?ur i=somepage.htm

window.location .search will deliver ?uri=somepage.h tm

window.location .search.slice(5 ) delivers somepage.htm

[micha]

Re: Forcing page into frame

i just read you are familiar with php.

if you have it available on yor server, there would be a much neater
solution.

1. transmit the query string to the frameset as above.

2. have a php script create the frameset on the fly and code the url
directly into the html output.

advantage in my opinion: reduces the amount of javascript

micha

[Tom Scales]

Re: Forcing page into frame


"micha" <chotiwallah@we b.de> wrote in message
news:1115208987 .940937.283950@ o13g2000cwo.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
> suppose this is what the url looks like:
>
> HOST/PATHES/frameset.htm?ur i=somepage.htm
>
> window.location .search will deliver ?uri=somepage.h tm
>
> window.location .search.slice(5 ) delivers somepage.htm
>[/color]

That's helpful to me too, but my URL is like:

HOST/PATHES/frameset.htm?ur i=somepage.htm& a=a&b=b&c=c

How do I split them up?

Tom

[kaeli]

Re: Forcing page into frame

In article <7leh71dok6ugi5 u60rj5678ri613p iglr5@4ax.com>, Bernard Davis
<bdavis(deletet his)@castlecs.c o.uk> enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> that gives me a starting point.
> However, how would I then convert the ULR into a text string within
> the frameset?
>
> I know how to do it in PHP easily enough, but this javascript stuff is
> a bit obscure to me.
>[/color]

http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace/useful_dynamicFrameset.html

HTH

--
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~kaeli~
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[Bernard Davis]

Re: Forcing page into frame

On 4 May 2005 05:24:33 -0700, "micha" <chotiwallah@we b.de> wrote:
[color=blue]
>i just read you are familiar with php.
>
>if you have it available on yor server, there would be a much neater
>solution.
>
>1. transmit the query string to the frameset as above.
>
>2. have a php script create the frameset on the fly and code the url
>directly into the html output.
>
>advantage in my opinion: reduces the amount of javascript
>
>micha[/color]

Thanks for your help. I've done a quick mock-up in PHP to see how
easy it is, took two minutes and worked fine, the only problem is of
course that the parent page now has to be xyz.php rather than xyz.htm.

I'm not too sure if the client will be happy with this as there are
hundreds of other pages all refering back to xyz.htm.

Pity I didn't do the whole site from the beginning.

Regards,
Bernard D

[Bernard Davis]

Re: Forcing page into frame

On Wed, 4 May 2005 07:26:39 -0500, kaeli <tiny_one@NOSPA M.comcast.net>
wrote:
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>In article <7leh71dok6ugi5 u60rj5678ri613p iglr5@4ax.com>, Bernard Davis
><bdavis(delete this)@castlecs. co.uk> enlightened us with...[color=green]
>> that gives me a starting point.
>> However, how would I then convert the ULR into a text string within
>> the frameset?
>>
>> I know how to do it in PHP easily enough, but this javascript stuff is
>> a bit obscure to me.
>>[/color]
>
>http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpa...cFrameset.html
>
>HTH[/color]

Thanks for that. I'll bear it in mind as a 'Plan B'

Regards,
Bernard D

[micha]

Re: Forcing page into frame


Bernard Davis deletethis wrote:[color=blue]
> On 4 May 2005 05:24:33 -0700, "micha" <chotiwallah@we b.de> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >i just read you are familiar with php.
> >
> >if you have it available on yor server, there would be a much neater
> >solution.
> >
> >1. transmit the query string to the frameset as above.
> >
> >2. have a php script create the frameset on the fly and code the url
> >directly into the html output.
> >
> >advantage in my opinion: reduces the amount of javascript
> >
> >micha[/color]
>
> Thanks for your help. I've done a quick mock-up in PHP to see how
> easy it is, took two minutes and worked fine, the only problem is of
> course that the parent page now has to be xyz.php rather than[/color]
xyz.htm.[color=blue]
>
> I'm not too sure if the client will be happy with this as there are
> hundreds of other pages all refering back to xyz.htm.
>
> Pity I didn't do the whole site from the beginning.
>
> Regards,
> Bernard D[/color]


there's tools to search/replace text over many files. i use an editor
called proton for that (www.meybohm.de), but i don't know if there's an
english version.

or use the rewrite engine of the apache server to map any access for
frameset.htm to frameset.php

micha

[Mick White]

Re: Forcing page into frame

Tom Scales wrote:[color=blue]
> "micha" <chotiwallah@we b.de> wrote in message
> news:1115208987 .940937.283950@ o13g2000cwo.goo glegroups.com.. .
>[color=green]
>>suppose this is what the url looks like:
>>
>>HOST/PATHES/frameset.htm?ur i=somepage.htm
>>
>>window.locati on.search will deliver ?uri=somepage.h tm
>>
>>window.locati on.search.slice (5) delivers somepage.htm
>>[/color]
>
>
> That's helpful to me too, but my URL is like:
>
> HOST/PATHES/frameset.htm?ur i=somepage.htm& a=a&b=b&c=c
>
> How do I split them up?[/color]

location.search .split("&")[0].split("=")[0];
for one...
Mick