Posted by richard on 10/30/06 16:37

"patrick j" <patrick@jamesnews.orangehome.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:24:42 +0000, richard wrote
> (in article <ei49ip02o8n@news2.newsguy.com>):
>
>> I'm thinking of a simple 2 division page on which the top division is a
>> menu.
>> The 2nd division is an iframe which changes depending on the menu choice.
>> I know there is a way to do it and hopefully without javascript.
>> Just need to brush up on how to do it properly. Who's got a sample for
>> me?
>
> It's very easy to do.
>
> However i|Frames and indeed Frames in general are considered to be
> rather old school these days.
>
> All you do is give the iFrame a name in the iFrame element, then when
> you link to the file to "supply" the iFrame put the iFrame's name as
> the target.
>
> Here's the lnk:
>
> <a href="thelinkedfile.html" target="nameofiframe">linked text</a>
>
> So obviously you have one of these links for each of the files you are
> planning on having as a possibility to fill the iFrame.
>
> And now the iFrame:
>
> <iframe src="defaultiframesupplyfile.html" name="nameofiframe"
> width="500" height="500" frameborder="0"></iframe>
>
> In the iFrame you'll see "defaultiframesupplyfile.html", this is to be
> the path and filename of the file which fills the iFrame when no link
> has been clicked. You'll see frameboard="0" this can be set to 0 or 1.
> This is to turn off or on the iFrame boarder. It is more often turned
> off these days.

Ok. But assume I have 10 possible choices. Do I just use the <iframe src>
tag within a division for each of the choices? Changing the name
accordingly?

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