Can someone please point the way? IFRAME troubles

[alxasa]

Hi, this is my present configuration

<FRAMESET ID="MAIN_BODY" FRAMESPACING="0" ROWS="100%,*"
FRAMEBORDER="0">
<FRAME NAME="frameA" SRC="./contentA.htm">
<FRAME NAME="frameB" SRC="./contentB.htm">
</FRAMESET>


'contentA.htm' has a <IFRAME> inside of it, with the ID/NAME of
"internal"

So, what I want to do, is from this IFRAME named 'internal', call a
Javascript function sitting in the contentB.htm file.

I've tried: top.frameB.functionname() but get "frameB" is null or not
an object.

Any help would be really awesome. Thank you!

Alexia

 

[Kevin Darling]

<FRAMESET ID="MAIN_BODY" FRAMESPACING="0" ROWS="100%,*">
<FRAME NAME="frameA" SRC="./contentA.htm">
<FRAME NAME="frameB" SRC="./contentB.htm">
</FRAMESET>

'contentA.htm' has a <IFRAME> inside of it [...]
So, what I want to do, is from this IFRAME named 'internal', call a
Javascript function sitting in the contentB.htm file.

I've tried: top.frameB.functionname() but get "frameB" is null or not
an object.

We have a corporate application that does this all the time. Using
either "top." or "parent.parent." should work fine.

One reason it wouldn't work is if one of the frames actually comes from
a different website. Then security will prevent you from accessing the
other frame.

Cheers, Kev

 

[endlesstide]

<FRAMESET ID="MAIN_BODY" FRAMESPACING="0" ROWS="100%,*">
<FRAME NAME="frameA" SRC="./contentA.htm">
<FRAME NAME="frameB" SRC="./contentB.htm">
</FRAMESET>

'contentA.htm' has a <IFRAME> inside of it [...]
So, what I want to do, is from this IFRAME named 'internal', call a
Javascript function sitting in the contentB.htm file.

I've tried: top.frameB.functionname() but get "frameB" is null or not
an object.

We have a corporate application that does this all the time. Using
either "top." or "parent.parent." should work fine.

One reason it wouldn't work is if one of the frames actually comes from
a different website. Then security will prevent you from accessing the
other frame.

Cheers, Kev

Hi Kev! This is on the same domain, so no security issues. But, I
tried both of those top.top.frameB.functionname() and
parent.parent.frameB.functionname() but it doesn't work (still get the
'null or not an object error') Do you think it be something else?
Thank you so much for looking at this -- this is trying me bonkers!!

 

[jojo]

<FRAMESET ID="MAIN_BODY" FRAMESPACING="0" ROWS="100%,*">
<FRAME NAME="frameA" SRC="./contentA.htm">
<FRAME NAME="frameB" SRC="./contentB.htm">
</FRAMESET>

'contentA.htm' has a <IFRAME> inside of it [...]
So, what I want to do, is from this IFRAME named 'internal', call a
Javascript function sitting in the contentB.htm file.

I've tried: top.frameB.functionname() but get "frameB" is null or not
an object.

We have a corporate application that does this all the time. Using
either "top." or "parent.parent." should work fine.

One reason it wouldn't work is if one of the frames actually comes from
a different website. Then security will prevent you from accessing the
other frame.

Cheers, Kev

Hi Kev! This is on the same domain, so no security issues. But, I
tried both of those top.top.frameB.functionname() and
parent.parent.frameB.functionname() but it doesn't work (still get the
'null or not an object error') Do you think it be something else?
Thank you so much for looking at this -- this is trying me bonkers!!

Don't know if it's the solution, but try top.frameB.document.functionname()

HTH, jojo

 

[Kevin Darling]

Hi Kev! This is on the same domain, so no security issues. But, I
tried both of those top.top.frameB.functionname() and
parent.parent.frameB.functionname() but it doesn't work (still get the
'null or not an object error')

Time to start debugging

Put this line somewhere in your "internal" IFRAME page:

alert(parent.name);

It should say "frameA". If it fails or gives the iframe name
"internal", then IE thinks whatever's in the IFRAME has no permission
to break out of its box... in which case, IE limits parent and top to
the IFRAME itself.

Oh, and is it _exactly_ the same domain? Otherwise search the news
group for "cross domain scripting" help.

Etc. Kev