display content of html-file in table-column ???

[Chris]

Hi,

I have a table with 2 columns : first column has an anchor (with the href
set to test.html), second column should display the content of test.html
when clicked on the anchor.

<xmp>
<table width="100%" height="100%">
<tr height="100%">
<td valign="top" >
<a href="overview.html">Overview</a>
</td>
<td> HERE DO I WANT TO DISPLAY THE CONTENT OF
TEST.HTML
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</xmp>But how ?Thanks for any suggestion.Chris

 

[SpaceGirl]

Hi,

I have a table with 2 columns : first column has an anchor (with the href
set to test.html), second column should display the content of test.html
when clicked on the anchor.

<xmp>
<table width="100%" height="100%">
<tr height="100%">
<td valign="top" >
<a href="overview.html">Overview</a>
</td>
<td> HERE DO I WANT TO DISPLAY THE CONTENT OF
TEST.HTML
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</xmp>But how ?Thanks for any suggestion.Chris

<div style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; width:200px;">
<p>left hand area</p>
<p><a href="overview.html">Overview</a></p>
<p>left hand area</p>
<p>left hand area</p>
<p>left hand area</p>
</div>

<div style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:200px; width:500px;">
<!--#include file="mycontentfromanotherfile.htm" -->
</div>


....or...

<div style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; width:200px;">
<p>left hand area</p>
<p><a href="overview.html">Overview</a></p>
<p>left hand area</p>
<p>left hand area</p>
<p>left hand area</p>
</div>

<div style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:200px; width:500px;">
<iframe src="mycontentfromanotherfile.htm" width="500" hieght="500"
scrolling="auto"></iframe>
</div>

 

[Chris]

Hi,

thanks for your suggestion ... but I don't want to display
'mycontentfromanotherfile.htm', I want to display the content of file
'test.html in the other column but ONLY when I click on the anchor.

any ideas ?

thanks
Chris

 

[Steve Pugh]

thanks for your suggestion ... but I don't want to display
'mycontentfromanotherfile.htm', I want to display the content of file
'test.html in the other column but ONLY when I click on the anchor.

any ideas ?

First idea would be to stop top posting.

Then, either use an iframe with all the problems that leads to. Or
simply link to a new page which is identical except for the contents
of that one cell.

Steve

 

[SpaceGirl]

thanks for your suggestion ... but I don't want to display

Then, either use an iframe with all the problems that leads to. Or
simply link to a new page which is identical except for the contents
of that one cell.

Steve

I agree with Steve... only way really to do it, unfortunately.

 

[Neal]

First idea would be to stop top posting.

Then, either use an iframe with all the problems that leads to. Or
simply link to a new page which is identical except for the contents
of that one cell.

Using SSI or PHP this could be made simpler. Creating pages with the
identical material included server-side is really the best solution.

 

[Jeff Thies]

I think you forgot to add alt.kitchensink to your long list of crossposts.
That many crossposts makesd you *less* likely to get responses.

Hi,

thanks for your suggestion ... but I don't want to display
'mycontentfromanotherfile.htm', I want to display the content of file
'test.html in the other column but ONLY when I click on the anchor.

Use an IFRAME and do something like this:

<a href="some_file.html" onclick="return
document.getElementById('i_frame_id').src='some_file.html'">...

Usual caveats apply. Not Tested.

Jeff

 

[Jeff Thies]

thanks for your suggestion ... but I don't want to display

Use an IFRAME and do something like this:

<a href="some_file.html" onclick="return
document.getElementById('i_frame_id').src='some_file.html'">...

Should be more like this:

<a href="some_file.html" onclick="return
! document.getElementById('i_frame_id').src='some_file.html'">...

You only want to follow the link if the onclick fails.

Season to taste.

Jeff

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

Use an IFRAME and do something like this:

<a href="some_file.html" onclick="return
document.getElementById('i_frame_id').src='some_file.html'">...

What's wrong with the target attribute?

 

[Neal]

What's wrong with the target attribute?

In general, can't use it in strict 4.01 or strict XHTML...

Still, the opening of new pages is the domain of the user, not the author.
Best avoided at any cost.

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

In general, can't use it in strict 4.01 or strict XHTML...

Neither can iframes, but this example is using one anyway.