HTML "a name" question from third party site - Query

[Miles Davenport]

I am getting confused about HTML "a name".

I have a webpage "foo.html, and have:

<a name="5xp">

In the html, if I click on a link on that page - it works fine.

BUT, if I try and refer to the a name from another site:

<A href="http://www.mysite.com/page.html?5xp>clickHere</A> - It doesn't
refer to the aname, but always goes to the top of the page.

Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong.

Many thanks.

Miles.

 

[David Dorward]

<a name="5xp">
BUT, if I try and refer to the a name from another site:

<A href="http://www.mysite.com/page.html?5xp>clickHere</A> - It doesn't
refer to the aname, but always goes to the top of the page.

The ? indicates the begining of the query string, not the fragment
identifier. Try # instead.

 

[picayunish]

Miles Davenport wrote in

I am getting confused about HTML "a name".

I have a webpage "foo.html, and have:

<a name="5xp">

In the html, if I click on a link on that page - it works fine.

BUT, if I try and refer to the a name from another site:

<A href="http://www.mysite.com/page.html?5xp>clickHere</A> - It doesn't
refer to the aname, but always goes to the top of the page.

Change ?5xp of the link into #5xp.
Like this <a href="http://www.mysite.com/page.html#5xp">Jump to line xx of
xx page.</a>

 

[Toby A Inkster]

I have a webpage "foo.html, and have:
<a name="5xp">

What David said, but also the modern way of specifying fragments is to use
for example:

<h2 id="part2">Part 2</h2>

or

<table id="salesfigures">.....</table>

or

<p id="copyrightnotice">&copy; Me 2003.</p>

And then link to them like:

<a href="essay.html#part2">Part 2</a>

or

As you can see from our <a href="finances.html#salesfigures">huge
profits</a>, our company is a great investment...

or

Take a look at the <a href="about.html#copyrightnotice">fine print</a>.

This should work in all 5.x, 6.x and 7.x browsers, and even in Internet
Explorer 4.

 

[Sid Ismail]

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:06:17 +0100, "Miles Davenport"

: <a name="5xp">
:
: In the html, if I click on a link on that page - it works fine.
:
: BUT, if I try and refer to the a name from another site:
:
: <A href="http://www.mysite.com/page.html?5xp>


What's the ? for ? Use the hash #.

Sid

 

[Miles Davenport]

Thanks for the help