link target question

[don]

I'm trying to have a link to a page open up to a specific spot on the same
page - I'm familiar with

<a href = "Purchase.html" target = "new window"> Buy Product </a>

but my code needs to do this

<a href = "Purchase.html" target = "buybox"> Buy Product </a>


and then down a few lines I have

<div class = "buybox" name = "buybox">this is the result box</div>

 

[Mark Parnell]

I'm trying to have a link to a page open up to a specific spot on the same
page

<a href="#buybox">Buy Product</a>
....
<div class="buybox" id="buybox">this is the result box</div>

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#adef-id

 

[Mark Parnell]

here is a pic of what I'm trying to do

This is a plain text newsgroup - please don't post binary. If you want
to show an example, post a link.

I'd like the links on the left to
open up in the white box

It sounds like rather than linking to another part of the page, you
actually want to insert/replace part of the content of the page. There
are basically 2 ways of doing this:

1) Reload the page, using server-side script to insert the additional
content.

2) Use client-side script to insert/display the additional content.

1 is preferred, but requires server-side scripting of some sort
(whatever flavour you prefer/have available). 2 doesn't require any
server-side scripting to be available on the server, and will generally
be quicker, but won't work at all for visitors with scripting
disabled/unavailable.

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

It sounds like rather than linking to another part of the page, you
actually want to insert/replace part of the content of the page. There
are basically 2 ways of doing this:

1) Reload the page, using server-side script to insert the additional
content.

2) Use client-side script to insert/display the additional content.

FWIW, you'll be able to do this with pure CSS when browser support for
CSS3 becomes a bit better. Example:
<http://tw.ecritters.biz/html_examples/fragment_hide/>.

 

[don]

ok - thanks for the info -

FWIW, you'll be able to do this with pure CSS when browser support for
CSS3 becomes a bit better. Example:
<http://tw.ecritters.biz/html_examples/fragment_hide/>.

 

[Mark Parnell]

1) Reload the page, using server-side script to insert the additional
content.

what would this link line look like?

OTTOMH, something along these lines:

<a href="purchase.php?action=buy">buy</a>
....
<div>
<?php if ($_GET['action'] == 'buy') then {
echo("<p>Buy stuff, or whatever you want to show here</p>");
} ?>
</div>

BTW: In future, please reply to the group, so everyone gets the benefit
of any replies.

 

[don]

Well - I'm writing the php code now to insert the second html page right
back into the first page, but my next question is if the second page has
another submit button, how do I deal with two submit buttons? The second
page is going to be a <form> for the user to submit and get processed by a
third page......

1) Reload the page, using server-side script to insert the additional
content.

what would this link line look like?

OTTOMH, something along these lines:

<a href="purchase.php?action=buy">buy</a>
...
<div>
<?php if ($_GET['action'] == 'buy') then {
echo("<p>Buy stuff, or whatever you want to show here</p>");
} ?>
</div>

BTW: In future, please reply to the group, so everyone gets the benefit
of any replies.