VB ASP programming advice please?????

[LSchafroth]

I am building a web site that uses a inline frames. The left frame is Left_Frame and the main window inline frame is called Main_Frame.

Here is how I build the links in the left frame populate the main window and update the menus on the left frame:

<a href="#" onClick="parent.Left_Frame.location='left_news.asp '; parent.Main_Frame.location='main_frame.htm'; return false;">

Now I have a news page using ASP code. It resides on the left and I need it to launch a page in the main window similar to the links method above but it is in vb code.

response.write "<span style=""font-size : "& Headline_Font_Size &"; FONT-FAMILY: "& Headline_Font_Face_Type &"; line-height :14pt"">" & Rec("headline") & "
</span>" & vbcrlf

Anyone able to add the link functionality like above to the code?

Lannie

[jimmalenko]

Try this:

<a href="#" onclick="parent.Main_Frame.location='news/read_news.asp?newsID=<%= Rec("newsID")%>><%= & Rec("headline")%>'; return false;">

No guarantees though

[redwudz]

This would get more views in Programming. Moving you.

[LSchafroth]

Try this:

<a href="#" onclick="parent.Main_Frame.location='news/read_news.asp?newsID=<%= Rec("newsID")%>><%= & Rec("headline")%>'; return false;">

No guarantees though

Don't I have to have the responsewirite commands in there too?

LS

[jimmalenko]

Response.Write is VBScript. You can use that or you can use HTML with javascript commands, which is what I thought you wanted ?

[LSchafroth]

Response.Write is VBScript. You can use that or you can use HTML with javascript commands, which is what I thought you wanted ?

Sorry if I confused you.
I want to add the parent.frame type link into the vbscript line provided aove.

LS

PS I'm a newbie when it comes to vbscript.

[jimmalenko]

Ahhhh !

Should be as easy as:

response.write "<span style=""font-size : "& Headline_Font_Size &"; FONT-FAMILY: "& Headline_Font_Face_Type &"; line-height :14pt"">" & Rec("headline") & "
</span>" & vbcrlf

[LSchafroth]

Ahhhh !

Should be as easy as:

response.write "<span style=""font-size : "& Headline_Font_Size &"; FONT-FAMILY: "& Headline_Font_Face_Type &"; line-height :14pt"">" & Rec("headline") & "
</span>" & vbcrlf

I tried doing the target command before and since this is coming from the "Left_Frame" it must not know about the "Main_Frame". I will give it a try. I appreciate the help!!

LS

PS I have a single default.htm. The left inline frame and the middle inline frame. It appears the left inline frame knows nothing about the main inline frame. When I do the target = "Main_Frame" it always opens up a new window.

[mats.hogberg]

Why do you use inline frames instead of a regular frame set? It's much easier to work with.

/Mats

[jimmalenko]

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/linking/_A_TARGET.html might assist.

[LSchafroth]

Ahhhh !

Should be as easy as:

response.write "<span style=""font-size : "& Headline_Font_Size &"; FONT-FAMILY: "& Headline_Font_Face_Type &"; line-height :14pt"">" & Rec("headline") & "
</span>" & vbcrlf

It works!!! You are the man!

I appreciate the help. Now I need to print out both lines and learn what you did and how the VB code works.

Thanks again!

LS

[jimmalenko]

The only thing I did was add this in:

target=""Main_Frame""

The double double quotes indicate that I want Main_Frame to be enclosed in one set of double quotes ...

Not required though. You could always just put

target=Main_Frame

and it should still work.

[LSchafroth]

target=Main_Frame

and it should still work.

Now I feel stupid. I as putting in "_Main_Frame" like when you do "_self". Took out the underscore like you showed me and it works!

hehe..

LS

[jimmalenko]

Now I feel stupid. I as putting in "_Main_Frame" like when you do "_self". Took out the underscore like you showed me and it works!

D'oh

Yeah, you can use the global defined constants (_self, _parent, _blank) or you can just use the frame name.