document.write an html file

[ScottInTexas]

Could you please help me with the syntax to write an html file to a frame? I have


function GetItem(n){
var strItem=aryItems[n+1];
switch (strItem){
case "test":
{
parent.mainContent.document.write("../testpage.html");
break;
}
}
}

Of course, this properly writes "../testpage.html" in the frame!

Thanks for your help.

[ACJavascript]

what do you mean by write?
are you trying to write the html syntax of that html page into the frame or tyring to just show the page itslef. like a link?

[joeframbach]

try src instead of document.write

[joeframbach]

ack! i feel stupid. is it href? i think it should be parent.mainContent.href="../testpage.html"

[krycek]

hmmm, are we missing the point here?

scott, if you want to point your page at a file, then I think you should be using .location (not .href or .src)

otherwise, if you actually want to write something dynamically to the page, then yes you are going the right way about it - document.write will work fine.

I am not sure exactly where your problem lies so before anyone goes into too much depth about something that may not be what you are after, do you want to give a bit more description about what you are trying to do? Just so that we all know :)

::] krycek [::

[cheesebagpipe]

parent.mainContent.location = "../testpage.html";

[ScottInTexas]

Thank you all for your replies.

I was afraid I wouldn't be giving enough info but I am always trying to keep the posts short as possible. I don't want people to get bored and move on.

This is my attempt at a pop-up window. The last post by cheesebagpipe worked as intended. I just don't get the results that I want.

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