hyperlink through Javascript

[astro_sk]

[B]using the name attribute is an easy way to get a user to quickly jump to specific content on a very long page.

I am trying to do it from another page which is part of the same frameset but using javascript instead of using the
<a href="#name" target="framepagename">

I am not sure if it can be done but I would take any suggestions

tahnx

[glenngv]

is this what you want?

window.open("anotherpage.htm#name","targetframename");

[whammy]

Why is it taking so long? Using HTML anchors should be extremely fast.

Do you have a URL as an example? :D

[astro_sk]

Originally posted by glenngv
is this what you want?

window.open("anotherpage.htm#name","targetframename");

the only problem with your code is that it opens a new window.

remember that it has to navigate an existing window within a frameset.

maybe something like

window.mainframe.moveTo(x,y);

the problem with this is that I would have to use x and y coordinates and I would much rather find a way to use name anchors.

any more takers?

[adios]

Did you try glenngv's suggestion?

window.open() only opens a new window if the second argument (name) references a window/frame name that doesn't exist yet; if it does, it simply loads the url(first argument) into the existing window/frame. Should work.

whammy: relax, everything's under control. :thumbsup:

[scroots]

you could use
window.franmename.loaction

scroots

[whammy]

Do you think I'm a spaz, adios? ;)

I don't think that post was exactly frenetic... :p

I was just asking for an example of the "slowness" (while suspecting it might just be a graphically intense page)...

[glenngv]

Originally posted by adios
Did you try glenngv's suggestion?

window.open() only opens a new window if the second argument (name) references a window/frame name that doesn't exist yet; if it does, it simply loads the url(first argument) into the existing window/frame. Should work.

whammy: relax, everything's under control. :thumbsup:

thanks adios :)

astro_sk, try this:

window.open("anotherpage.htm#name","framepagename");

where:
anotherpage.htm = target page
name = anchor name in the target page
framepagename = name of target frame

[adios]

yo whammy...

Why is it taking so long?

Thought that was a non-sequitur....;)