Making two Iframes from different webpages talk

[ruchir123]

I dont know how can I explain this. But I will try my best by putting entire issue in series of steps below.


Step 1: I have a web page with two <div> tags located besides each other. We will call them the right <div> and the left <div>

Step 2: Left <div> has a drop down list that dynamically generates navigation as shown in the code below.
<form style="margin-left:3%; margin-bottom:1%" action="" method="post">
<SELECT ONCHANGE="if (window.frames && window.frames.iframes) {
window.frames.iframes.location.href =
this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;
}">
<OPTION VALUE="Swimming.html">Swimming
<OPTION VALUE="TaxServices.html">Tax Services
<OPTION VALUE="TravelLeisure.html">Travel & Leisure
<OPTION VALUE="ymca.html">Waste Management
<OPTION VALUE="WaterManagement.html">Water Management
<OPTION VALUE="Welding.html">Welding
</SELECT>
<iframe id="theFrame" name="iframes" src="murrieta.html" align="top" style="margin-top:7%;height:95%; width:100%;"></iframe>
</form>

Step 3: To explain step 2 better, For e.g. if option "Swimming" is selected from the option group on left <div>, it will launch its child links in
in the iframe nam as "iframes"

Step 4: The option "Swimming" has an html file associated with it called "Swimming.html" This file has three links as mentioned below

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com" id="l14">about us</a></li>
<li><a href="murrietainfo2.html" id="l15">services</a></li>
<li><a href="murrietainfo3.html" id="l16">pricing</a></li>
<li><a href="murrietainfo4.html" id="l17">contacts</a></li>
</ul>

Step 5: To explain step 4 better, if "Swimming" option is selected, it will launch four links in iframe region

Step 6: NOW IT GETS REAL TRICKEY

Step 7: My Requirement is : say if user clicks "about us" link for "Swimming" option in left <div> tag, it should lauch "www.google.com" in
the iframe of right <div>. Say, if use selects "services" link for "Swimming" option in left <div> tag, it should launch "murrietainfo2.html"
in the iframe of right <div>


Step 8: i need to do this for all of options, as all of options in option list has child links that will be dropped in the left div iframe


PLEASE PLEASE HELP

Thanks,
Ruchir

[VodkaProDrinker]

I didn't get exactly what you need but, if you want to direct one link in iframe num'1 that will effect at iframe num'2 so you should add an property called "name" (as you already did) and then, at the link that should effect on the big iframe you add:
target="here your writing the name of the main iframe"
Hope that i helped, :) (let me know if I have ok? XD)

[Fang]

Use the meta element to specify the base target (http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/links.html#h-12.4) for each document.