Can an anchor tag work from a button on a page to a page within an iFrame?

[blastbum]

Hi,

I'd love to know how to get a button with an anchor tag such as "#example" to link to this:

<a name="example"></a>

which is on a page within an iFrame.

Is it something like this: "newcustText.htm#example" I tried that and instead it opened the iFrame page as a full screen and not within the iFrame. I hope I'm making sense.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Blastbum

[Kamui]

did you target the iframe?

<a href="iframe.htm" target="_self"></a>

i know you have to do that with normal links.. i guess the same thing would apply to anchors

[blastbum]

Hi Kamui,

Not sure what you mean by that. This is the code (on a button) on the "parent" page, which is called "newCust.htm":

<a href="#example"</a>

And this is the code I've got on the page that is within the iFrame, which is called "newcustText.htm":

<a name="example"></a>

Any idea as to how to get the anchors to work?

Your help will be tremendously appreciated.

Blastbum

[blastbum]

Any ideas anybody? I urgently need a breakthrough with this.

[Lerura]

the only way to do this is by placing a"<A name....>next to the button

[tabzter]

Modify your code above to get

<a href="#example" target="frameName">click me</a>

notice that I have added an attribute called target whose value is supposed to take the name of the frame/iframe that you want to link to.

Using the code I have said above, you must also add the following onto you iframe statement:

<iframe name="frameName" src="..............">

[blastbum]

I GREATLY appreciate your help tabzter!!

I've changed the code to how you've suggested:

                <td width="615" valign="top" bgcolor="FFD600"><img src="img/delivLft.jpg" width="123" height="3" align="top"><a href="#schedule" target="custText" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('deliveries','','img/deliveries2.jpg',1)"><img src="img/deliveries1.jpg" name="deliveries" width="110" height="24" border="0"></a><a href="#cost" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('cost','','img/cost2.jpg',1)"><img src="img/cost1.jpg" name="cost" width="75" height="24" border="0"></a><a href="#services" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('services','','img/services2.jpg',1)"><img src="img/services1.jpg" name="services" width="75" height="24" border="0"></a><a href="nonflash.php" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('home','','img/home2.jpg',1)"><img src="img/home1.jpg" name="home" width="109" height="24" border="0"></a><img src="img/homeRgt.jpg" width="123" height="3" align="top"></td>
                <td width="66" valign="top" bgcolor="BD2925"><!--DWLayoutEmptyCell-->&nbsp;</td>
              </TR>
              <TR> 
                <td height="256" colspan="3" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="BD2925">
                    <!--DWLayoutTable-->
                    <tr> 
                      <td width="65" height="146"></td>
                      <td width="615" rowspan="2" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="FFD600">
                          <!--DWLayoutTable-->
                          <tr> 
                            <td width="10" height="3"></td>
                            <td width="594"></td>
                            <td width="10"></td>
                          </tr>
                          <tr> 
                            <td height="243"></td>
                            <td rowspan="2" valign="top"><iframe name="custText" src="newcustText.htm" width="595" height="246" frameborder="0"></iframe></td>

I then tested it and instead of opening "newcustText.htm" it opened "newCust.htm" which is suppose to be the parent page. I think that's got something to do with the targeting.

What do you think the issue is?

Blastbum

[blastbum]

To see what I mean, click here. Then click on the "Deliveries" button.

Any ideas?

Your help is appreciated.

Blastbum

[tabzter]

change

<a href="#example" target="frameName">click me</a>

to

<a href="newcustText.htm#example" target="frameName">click me</a>

[blastbum]

Worked like a charm!!

LOVE YOUR WORK TABZTER!!!!

[tabzter]

No Probs and May I say thats a nice lookin site. Keep up the good work.