Tricky IFrame Problem (yes it's about the dynamic height, again)

[f.ruecker]

Hey Guys,
I've done my research for a script that dynamically adjusts the height
of the Iframe, but none of the scripts have the features, which I all
need. Maybe one of you can help me:

1. The site contained in the Iframe is no on the same Domain nor Server
as the main page

2. I can't put any code in the Iframe (YES, I do have permission to
include the Iframe ;-)

3. The height needs to adjust not just the first time the mainpage
loads, but also everytime somebody opens a new site in the Iframe. The
height needs to be readjusted in that case, too.

If the script works for IE only, it'll be better than nothing (as long
as it works for other browsers with scrollbars) and if it works for IE
and Mozilla only I'm good.

Alright.. I hope somebody can help me. I'd be veeeeery grateful.
Thanks.
Flo from Berlin.

[fran.carstens]

Here's what I've found:

iFrames can contain pages from other domains, but server security
settings will not allow scripting cross domain. In other words - you
will not be able to use a script to determine the size of the pages
you're loading into your iFrame.

Source:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q278469/

There is a possible solution, but requires php implementation:

Source: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforum...199610-12.html

"I wrote a PHP proxy script that has some applications relevant to this
thread, so thought I'd update the thread with this....

If your webserver supports PHP, I have a script that is a solution to
the cross-domain security issues when doing things such as AJAX
requests, etc. Instead of directly requesting the content, request my
proxy.php passing in the real URL that you want. The proxy.php script
will go fetch the content for you and forward back that response to
your client script. It echoes back the full headers and response body.

proxy.php
http://www.troywolf.com/articles/php...ttp/proxy.phps

One problem people run into when using a proxy to get content is that
relevant URLs in links break. You can solve this by parsing the body
text, look for links, and if the link does not start with 'http://',
insert the original site url. It's not exactly a simple thing to do,
but a solution I've built in the past."

I'm going to try and implement this as soon as I have the time. I hope
it helps.

Francois.

[TC]

fran.carst...@g mail.com wrote:

iFrames can contain pages from other domains, but server security
settings will not allow scripting cross domain.

It's nothing to do with the server. It's implemented by the browser.
There's nothing to stop a browser allowing cross-frame scripting,
should it wish to do so. Indeed, IE has a setting for this - not that
you'd want to actually -use- that setting.

HTH,
TC (MVP MSAccess)
http://tc2.atspace.com