Invoking a script when a link is clicked in a frame page

[sravi]

I have a webpage which contains two frames, let us call this as main
page and the frames as frame1 and frame2. Now if i click any link in
frame1 or frame2 a script in main page should be invoked.

Assume im not able to change the source code of frame1 and frame2. I
can only change the source code of main page. Is there any way.

Also the links may point anywhere, not necessarily "javascript:fn()".

i.e., can i control the links in frame1 and frame2 using a script
written in main page

[Randy Webb]

sravi wrote:

I have a webpage which contains two frames, let us call this as main
page and the frames as frame1 and frame2. Now if i click any link in
frame1 or frame2 a script in main page should be invoked.
Easy enough.
Assume im not able to change the source code of frame1 and frame2. I
can only change the source code of main page. Is there any way.
Yes, but assume I am too lazy to do homework today, because thats what
it sounds like.
Also the links may point anywhere, not necessarily "javascript:fn()".
Thats the worst place it could point to.
http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24
i.e., can i control the links in frame1 and frame2 using a script
written in main page

Within some limitations, namely the cross-domain security issue.
--
Randy
comp.lang.javascript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

sravi wrote:

I have a webpage which contains two frames, let us call this as main
page and the frames as frame1 and frame2. Now if i click any link in
frame1 or frame2 a script in main page should be invoked.

Assume im not able to change the source code of frame1 and frame2. I
can only change the source code of main page. Is there any way.
Yes. You should define an method to be called if all frames are loaded,
i.e. when the frameset's "load" event occurs in the "main page". In it,
you add an event listener for the "click" event to both frame( document)s.
In that, you check if a link was clicked; if so, you perform the actions
you want, probably using the methods argument reference (as defined in W3C
DOM Level 2 Events) or the "event" property of the "window" property (as
defined in the proprietary IE DOM).
Also the links may point anywhere, not necessarily "javascript:fn()".
You may want to read the FAQ.
i.e., can i control the links in frame1 and frame2 using a script
written in main page

Perhaps you can.
PointedEars