change the src property of iframe using javascript

[azeet.chebrolu]

Hi All,
I am trying to update the location of an IFRAME using javascript.My
script works fine when the target link is some .htm or .asp but the
script fails when the link is a cgi program.the script executes but
nothing happens.i mean the IFRAME page will not get updated.

the script is
document.all.myFrame.src = "test.asp"; //works
document.all.myFrame.src = "/srvs/cgi-bin/myCGI.exe?operation";
//fails.

Any help is greatly appriciated.
Thanks in advance.
Azeet

[mike]

If you had some iframe like:

<iframe src='test.asp' name='miketest' id='miketest' height='100%'
width='100%' scrolling='auto' frameborder='0'></iframe>

and you wanted to change from test.asp to myCGI.exe you would use:

document.getElementById('miketest').src='myCGI.exe ';

That is IF you were using IE.

Mike

[Randy Webb]

mike said the following on 12/20/2005 5:55 PM:

Please quote what you are replying to.

If you want to post a followup via groups.google.com, don't use the
"Reply" link at the bottom of the article. Click on "show options" at
the top of the article, then click on the "Reply" at the bottom of the
article headers.

If you had some iframe like:

<iframe src='test.asp' name='miketest' id='miketest' height='100%'
width='100%' scrolling='auto' frameborder='0'></iframe>

and you wanted to change from test.asp to myCGI.exe you would use:

document.getElementById('miketest').src='myCGI.exe ';

That is IF you were using IE.

window.frames['IFrameNAMEnotID'].location.href='myCGI.exe';

And now, you are not limited to IE but to browsers that support IFrames
and dynamic scripting of them.

--
Randy
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[gimme_this_gimme_that]

Until someone explains why it's useful to bother with the nonstandard
follow up method it's better to reply by clicking on the anchor tag.

Clicking the Reply anchor tag works great...

If you want to post a followup via groups.google.com, don't use the
"Reply" link at the bottom of the article. Click on "show options" at
the top of the article, then click on the "Reply" at the bottom of the
article headers.

[Randy Webb]

gi*******************@yahoo.com said the following on 12/20/2005 6:19 PM:

Until someone explains why it's useful to bother with the nonstandard
follow up method it's better to reply by clicking on the anchor tag.

Clicking the Reply anchor tag works great...

I guess it does for those of lesser intelligence.

--
Randy
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