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But I'm linking from outside the frameset. Somewhere I have to specify the
framset to use......
AlQuin wrote:
> On 08-04-1999 17:50 Susan Vineyard wrote:
>
> >I need to create a link to a specific document on our company Itranet
> >and have it appear in same navigational frame in which the main page
> >appears, so I must control what appears in a named window of the frame
> >with a link. I don't want to use javascript because I have some users
> >with old technology. Is there a way to do this? I think there must be,
> >but I can't locate the code.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >--Susan Vineyard
> >
>
> Suppose your window in which your main page appears has been named MAIN.
>
> Just use a linklike this: <A HREF="newpage.htm" TARGET=main>your specific
> document</A>
>
> and your page will appear in the MAIN named window.
>
> This also works from other frames in the document.
>
> Regards
> Kees de Bondt
>
> AlQuin
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