Re: have problems with div's

Write the div tags on the fly using javascript

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<cheers> wrote in message news:OnGr5gyWFHA.3584@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ok
>
> lets say that the following are set using the command parent....... from
> another iframe.
>
> bAvocado=""
> bButterSquash=""
> bCauliflower="some data"
> bCornOnCob=""
> bCucumber="some more data"
> bGarlic="more data"
>
> the following is in a seperate iframe page
>
> <div id="bAvocado"></div>
> <div id="bButterSquash"></div>
> <div id="bCauliflower"></div>
> <div id="bCornOnCob"></div>
> <div id="bCucumber"></div>
> <div id="bGarlic"></div>
>
> the above would produce this in the iframe that the div's are displayed in.
>
> top of page shown by the -----
>
>
> -----------
>
>
> some data
>
> some more data
> more data
> ======== this is the end of the page.
>
>
> what i would like the display to look like is this.
>
> ----------- top of the page
> some data
> some more data
> more data
>
>
>
>
> "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:u0WJWayWFHA.612@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > The short answer is - you cannot. The longer answer is - if I had even a
> > remote inkling of what you are trying to accomplish, and a glance at some
> > real code, I might be able to suggest a workaround.
> >
> > --
> > Murray
> > ============
> >
> > <cheers> wrote in message news:eIUcQRyWFHA.3540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> it was only an example of where i wanted things to go.
> >>
> >> all i want to find out how i can use the div's when there is content in
> >> them.
> >> and when the div has nothing in it, it is not used (not printed, as this
> >> produces a carriage return)
> >>
> >>
> >> thank you
> >>
> >> Jason
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:ur5z00xWFHA.3184@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> <scratching head>
> >>>
> >>> There are no divs in either file's markup.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Murray
> >>> ============
> >>>
> >>> <cheers> wrote in message news:erV3nwxWFHA.3000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> below are two files i have done to show what i mean.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> <html>
> >>>>
> >>>> <head>
> >>>> <title>New Page 1</title>
> >>>> </head>
> >>>>
> >>>> <body>
> >>>>
> >>>> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"
> >>>> width="1013" id="table1" height="621">
> >>>> <tr>
> >>>> <td width="160">this side has the items the were selected<p>but it
> >>>> shows
> >>>> all the div's and puts a carriage return after them.</p>
> >>>> <p>i would like the carriage return not to show unless the div
> >>>> actually
> >>>> has some content.&nbsp; (more than &quot;&quot;)</td>
> >>>> <td><iframe name="I1" src="new_page_2.htm" width="776" height="581">
> >>>> Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured
> >>>> not to display inline frames.
> >>>> </iframe></td>
> >>>> </tr>
> >>>> </table>
> >>>>
> >>>> </body>
> >>>>
> >>>> </html>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> <html>
> >>>>
> >>>> <head>
> >>>> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-gb">
> >>>> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
> >>>> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
> >>>> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
> >>>> charset=windows-1252">
> >>>> <title>New Page 2</title>
> >>>> </head>
> >>>>
> >>>> <body>
> >>>>
> >>>> <p>this side has an inline frame and this is where the items are
> >>>> selected, and
> >>>> the div's are defined.</p>
> >>>> <p>&nbsp;</p>
> >>>> <p>i have not shown all of the script as it is very long.</p>
> >>>>
> >>>> </body>
> >>>>
> >>>> </html>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>>> news:%23KMp4jxWFHA.2572@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>> I am printing to one place in one of the tables
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Huh? You are printing to a table?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> but it has all the carriage returns in between the letters. how do I
> >>>>>> remove them? or stop them being printed in the first place.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What does this have to do with divs? Sorry - I'm not tracking you at
> >>>>> all....
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Murray
> >>>>> ============
> >>>>>
> >>>>> <cheers> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:O9ddEXxWFHA.3864@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>I have a table split into 4 equal parts.
> >>>>>> I am printing to one place in one of the tables, but if lets say
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> you have the letter a to z and only every 5 letter of the alphabet
> >>>>>> is printed vertically down the table box, and it would look like this
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> e
> >>>>>> j
> >>>>>> o
> >>>>>> t
> >>>>>> y
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> but it has all the carriage returns in between the letters. how do I
> >>>>>> remove them? or stop them being printed in the first place.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> thank you
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Jason
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>>>>> news:ucTNtCuWFHA.3828@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>> but it shows a carriage return when they are empty.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Of course. That's because <div> is a block tag. All block tags
> >>>>>>> start on a new line, and force subsequent markup to start on a new
> >>>>>>> line too.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> how do I get only the div's that have content to print.
> >>>>>>>> and the ones that are empty prints nothing.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Say more about this. You have multiple pages, each having the same
> >>>>>>> array of divs, some of which are loaded with content, and some of
> >>>>>>> which are not? And you want those that are 'empty' to not affect the
> >>>>>>> screen position of the others? I can't think of a way to do that
> >>>>>>> automatically. Is there a reason why you wouldn't just delete them?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> Murray
> >>>>>>> ============
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> <cheers> wrote in message
> >>>>>>> news:uM5TentWFHA.1384@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>I have the following within one of my pages created with FrontPage.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> <div id="bAvocado"></div>
> >>>>>>>> <div id="bButterSquash"></div>
> >>>>>>>> <div id="bCauliflower"></div>
> >>>>>>>> <div id="bCornOnCob"></div>
> >>>>>>>> <div id="bCucumber"></div>
> >>>>>>>> <div id="bGarlic"></div>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> and it works.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> but it shows a carriage return when they are empty.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> not what I need.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> how do I get only the div's that have content to print.
> >>>>>>>> and the ones that are empty prints nothing.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> thank you.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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