Re: have problems with div's

>> > You need to set up your forms so that when a user makes a selection or
>> > changes a selection
>> > it always fires the javascript
>> > Each time the script fires, it will then rewrite those items to the
>> > table.

the script would be called from (table1) the script would then rewrite the
array contents a fresh in (table2). how could it do this.? what script in
table1 would clear the contents of a table2 to allow me to rewrite them.?
both tables are within the same internet explorer window.



"Steve Easton" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e7nXRFAXFHA.136@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> You don't access the array from the frame, you access the array via a
> function. You fire the
> function with a mouse or keyboard event.
>
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> .......................with a computer
>
> <cheers> wrote in message news:O3JYcl$WFHA.1404@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> ok, think i can do this another way using an array.
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>> "Steve Easton" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uuQDYh7WFHA.1508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > You need to set up your forms so that when a user makes a selection or
>> > changes a selection
>> > it always fires the javascript
>> > Each time the script fires, it will then rewrite those items to the
>> > table.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Steve Easton
>> > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
>> > 95isalive
>> > This site is best viewed..................
>> > ..............................with a computer
>> >> the above did not work. i do not understand how the script can be
>> >> written
>> >> correctly, it would only run once as it is witin a HTML file. or have
>> >> i
>> >> got
>> >> to create a .js file and have a call to it to keep executing it.
>> >>
>> >> just a thought. is there a way to get lets say iframe (id "I1") to
>> >> document.write(....) to id "table6"
>> >> where the document.write(...) lines are in the iframe id I1 but
>> >> it
>> >> prints to id "table6"
>> >> html file below to show what i mean by this.
>> >>
>> >> yes the tables are empty, just wanted to show the table layout, so you
>> >> know
>> >> what i mean by from one table to another.
>> >>
>> >> thank you.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> <html>
>> >>
>> >> <head>
>> >> <title>New Page 1</title>
>> >> </head>
>> >> <body>
>> >> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"
>> >> width="1092" id="table3" height="633">
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td align="left" valign="top" width="159">
>> >> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"
>> >> width="153" id="table4" height="43">
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td valign="top">
>> >> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"
>> >> width="150" id="table5">
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td colspan="2">
>> >> <p align="center">Total Cost of your order</p>
>> >> </td>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td width="28">
>> >> <p align="right">£</td>
>> >> <td width="122"><div id="theTotal"></div></td>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> </table>
>> >> </td>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> </table>
>> >> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"
>> >> width="152" id="table6" height="475">
>> >> <tr>
>> >> <td valign="top">
>> >> =====
>> >> .......
>> >> </td>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> </table>
>> >> </td>
>> >> <td align="left" valign="top">
>> >> <iframe name="I1" width="912" height="623" align="top"
>> >> target="_blank"
>> >> src="new_page_2.htm">
>> >> Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently
>> >> configured
>> >> not
>> >> to display inline frames.
>> >> </iframe></td>
>> >> </tr>
>> >> </table>
>> >> </body>
>> >> </html>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Murray" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:eyC2u%23zWFHA.160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > No - he means use js to write the HTML to the page after testing to
>> >> > see
>> >> > if
>> >> > there is content. For example -
>> >> >
>> >> > <script type="text/javascript">
>> >> > //here begins javascript written by a non-javascripter
>> >> > //consider it poorly written pseudo-code
>> >> >
>> >> > if div bAvocado content != "" {
>> >> > document.write("<div id='bAvocado'>" + AvocadoContent + "</" +
>> >> > "div>")
>> >> > and so on....
>> >> > </script>
>> >> > --
>> >> > Murray
>> >> > ============
>> >> >
>> >> > <cheers> wrote in message
>> >> > news:uyYqmJzWFHA.2572@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> not really sure what you mean by on the fly ?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> enclose them in a <script> .... </script>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> <script language="javascript">
>> >> >> <div id="bAvocado"></div>
>> >> >> <div id="bButterSquash"></div>
>> >> >> <div id="bCauliflower"></div>
>> >> >> <div id="bCornOnCob"></div>
>> >> >> <div id="bCucumber"></div>
>> >> >> <div id="bGarlic"></div>
>> >> >> </script>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Steve Easton" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:u5NvQ6yWFHA.2288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >>> Write the div tags on the fly using javascript
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> --
>> >> >>> Steve Easton
>> >> >>> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
>> >> >>> 95isalive
>> >> >>> This site is best viewed............
>> >> >>> .......................with a computer
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> <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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