Actually I think the idea is that the hidden frame does nothing but look for data and then make the OTHER large browser frame do all the work. Cookies, sessions, etc. should be intact because all you'd be doing is something like: parent.frame.document.location.href="#pushed_url#" so if it was in the same site the cookies, sessions, etc would still be there just like clicking any other link. I wouldn't see any need to popup in a new window. If you don't want to make a site-wide hidden frame, then just popup a small window that says "Retrieving Data" or something and then when it finds what you're after have it change the calling page (opener.document.location.href="#pushed_url#") to the URL in question and then close the remote (self.close() or window.close()) and all is good. Alternatively you could make a small data collection frame appear when they click the "Help" button that would perform all the actions from that point on. Make it look like a toolbar or something with a close button so they could get rid of it when they want to.
There are probably a hundred ways it could be done to avoid using a hidden frame across the entire site. I wouldn't want to do that either. Good luck! Joshua Miller Head Programmer / IT Manager Garrison Enterprises Inc. www.garrisonenterprises.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] (704) 569-9044 ext. 254 ************************************************************************ ************* Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them to be the views of Garrison Enterprises Inc. This e-mail is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is private and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete it immediately and advise us by return e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ ************* -----Original Message----- From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: ColdFusion and Javascript - pushing browser windows Between you and Joshua - I think you gave some good ideas - not how I intended it to work - but definately a way to make it work. With a little js and css - If a page comes back to this invisible frame -I could have it resize so they can see what I am sending - while not losing their page - The only issue I guess I will have to overcome is how my cookies will act - I will have to set a new function to read and get their cookie and cart info - so that anything clicked on from the "pushed" page will be recorded properly into their cart. The only thing is - I definately am a bit reserved in having to implement an invisible frame - especially site wide. Thanks though - gave me some interesting solutions guys! jay Scott Weikert wrote: Well this is something I hatched in my brain in about ten seconds, so it may need some work. One thing you can do is set up, if you're able (i.e. no proclamations about being frameless) an "invisible frame" - i.e. you do 'rows="100%,*"'. Put your main content in the visible frame, and set up the second, invisible frame, to be on a timed refresh. When a user can't find something, and clicks the "send a 'help!' to the admin" button, you store the particulars of that request in your database. Tag it with some identifier for the user - i.e. some UUID that you store in a cookie, IP number, whatever. Admin does his surfing, and updates the database record with the proper link. Remember the second, invisible frame, with the page that's refreshing from time to time? That page always looks in the database for a record with the user's identifier, AND that has an admin-supplied solution. If it finds one, then it executes a JS popup that displays the info the admin supplied, in whatever form. Maybe set up this page to autorefresh every minute. If it finds nothing (no requests for help that have been answered), this page should execute super-super-fast and not be a burden on your server/bandwidth. At 05:50 PM 1/29/2003 -0800, you wrote: Okay - to clarify push - I think explanation of the scenario is best - 1) User can't find a product or a piece of information on a large website - 2) User clicks a button and sends a request to the Administrator - ( a whole que or dynamic page would be setup to handle these requests and post multiple ones) 3) Administrator surfs around - finds the piece of information And pushes it back to user. 4) On users computer in the originating browser window - or maybe frame -the file loads up. IN fact thinking it would have to be frames based. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
