If you like web services you can try to use the neuromacer libraries, they are a way to call coldfusion web services with javascript. Its a cool way to do interactivity and doesn't use any iframes - there is another one that uses iframes (pango I think) you might check that out too.
http://www.rohanclan.com/products/neuromancer/ (try the chatdemo) On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:39:44 -0400, Will Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm building a retail clothing e-commerce site and I was trying to figure out > how to display a given product and a pic on a detail page, then show the > other colors below. Then you click to load them into the main one, etc. It's > all usually Javascript handling it, but with all my info coming from the DB, > and with my lack of JS/CF knowledge, it looks like a big problem. > > So I came up with a solution and wanted to get some opinions on it. I thought > of using a named invisible IFRAME to handle everything and it seems to work > great! On the left is the main page, query pulls out everything for a piece > of clothing, the IFRAME is on the right and contains a details/buynow page > with add to cart form. When you click a color on the left it loads it along > with its prodID into the IFRAME, picture and all. You can then select the > size and add to cart from the IFRAME. > > I also tested a form on the left and set its target to the name of the > IFRAME. That also worked well. > > Any opinions or further ideas on this? > > Thanks, > Will > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:189118 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
