A bit easier. No "eval" is necessary. Just say
document["jmol"+i].script(s)
In JavaScript,
xxxxxx["yyy"]
is identical to
xxxxxx.yyy
DON'T NAME THEM ALL THE SAME!!!! oy! Even naming a global variable the same as an ID value in a div can cause great problems.
Bob
timothy driscoll wrote:
Hi all,
I am new to the jmol users list, and relatively new to jmol. I am an experienced Chime tutorial author, learning how to write tutorials in jmol applet form. But I am not very experienced with javascript...
I'm looking for some help with what I think is a really basic question. I am using the jmol javascript library, for which I am very grateful (wow, what a useful thing to have access to! Thanks!) I would like to learn how to use the jmolButton method to send a command or script to two (or more) jmol applets on the same page, with a single activation (click) of the button.
off the top of my head, not having looked at the jmolButton code:
1. name the applets on your page so they include numbers; ie jmol1, jmol2, jmol3, etc. then set up your button to send the script via an array:
/* var s = "#my script commands";
for (var i=1;i<4;i++) {
eval("document.jmol"+i+".script(\""+s+"\")");
}
*/
alternatively, if your js will always 'know' how many applets exist:
/* var s = "#my script commands";
document.jmol1.script(s); document.jmol2.script(s); document.jmol3.script(s); */
2. name all your applets the same. (this may crash some browsers, if my hazy memory serves, but it is simpler than 1).
hth,
tim
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