I think there is an array of frames in the DOM and you have to
window.open with a target to the desired array element.
I think you have to use window.open() or else set .location - I have
done this before but do not recall exactly.

On May 2, 6:14 pm, murray3 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Massimo,
> I already have the iframe code working as per your suggestion on a
> page.
>
> What I would like to do is refresh the iframe when I click on a link
> on the main page the
> iframe is embedded within.
>
> Also the link should pass the args to the iframe so that the correct
> db rows are shown.
>
> The links are the headers for discussion threads, when one is clicked
> the iframe should show
> the threads under that header
>
> I have this javascript code which will refresh an iframe as I could
> not find out how to do
> it with jQuery:
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> function refreshiframe(el){
> var f =document.getElementById(el)
> var rsrc = f.src
> f.src="about:blank"
> f.src=rsrc}
>
> </script>
>
> What I want to do is use this or similar to refresh but parse the args
> to the iframe
> so it refreshes and shows correct db rows.
>
> here is html I am using:
>
> <table>
>                         <tr>
>                         <td>
>                         {{for comment in comments:}}
>                         <h2></h2>
>                           <p>
>                           <h3>
>                   {{=A(comment.title.upper(),_href=URL(r=request,f='ii',args=
> [comment.id]),_onclick="iframerefresh(ii)")}} </h3>
>
>                           </p>
>                           <p> posted by {{=comment.author_alias}} on 
> {{=comment.timestamp}}
> </p>
>                         {{pass}}
>                         {{=form}}
>                         </td>
>                         <td>
>                         <h2></h2>
>      <iframe name="ii" id="ii" scrolling=" no" height="600"
> width="500" frameborder: 0" src="{{=URL
> (r=request,f='edit_comment',args=[comment.id])}}"></iframe>
>                         </td>
>                         </tr>
>                         </table>
>
> obviously my code - href=URL(r=request,f='ii',args=
> [comment.id]),_onclick="iframerefresh(ii)"
> is incorrect but not sure what synatx should be??
>
> thanks
> Chrism
>
> On May 2, 10:50 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I am guessing you want
>
> > <iframe src="{{=URL(r=request,f='edit_comment',args=comment.id))}}"></
> > iframe>
>
> > Massimo
>
> > On May 1, 6:24 pm, murray3 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > If I have a page with
> > > <h3>{{=A(comment.title.upper(),_href=URL
> > > (r=request,f='edit_comment',args=[comment.id]))}}       </h3
>
> > > if I want to put  edit_comment in an iframe and change the above code
> > > so it refreshes the iframe and passes the args=[comment.id] to the
> > > iframe, what is the syntax?
>
> > > I have a list of links and as each is clicked I want an onclick event
> > > to dynamically update the iframe page.
>
> > > any help appreciated.
> > > Chrism- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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