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how to activate a function on a different frame?

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Jan 16.2006

Hi everyone,
I’m writing a page that has an iframe in it.
I want to activate a function in the page within the iframe, from the main page.
what I mean is, the page “page1.php” has an iframe in it. in that page I have a link that calls a javascript function. I want that function to call another javascript function which is in the page within the iframe. (i.e. “page2.php”). also I want that function to execute inside its own page (“page2.php”). also I want to do all this without refreshing any of my pages, if possible.

can anyone help me in doing this?
I’m not very strong in javascript, so I would appreciate any help.

thanks
yar160.

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@FromU2MEJan 16.2006 — A link to an example would certainly help here (and/or some code)... Perhaps we could change so that you can choose an easier way for your task - if we knew what the function's all about... ?
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@KorJan 16.2006 — top.frames['iframename'].[I]thatfunction()[/I]

or

document.getElementById('iframeid').contentWindow.[I]thatfunction()[/I]
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@KorJan 16.2006 — If u have parameters to be passed, or multiple functions to be triggered from a certain [I]object[/I] through a certain [I]event[/I], try this:

[I]object.onevent[/I] = function(){

document.getElementById('iframeid').contentWindow.thatfunction(parameter);

document.getElementById('iframeid').contentWindow.anotherfunction(anotererparameter)

}
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@yar160authorJan 17.2006 — thanks KOR.

all I needed was: iframe.[B]contentWindow[/B].function().

The stupid tutorial I was using didn't mention this option. all I could find in it was contentDocument, which didn't work for me.

Anyway, it is working now, so..

Thanks again.

Yar160.
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@KorJan 17.2006 — 
contentDocument, which didn't work for me.
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mainly because functions are appended to the window object, not to the document object
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