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Expert: Andrew Hoffman - 9/8/2007


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QUESTION: Hi,

My web page has two frames a search navigation frame across the top and the results content frame below.

I wish to create a button in the navigation frame that will allow a user to get rid of a navigation frame, and opening up to the full screen the content frame.

How can this be done?

Thanks

Ben

ANSWER: Hi Ben, I'm assuming you have a basic understanding of JavaScript.  Just make sure to place the function below somewhere between a <script> tag within <head> or in an external js file.

The Function

function removeFrames() {
if (top.location != self.location) top.location = self.location;
}

The Link

Remove Frames

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QUESTION: This is great but there is a slight snag. The button to remove the frame, needs to be in the frame i want removed, and if i use this function it removes the frame i want to keep. What do i need to modify?

Thanks

Answer
If you're removing one frame, leaving only one other frame, why wouldn't you want both frames gone?  If I were creating a webpage with only one frame, I would have no need for frames at all.  Maybe I'm confused at what you're asking.  Do you have anything online that I can look at?

Update:

Have you looked at this before?
http://www.irt.org/script/316.htm

I got that link from here:
http://www.irt.org/script/frame.htm

This is an excellent source for specific frame questions.  I think it's likely your answer lies somewhere in this data source.

Good luck, Ben.

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