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How to output to two frames

I have set up two frames, one for a form and the other for the results/status. When I submit the form I want to output some information to one of the frames, and I want to output other information to the other frame. What is the HTML source code for this.

I'm writing my cgi code using C, but I think this should be language independent because I suspect the trick is in the HTML source code.

Thanks.

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RoboBob

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Michel Plungjan

There are JavaScript ways and non-javascript ways
the first can be from one cgi, the second from the cgi + a file produced by the cgi...

I will let RoboBob get his say...

Michel

santama

ASKER

RoboBob:

I really don't know much about html as I do about C/C++. So I think I'll take your offer on the sample source code.

Santama

Michel Plungjan

RoboBob: I suspect your solution will include the writing and storing of files as in

a: calculate and store result.htm and info.htm
b: output frameset with
<FRAMESET ROWS="50%,*">
<FRAME SRC="result.htm">
<FRAME SRC="info.htm">
</FRAMESET>

This is not necessary if JavaScript is used...

Michel

santama

ASKER

I'm really trying to avoid temp files.

santama

ASKER

How about the JavaScript solution.

Michel Plungjan

1. Use frames
<FRAMESET ROWS="50%,50%,*">
<FRAME NAME="result" SRC="/cgi-bin/calc.exe">
<FRAME NAME="cgistatus" SRC="empty.html">
</FRAMESET>

2. in your cgi, produce something like the following output:

print("<HTML>")
print("<HEAD>
print("<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'>")
print("top.frames[1].document.open();")
print("top.frames[1].document.write(%s);",status)
print("top.frames[1].document.close();")
print("</SCRIPT>")
print("</HEAD>")
print("<BODY>")
print("here comes your result:")

and so on

An alternative is using the http-header
Window-target: cgistatus

from a second cgi or a second call to the same cgi

Enjoy,

Michel

PS: If you accepted the answer by mistake, go to customer service and tell them

santama

ASKER

Thanks Michel,

David.