how to call the function in iframe

hi

i have one jsp enterId.jsp

in this jsp

i will have one iframe in this jsp

<iframe id=iframeHAWB_LABELS style='width:0;height:0;'></iframe>

when i click submit button i will call printpages function

function printPages()
      {
            obj = document.getElementById("iframeHAWB_LABELS");
            obj.src = "etrans/air/ETAHouseDocLabelPrint.jsp?houseDocId="+document.house.houseDocId.value;
            obj.focus();
            msg = "Do you want to Print Lables using default printer ";
            if(confirm(msg))
            {
                        iframeHAWB_LABELS.sendPageToPrinter();
            }
            else
            {
                  iframeHAWB_LABELS.print();
            }
            return false;
      }

in ETAHouseDocLabelPrint.jsp i write sendPageToPrinter function like this

function sendPageToPrinter()
      {
      alert("sendPageToPrinter")
            }

at printPages() function i am getting error object doesnt support this property or method

at this line
iframeHAWB_LABELS.sendPageToPrinter();
how to call this function from Enter.jsp

with regds
chaitanya

chaitu chaitu

Asked: 2004-08-02

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2 Solutions

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BatalfCommented: 2004-08-02

I'm a little confused about what you're asking about, but if your problem is how to call a javascript function located in the IFRAME-file, you could do it like this:

1) Try to name your IFRAME

<iframe id=iframeHAWB_LABELS name=iframeHAWB_LABELS style='width:0;height:0;'></iframe>

and then 2) call then function like this:

self.frames['iframeHAWB_LABELS'].sendPageToPrinter();

Batalf

LVL 63

ZvonkoSystems architectCommented: 2004-08-02

The important information is in upper comment, but a bit confusing.
Therefore I do repeat it:
1.) Add the name attribute in your iframe tag.
2.) Access the iframe in your printPages() function like this:

function printPages()
{
obj = self.frames.iframeHAWB_LABELS;
obj.src = "etrans/air/ETAHouseDocLabelPrint.jsp?houseDocId="+document.house.houseDocId.value;
obj.focus();
...and so on.

LVL 63

ZvonkoSystems architectCommented: 2004-08-02

Sorry, I just noticed that your function contains also typos.
Here the revised function:

function printPages()
{
obj = self.frames.iframeHAWB_LABELS;
obj.src = "etrans/air/ETAHouseDocLabelPrint.jsp?houseDocId="+document.house.houseDocId.value;
obj.focus();
msg = "Do you want to Print Lables using default printer ";
if(confirm(msg))
{
obj.sendPageToPrinter();
}
else
{
obj.print();
}
return false;
}

LVL 63

ZvonkoSystems architectCommented: 2004-08-02

Sorry again.
The focus() has to be near the print() call:

else
{
obj.focus();
obj.print();
}

Also you could experiance timing problems if the page loading with new src into iframe takes longer then the confirm() request.

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