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Open link in main IE window
Hello,
I've got an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer which hosts an HTML page.
This explorer bar shows in the left side of the window.
I want to be able to open any URL's clicked from that bar, in the main browser window.
I've tried in my HTML page to put for the link target="_main" , target="_top" but it still doesn't work.
When I set target = "main" it opened the link in the right side of the window, but in a new window.
How does one do this?
Thanks in advance!
I've got an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer which hosts an HTML page.
This explorer bar shows in the left side of the window.
I want to be able to open any URL's clicked from that bar, in the main browser window.
I've tried in my HTML page to put for the link target="_main" , target="_top" but it still doesn't work.
When I set target = "main" it opened the link in the right side of the window, but in a new window.
How does one do this?
Thanks in advance!
try to use "_self", maybe usefull
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"_self" opens the link in the explorer bar
Did you try target="_parent"?
Else, you have to put target="frameName" where frameName is the name of the frame defined in your frameset.
Else, you have to put target="frameName" where frameName is the name of the frame defined in your frameset.
how about "_parent"?
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"_parent" doesn't work either . i don't use frames. the html in explorer bar is one window and the main window is something different.. is external
did you try _content?
Are you sure "_main" does NOT work? According to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q171853/
"_main" should be the target.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q171853/
"_main" should be the target.
(the info is somewhere in the "IMPORTANT:" subsection)
Page 1: main page that contains all useful information
Page 2: page that contains links that need to go to page1
so far so good
You also need a 3rd page, so your schema goes something like this:
Page1: Opens a new window, giving it a name, something like (<a href="newWindow.html" target="myMainPage" href="link">some text</a>)
or "window.open("page2.html",
Page2: The page you just opened, you can now do away with Page1, you don't need it anymore
page3: Page with links, set your target on each link to "myMainPage"
you can also forcibly close some browsers, depending on what security settings they have installed. (code below)
window.opener=top;
window.close();
Page 2: page that contains links that need to go to page1
so far so good
You also need a 3rd page, so your schema goes something like this:
Page1: Opens a new window, giving it a name, something like (<a href="newWindow.html" target="myMainPage" href="link">some text</a>)
or "window.open("page2.html",
Page2: The page you just opened, you can now do away with Page1, you don't need it anymore
page3: Page with links, set your target on each link to "myMainPage"
you can also forcibly close some browsers, depending on what security settings they have installed. (code below)
window.opener=top;
window.close();
OK , i found the problem
Try to use "_main" (main and _main is have some diffrences)
when you use an html page instead of IE search bar you have two option in your link's open. "_self" open link in search bar and "_main" open link in main IE page
Try to use "_main" (main and _main is have some diffrences)
when you use an html page instead of IE search bar you have two option in your link's open. "_self" open link in search bar and "_main" open link in main IE page
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