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reload parent from iframe

Hi,
This is probably easy but I can't seem to find the perfect answer to this.

I have an iframe that defaults to a login page when the session times out. What I want is the parent page to load the login page when the iframe session times out.

This is the iframe code that I need to change:

<%
If Not IsLoggedIn And Request.Cookies(ewProjectName)("autologin") = "autologin" And Request.Cookies(ewProjectName)("password") <> "" Then Response.Redirect "login.asp"
Call LoadUserLevel()
If IsLoggedIn Then
ewCurSec = CurrentUserLevelPriv("occasion of service")
Else
ewCurSec = GetAnonymousPriv("occasion of service")
End If
If (ewCurSec And ewAllowList) <> ewAllowList Then Response.Redirect "login.asp"
%>

Thanks very much
bagni99

Michel Plungjan

I guess you want to change
Then Response.Redirect "login.asp"
to
Then Response.Write "<script>top.location.replace('login.asp')</script>"

bagni99

ASKER

Thanks mplungjan, but the login page still opens in the iframe....I can't work it out.....I replaced both Response.Redirects with your script....bugger...bugger...bugger....can I say bugger here?

I even tried replacing the word 'top' with the word 'parent'...that didn't work either.

Michel Plungjan

Is the parent from a different domain than the iframe?

If so, try "<script>window.open('login.asp','_top')</script>"

I know it looks weird, but that will not get the "Access Denied" error I think you might be getting if the iframe is from a different server (even a different protocol or port will be a different domain)

Michel

bagni99

ASKER

tried it.....no good....just can't bust out of the iframe.
Maybe there's something else I'm missing....I have to run but will keep at it.

Michel Plungjan

try

"<script>alert('Trying to bust'); window.open('login.asp','_top')</script>"

inviser

try:

<script language=javascript>parent.location.reload()</script>

from the iframe

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Michel Plungjan

@Inviser: He wants to load the login page that normally would be in the iframe
@Hugo: it is only if the iframe code wants to load the loginpage, so what is less complicated about your code?

third

guess Hugo is almost there.

Then Response.Write "<script>top.location = 'login.asp'</script>"

Michel Plungjan

Erm third: http://#18451669

bagni99

ASKER

HugoHiasl's answer did it, thank god. Thank you all!

Michel Plungjan

Hmm, very strange

My
top.location.replace('login.asp')

and
Hugo's
top.location="/yourloginpage.html";

and
Thirds
top.location = 'login.asp'

all will load login in the parent

ONLY reason Hugo's solution would be any better is if the code is in the login page.
If the code in the iframe is different than the login page, then my code will not break the back button

bagni99

ASKER

You got it....I put Hugos code in the actual login page.

Michel Plungjan

Right, Not easy to guess