Printing Frames in IE

osmenthe · #1 (**permalink**) Jun 6th, 2006, 22:38

Script Noob Here,

I'm really not sure if this is a scripting issue or an HTML issue, but I am suspecting script or implementation of such. I am building a 2 frame page (Banner/Body) and in the banner I am linking different pages to be displayed in the body. I want to place a static "Print" button in the banner that will print the page in the body. The problem I am having is the default page for the body prints fine, but as soon as I link to another page, I get an "Error on Page" notification. Here is my stripped down script for the banner. If you need anymore information, I will be happy to provide it.

I am using IE 6.0

Any advice would be great.

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<html>
<head>
<title>Banner</title>
<script>
function framePrint(main){
parent.main.focus();
parent.main.print();
}
</script>
 
</head>
<body>
<a href="javascript:framePrint('main');">PRINT</a>
<BR>
<a target="main" href="insert any generic link here">LINK </a>
</body>
</html>

Thanks,
Rod

osmenthe · #2 (**permalink**) Jun 12th, 2006, 21:31

Maybe I need to give a more complete example.

Frames page:

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<html>
<head>
<title>New Page 1</title>
</head>
<frameset rows="23%,*">
 <frame name="top" src="frameprintmenu.htm">
 <frame name="bottom" src="http://www.yahoo.com" target="_top">
 <noframes>
 <body>
 <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p>
 </body>
 </noframes>
</frameset>
</html>

This sets up the top frame and bottom frame. In the example I use two generic pages. I have been able to get the code to print the default bottom page, but as soon as I link to the other(google) it will give an error on page.

Here is the code for the top bar:

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>link_print</title>
<script>
function framePrint(whichFrame){
parent[whichFrame].focus();
parent[whichFrame].print();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>This page is designated as &quot;top&quot;. The page below is &quot;bottom&quot;. This is the 
Link and Print page. The test is to print the pages below.</p>
 
<table border="0" width="100%" id="table1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
 <tr>
  <td align="center"><a target="bottom" href="<A href="http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</a></td">http://www.yahoo.com">Yahoo</a></td>
  <td align="center"><a target="bottom" href="<A href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a></td">http://www.google.com/">Google</a></td>
  <td align="center">To Print the frame below press: <a href="javascript:framePrint('bottom');">HERE</a></td>
 </tr>
</table>
 
</body>
</html>

i could really use some advise as the examples available on the web are either written FOR rocket scientists or written BY minimalists.

Thanks
Rod

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