Auto Refreshing an external framed page...

onlineworks · #1 (**permalink**) 07-05-05, 11:37 AM

Greetings.
I have a frameset that loads two external page.
I want to know is there anyway that I auto refresh just one of external pages each 45 seconds from my frameset ?
For example "header" and "main" are the two external pages and I just want to auto refresh the "main" ...
And also here is another problem ...

I have sent a variable to that page , for example:
<frame name="main" src="http://www.externalsite.com/main.php?ss=test">

I want the main.php always be refreshed with this variable(ss=test).
Help please...

Keith · #2 (**permalink**) 07-05-05, 03:09 PM

use the setTimeout() function.

I haven't tested this, just wrote it out as is... if it doesn't work it should give you a good idea as to what you should be doing, or maybe someone with a bit more time on their hands could fix any errors:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title></title>

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

setTimeout('refresh()', 45000);

function refresh() {
window.frames['main'].location.href = 'http://www.externalsite.com/main.php?ss=test';
setTimeout('refresh()', 45000);
}
//-->
</script>

</head>

<frameset rows="150,*">

<frame name="top" src="http://www.externalsite.com/top.php" SCROLLING="no" noresize marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" />
<frame name="main" src="http://www.externalsite.com/main.php?ss=test" SCROLLING="no" />

</frameset>

</html>

Keith · #3 (**permalink**) 07-05-05, 07:23 PM

I just got a moment to test it and it should work fine for you.

The 45000 is milliseconds, so 45000 is equivalent to 45 seconds.

onlineworks · #4 (**permalink**) 07-06-05, 05:48 PM

Thanks a lot , It works great

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