Problems with basetarget

gopher30 · 04-16-2007, 12:40 PM

I am currently using Internet Explorer 7.0 and am having a problem with the <basetarget=" "> html command when the same html works perfectly with Internet Explorer 6.0

Basically, I've got four frames on my webpage, one with links to other portions of my web page, one that displays the page that the user is currently in, and two frames with images that always stay the same. In the frame that has all of the webpage's links, there is a basetarget command so that when the user clicks a link from the links frame, the page will open in the main frame of the webpage. Using IE 6.0, everything works smoothly, but while using IE 7.0, the basetarget command is completely ignored and the link opens in the wrong frame. (Instead of opening in the main portion of the webpage)

I scanned the rest of this forum and didn't see anyone else having the same problem, so I posted here. Thank you, in advance, for your help.

**DJ-Zep** · 04-16-2007, 04:36 PM

Have you tried naming your main frame with the name="" attribute then using target="name of main target" in your links?

**Grove** · 04-17-2007, 07:57 AM

The IE6 to IE7 transition should be smooth. Give Zep's advice a go despite parentheses not making too much difference. Then again, the correct answer is the most simplest answer.

**DJ-Zep** · 04-17-2007, 01:08 PM

Of course those are attributes, sorry for not explaining. Place the name="" attribute inside the <frame> tag. Place the target="" attribute in the <a> tag.

04-16-2007, 12:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
gopher30 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Problems with basetarget I am currently using Internet Explorer 7.0 and am having a problem with the <basetarget=" "> html command when the same html works perfectly with Internet Explorer 6.0 Basically, I've got four frames on my webpage, one with links to other portions of my web page, one that displays the page that the user is currently in, and two frames with images that always stay the same. In the frame that has all of the webpage's links, there is a basetarget command so that when the user clicks a link from the links frame, the page will open in the main frame of the webpage. Using IE 6.0, everything works smoothly, but while using IE 7.0, the basetarget command is completely ignored and the link opens in the wrong frame. (Instead of opening in the main portion of the webpage) I scanned the rest of this forum and didn't see anyone else having the same problem, so I posted here. Thank you, in advance, for your help.

04-16-2007, 04:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
DJ-Zep Design Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,541 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) My System	Re: Problems with basetarget Have you tried naming your main frame with the name="" attribute then using target="name of main target" in your links? __________________ Nice music blog Nvu \|\| Notepad++ \|\| Apache \|\| PHP \|\| Keep TSF Alive "The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier."

04-17-2007, 07:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Grove Professor/Moderator, TSF Design School Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,383 OS: Windows Vista SP2 32bit	Re: Problems with basetarget The IE6 to IE7 transition should be smooth. Give Zep's advice a go despite parentheses not making too much difference. Then again, the correct answer is the most simplest answer. __________________ ========================================== Get Help: TSF Security Forum \| HijackThis \| MB's 5 Step Process Get Clean: AdAware SE \| Spybot S&D \| CWShredder \| Ewido \| CleanUp! Get Protected: SpywareBlaster \| SpywareGuard \| Windows Updates \| IE-SpyAd If TSF has helped you, please consider making a donation to help keep the board running.

04-17-2007, 01:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
DJ-Zep Design Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,541 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) My System	Re: Problems with basetarget Of course those are attributes, sorry for not explaining. Place the name="" attribute inside the <frame> tag. Place the target="" attribute in the <a> tag. __________________ Nice music blog Nvu \|\| Notepad++ \|\| Apache \|\| PHP \|\| Keep TSF Alive "The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier."