[mapguide-users] Calling viewer api functions from the main page

Jackie Ng jackie.ng at aecsystems.com.au
Tue Jan 8 19:14:31 EST 2008


With frame/iframe objects, you cannot use document.getElementById() to access
the functions within that object.

As already mentioned. Reference the frame by its name. Make sure you have
set the "name" attribute of the viewer frame.

- Jackie


uXuf wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to access the Viewer API functions from the main page of my
> application, i.e. the page that has the WebLayout embedded (or the
> iframe). I cannot seem to grab the exact frame from which these functions
> would be accessible. I tried using
> <code>document.getElementById("viewerFrame").GetMapFrame()</code>
> (viewerFrame is the name of the iframe) putting it in the onload function
> of the iframe but it returns "Object doesn't support this property or
> method". Can anyone help me in this regard?
> 
> Thanks!
> uXuf
> 

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