Javascript, queries, and frames

[Brant Anderson]

Hi Rebecca,

I'll try to help you the best I can... But no promises. ;-)

I haven't worked with targeted forms at all, but in theory, your code
looks pretty good. As far as your "frame code" goes, I think you need
two frames in the frameset. For example:
<frameset cols="214">
    <frame name="MapFrame" src="templates/frame0.html"> <!-- this frame
is your main application frame -->
    <frame name="QueryResults" src="templates/frame1.html" noresize>
<!-- this frame is used for your query results -->
</frameset>

You'll most likely need to modify my "persay" frameset page to make the
page look how you want it. The main point is that you will need two
frames in the frameset.

Could you give an example of how the page is acting with your current
code? Have you taken a look at the Itasca demo? It uses frames, but it's
done in a different way using JavaScript to pull the information from
MapServer, instead of assigning a target frame.

Hope I was helpful!

Brant




Rebecca Colwell wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to query my map and have the resulting information appear in
> a frame in the right hand side column of a table.  I've been reading
> past listserv responses for a week and haven't found the answer I'm
> looking for.  I've provided the code I think corresponds with my problem
> below.
>
> I don't know a few things that I would love to get some feedback on.
> 1.) Does the javascript I have look right?
> 2.) What code do I need to have in my "Map Mode" menu (see below) to get
> the query results to send to a frame in the main map html?
> 3.) Can a frame exist in an html document as a stand alone frame?  For
> instance, I would like the query info to display in the white space
> below my legend.  The legend exists within a table column and I've
> placed the frameset code below the legend.
>
> If you see any other glaring errors in my logic, please feel free to
> point it out.
>
> Thank you,
>
> ~Becky
>
>
> For the javascript code, I have the following:
>
> //Checks Target
> function CheckTarget(){
> if (document.mapserv.mode.value == "query"){
> document.mapserv.target="QueryResults";}
> else{
> document.mapserv.target="";
> }
> }
>
> At the beginning of my form I have:
>
> <form name="mapserv" method="GET" action="/cgi-bin/mapserv"
> onSubmit="CheckTarget();" target="QueryResults">
>
> In my Map Mode dropdown menu I have:
>
> Map Mode:<br>
>        <select name="mode">
>        <option value="browse">Browse</option>
>        <option value="map">Map</option>
>        <option value="query" [query_select]>Query Single Layer</option>
>         <option value="query" [mode_query_select]> Query State Info
>        </select>
>
> My frame code:
>
> <frameset
> cols="214">
> <frame name="QueryResults"
> src="templates/frame1.html" noresize>
> </frameset>
>