# iFrame links **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [May 29, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iframe-links/105365 "2007-05-29T10:50:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ac8455/32.png) [@islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/islepilot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iframe-links/105365/1 "2007-05-29T10:50:20Z")
This isn’t really a radiant problem, but maybe one of you can help me. I have been forced to use iframes because the client wants music on the site. Now he wants links to specific pages, which of course poses a problem. Does anyone know how to generate a link directly to a specific page within an iFrame? The only solution I have heard of so far involved setting a php variable in the link, the reading this back out (the author of this idea assumed I was using php). Any ideas? Keith B. Tel: +49-7731-79838380 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://keithbingman.com](http://keithbingman.com) ---
**Author:** ![islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ac8455/32.png) [@islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/islepilot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iframe-links/105365/2 "2007-05-29T16:16:16Z")
On 29/05/07 05:48 AM, Keith B. was heard to say: > This isn’t really a radiant problem, but maybe one of you can help > me. I have been forced to use iframes because the client wants music > on the site. Now he wants links to specific pages, which of course > poses a problem. Does anyone know how to generate a link directly to > a specific page within an iFrame? Not sure I understand what you are asking, but opening a link into a different window is done with the “target” attribute of the tag. Example: … Oliver ---
**Author:** ![islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ac8455/32.png) [@islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/islepilot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iframe-links/105365/3 "2007-05-29T16:20:17Z")
Yes. That is clear. I am trying to link directly to a page with an iFrame from an external link. Basically a bookmark. I think I know how to do it, but thought I see if there was something I was overlooking. Doesn’t seem to be. Keith B. Tel: +49-7731-79838380 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://keithbingman.com](http://keithbingman.com) ---
**Author:** ![islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ac8455/32.png) [@islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/islepilot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iframe-links/105365/4 "2007-05-29T16:49:33Z")
Keith B. wrote: > Yes. That is clear. I am trying to link directly to a page with an > iFrame from an external link. Basically a bookmark. I think I know > how to do it, but thought I see if there was something I was > overlooking. Doesn’t seem to be. I understand. I would probably use Javascript to make this work. For example a URL [http://host/frameset.html?content.html](http://host/frameset.html?content.html) would load the frameset and a Javascript within this page can evaluate the query string and load the appropriate page into the frame. This script may or may not work: Oliver ---
**Author:** ![islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ac8455/32.png) [@islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/islepilot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iframe-links/105365/5 "2007-05-29T16:59:45Z")
Basically, it sounds to me as if you are trying to load a page which contains an iFrame, and then programmatically direct that iFrame to load a different source than its default. If I were doing it in PHP (sorry) I would script the iFrame to load a sanitized version of a querystring variable. Maybe someone on the list will be able to tell you how to do this in R/R/R. Walter ---
**Author:** ![islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ac8455/32.png) [@islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/islepilot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iframe-links/105365/6 "2007-05-29T17:05:46Z")
Yes, this is exactly what I am trying to do. My basic plan at the moment is to make a Virtual Page type for the mian pae (with the iFrame) and grab the query string. Then I can just reset the source of the iFrame or redirect the page. Hopefully, that will work. You guys have helped a lot, I will let you know what I actually end up doing. Keith B. Tel: +49-7731-79838380 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://keithbingman.com](http://keithbingman.com) ---
**Author:** ![islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ac8455/32.png) [@islepilot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/islepilot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iframe-links/105365/7 "2007-05-29T16:54:45Z")
This is what I was thinking of doing, though perhaps as a Virtual page. My Ruby is better than my javascript… But I will give it a thought. Thanks! Keith B. Tel: +49-7731-79838380 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://keithbingman.com](http://keithbingman.com)