I am creating a webpage with dhtml <DIV> layers and I want a link on
one layer to modify the content on another but I seem to keep running
into errors.
Basically I create a layer in the middle of the screen that initially
comes up with a gif image of a house:
<!-- start "house" layer definition for center of screen -->
<DIV id="house" style="position :absolute; left:140px; top:137px;
width:510px; height:325px; z-index:2"><img src="images/house.gif"
width="510" height="325"></DIV>
<!-- end "house" layer definition -->
In another portion of the browser I have a navigation bar built in
another <DIV> layer that includes a number of links:
<!-- start "rtnav" layer definition for lower right navigation links
-->
<DIV id="rtnav" style="position :absolute; left:600px; top:400px;
width:200px; height:100px; z-index:13">
<SPAN id="members" class="rightnav "><a href="javascrip t:void();"
onClick="gotoMe mbers();">Membe r Login</a></SPAN>
</DIV>
<!-- end "rtnav" layer definition -->
In the <HEAD> portion, I have a <SCRIPT> section that includes the
function gotoMembers() {} that I am hoping can either use
document.write( '...'); or perhaps a load("members.h tm",800);
{preferred} to change the existing content (the gif of a house) to a
small login form:
function gotoMembers() { // pop up member dialog in blueCenter
// Example is being tested in Internet Explorer. I have also used
document.all["house"] and done
// similar testing in Netscape using document.layers["house"] without
success.
// - try using 'load' method to load an external page
// document.getEle mentById("house ").load("member s.htm",800);
// - using document.write( '...');
document.getEle mentById("house ").document.ope n();
document.getEle mentById("house ").document.wri te('this is a test, this
is only a test - please work!!!');
document.getEle mentById("house ").document.clo se();
}
Whenever I use the 'document.metho d();' it says "{node}.documen t is
not an object" where {node} is the method I used to retrieve the DIV
layer ID. I have confirmed that I can use all three constructs to
change the style.visibilit y='hidden' so it's not something else
somewhere and I have tried this in both Netscape 7.1 and Internet
Explorer Version: 6.0.2800.1106
What am I missing here?
As stated, my preference would be to load a seperate .htm file
including mark-up into the target frame "house" but none of the
document properties appear to be defined for that layer. Any help
would be appreciated.
Kathy
