[Javascript] <OBJECT> dereferencing

Tue Mar 11 14:29:18 CST 2003

Dear Tom:

  Some of my other applications use frames, so yes, I am familiar with what
they can do.  However, frames are "fixed" to the window space [yes, there are
ways of dynamicly moving them about, but they are somewhat pathological], and
I want things that close-up when they are deleted, can be scrolled as sets,
and generally manipulated on a "rubber" background -- none of which are easy
(or possible) with the conventional frame architecture.

  Basicly, I need to know how to reference back to the parent object that
contains the <OBJECT> declaration that contains the code snippet, as seen
from the internal code snippet.  The rest I can figure out using the tools I
have available to me.

  -- Dave Lovering

TomMallard wrote:
> 
> Did you try using frames...?
> 
> tom mallard
> seattle
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On
> Behalf Of David T. Lovering
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:49 AM
> To: javascript at LaTech.edu
> Subject: [Javascript] <OBJECT> dereferencing
> 
> I have a problem in which a table containing rows of object declarations
> each points to a "DATA=filename" reference of "TYPE=text/html".  Each
> individual <filename> so invoked contains a form with an embedded table
> containing the usual sorts of labels,
> <input> identifiers, etc.  To illustrate:
> 
> Top-document:
> 
>   <html>
>   <title>bogus</title>
>   </html>
>   <body>
>   <fieldset id='myFieldSetName_00'>
>     <div id='myDivName_00'>
>       <table id='myMasterTable_00'>
>         <tbody>
>         <tr><td><object id='myStuff_00' data='file_00.html'
> type='text/html'></td></tr>
>       </table>
>     </div>
>   </fieldset>
>   <fieldset id='myFieldSetName_01'>
>     <div id='myDivName_01'>
>       <table id='myMasterTable_01'>
>         <tbody>
>         <tr><td><object id='myStuff_01' data='file_01.html'
> type='text/html'></td></tr>
>       </table>
>     </div>
>   </fieldset>
>   ... more fieldsets of the same variety
>   </body>
> </html>
> 
> ... and each of the files so referenced by the object declarations are of
> the following architecture:
> 
> file_00:
> <html>
>   <head>
>     <title>file_00.html</title>
>   </head>
>   <body>
>     <form name='my_form_00'>
>       <table id='my_table_00'>
>         ... usual sorts of fields and such ...
>       </table>
>     </form>
>   </body>
> </html>
> 
> My problem is that is necessary for me to access objects between these
> lower-level forms.  When the enquiry is initiated at the top-level HTML file
> it can be done in any number of ways, for example:
> 
> tablePointer = document.getElementById('myMasterTable_##');
> childForm =
> tablePointer.rows[0].cells[0].children[0].object.documentElement.document.fo
> rms[0];
> 
> >From here, each of the subelements can be manipulated directly, for example:
> 
>   childForm.field1.value = 37;  (and so on)
> 
> HOWEVER (!!!), when going back 'uphill' from the bottom-level file_##
> constructs, I have difficulty climbing beyond the OBJECT specifier back into
> the parent document.  By running various diagnostics and listing all the
> apparent
> properties/objects associated with each element, there is no clear
> "punch-through" to the top layer.  In desperation I've even tried using
> 'window.opener' redirection (figuring that even in the same window, the
> window is its own window.opener entity), but
> such ploys have availed me nothing.
> 
> HELP! I need a clean way to transparently share values, etc. between
> elements at the bottom level (within each of the file_## constructs) using
> standard JavaScript/JScript tools.  If it is helpful, consider that I'm
> using vanilla IE6-style object definitions.
> 
> -- Dave Lovering
> -- dlovering at gazos.com
> 
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