Use of index w/ iframe

[Bret]

Description: Using Art HTML Listing to create indexes on client side.
The files are powerpoint, word, pdf. After executing these files and
closing their window the index is disabled (expand / collapse doesn't
work). I using an iframe to access the index ...

<IFRAME src="Q:\Quality OPL\index.html" width="800" height="400">
</IFRAME>

Art HTML Style used is: Expandable / Collapsable Tree w/ javascript
output.

Any ideas?

Thanks, Bret

[Paul (ZZEE)]

Do you use this page on a webserver or on a local computer? Which browser
do you use? Do you see Word and other files right in the same iframe?

Internet Explorer disables Javascript if file is loaded from a local
computer for security reason, you need to click a yellow bar at the top to
enable it. Other than that, I don't see any reason why Javascript may be
disabled.

[Bret]

Thanks Paul.
It is being used on a local computer with IE 7.
The files are launched as if from the operating system ... no attempt
is made to have them show up in a frame.

It's interesting. When I run it through a webserver it works fine.
When I run it local it works fine until it launches a word (or other
file) and when I return to the tree nothing works in that frame (other
functionality outside the frame works fine).

hmmm.

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[Paul (ZZEE)]

So perhaps you need to use another browser (try Firefox, Chrome or Opera).
Internet Explorer security model is too restrictive for files loaded from
disk.

[Bret]

Thanks Paul. After a few more meetings with the client it was
apparent that they were more interesting in an app then a web site, so
I've development over to VB. Thanks for all your help.
- Bret

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[Paul (ZZEE)]

Bret,

If you want to stick with web approach developing this application, may I
suggest ZZEE PHPExe:

http://zzee.com/phpexe/

It is a little bit pricy, but allows you to use all HTML, Javascript,
Flash, PHP, SQLite, etc, yet it creates Windows applications.