“Using Javascript to Write Javascript”
By Nash R. Radovanovic
Web Techniques, Sept 1997
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SCRIPT JUNKIE
LISTING ONE
<html>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function opendemo()
{
window.open("struct.htm","demo","location=no,width=630,
height=350,toolbar=no,directories=no,status=yes,menubar=n
,
scrollbars=no");
}
</SCRIPT>
<br><br><br>
<center>
To demonstrate dynamic <b>JavaScript</b>
<i>InterNote</i> book, please click on button !
<br><br><br>
<form method="get">
<input type="submit" name="goahead" value="Web Techniques Demo"
onClick="opendemo()">
</form>
</center>
</body>
</html>
LISTING TWO
<html>
<title>BGD Consulting: Web Techniques Demo</title>
<frameset rows="350,1,*" border=0>
<frameset cols="70,230,82,230,70,*" border=0>
<frame name="nl" src="nl.htm" scrolling="no"
noresize border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">
<frame name="tl" src="tl.htm"
noresize border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">
<frame name="bn" src="bn.htm" scrolling="no"
noresize border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">
<frame name="tr" src="tr.htm"
noresize border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">
<frame name="nr" src="nr.htm" scrolling="no"
noresize border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">
</frameset>
<frame name="drive" src="drive.htm" scrolling="no" noresize
border=0>
</frameset>
<noframes>
You need a forms capable browser to view this site !
</html>
LISTING THREE
<html>
</html>
LISTING FOUR
<html>
<title>Web Techniques: JavaScript Demo</title>
<body leftmargin='0' topmargin='0'
rightmargin='0' botmargin='0' bgcolor=Ō#FFFFFFÕ>
<img src="gifs/bn.gif" width="70" height="350" alt="Binder"
border="0">
</body>
</html>
LISTING FIVE
<html>
<title>Web Techniques: JavaScript Demo</title>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!---set background colors for all text pages--->
function backgcol(tc)
{
if (tc == 1) { return "#FFCCCC";}
if (tc == 2) { return "#C8E3FF";}
if (tc == 3) { return "#FFFFC1";}
if (tc == 4) { return "#FFBDFF";}
if (tc == 5) { return "#2BFF95";}
if (tc == 6) { return "#FFFFFF";}
return "#FFFFFF";
}
<!---set text content for all text pages--->
function pagecontent(tc)
{
if (tc == 1) { return "Welcome to the <b>SERVICES</b> page !";}
if (tc == 2) { return "Read <b>ABOUT</b> this demo !";}
if (tc == 3) { return "You can <b>SEARCH</b> here !";}
if (tc == 4) { return "Have a great <b>LINKS</b> today !";}
if (tc == 5) { return "You can always <b>eMAIL</b> us !";}
if (tc == 6) { return "This is your <b>unique</b>
<br>opportunity to leave the <i><b>programming</b></i>to the
browser.<br><br>Sit back and enjoy <b>:-)</b>!";}
}
<!---draw appropriate left tabs--->
function writenl(left1,left2,left3,left4,left5,left6)
{
parent.nl.document.open("text/html");
parent.nl.document.write("<html><body bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>");
if (left1 == 1) { parent.nl.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(1);
return true;'><img src='gifs/services.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nl.document.write("<img src='gifs/blul.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (left2 == 1) { parent.nl.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(2);
return true;'><img src='gifs/about.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nl.document.write("<img src='gifs/blml.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (left3 == 1) { parent.nl.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(3);
return true;'><img src='gifs/search.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nl.document.write("<img src='gifs/blml.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (left4 == 1) { parent.nl.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(4);
return true;'><img src='gifs/links.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nl.document.write("<img src='gifs/blml.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (left5 == 1) { parent.nl.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(5);
return true;'><img src='gifs/email.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nl.document.write("<img src='gifs/blml.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (left6 == 1) { parent.nl.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(6);
return true;'><img src='gifs/home.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nl.document.write("<img src='gifs/bldl.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
parent.nl.document.write("</body></html>");
parent.nl.document.close();
}
<!---draw appropriate right tabs--->
function writenr(right1,right2,right3,right4,right5,right6)
{
parent.nr.document.open("text/html");
parent.nr.document.write("<html><body bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>");
if (right1 == 1) { parent.nr.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(1);
return true;'><img src='gifs/servicer.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nr.document.write(" <img src='gifs/blur.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (right2 == 1) { parent.nr.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(2);
return true;'><img s˙c='gifs/aboutr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nr.document.write("<img src='gifs/blmr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (right3 == 1) { parent.nr.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(3);
return true;'><img src='gifs/searchr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nr.document.write("<img src='gifs/blmr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (right4 == 1) { parent.nr.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(4);
return true;'><img src='gifs/linksr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nr.document.write("<img src='gifs/blmr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (right5 == 1) { parent.nr.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(5);
return true;'><img src='gifs/emailr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nr.document.write("<img src='gifs/blmr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
if (right6 == 1) { parent.nr.document.write("<a href='drive.htm'
target='drive' onClick='parent.drive.writetr(6);
return true;'><img src='gifs/homer.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'></a>"); }
else { parent.nr.document.write("<img src='gifs/bldr.gif'
border=0 width='60' height='58'>"); }
parent.nr.document.write("</body></html>");
parent.nr.document.close();
}
function writetr(textpage)
{
<!---create right text frame--->
parent.tr.document.open("text/html");
parent.tr.document.write("<html>
<title>Web Techniques: JavaScript Demo</title>");
parent.tr.document.write("<head><\script>");
<!---enable right text frame to create left text frame--->
parent.tr.document.write("parent.tl.document.write(\"<html>\");");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.tl.document.write
(\"<body leftmargin='0' topmargin='0' link='#000080' vlink='#0000FF'
alink='#FF00FF' text='#000000' bgcolor='" +
parent.drive.backgcol(textpage) + "'>\");");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.tl.document.write(\"</body></html>
\");");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.tl.document.close();");
parent.tr.document.write("</\script></head>");
parent.tr.document.write("<body leftmargin=0 topmargin=0
link=#000080 vlink=#0000FF alink=#FF00FF text=#000000
bgcolor=" + parent.drive.backgcol(textpage) + ">");
<!---your predefined page content is being used here--->
parent.tr.document.write("<br><br><br><br><center><font size='-1'>");
parent.tr.document.write(pagecontent(textpage));
parent.tr.document.write("</font></center>");
<!---draw appropriate left and right buttons--->
parent.tr.document.write("<\script>");
if (textpage == 1)
{
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenr(1,1,1,1,1,1);");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenl(0,0,0,0,0,0);");
}
if (textpage == 2)
{
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenr(0,1,1,1,1,1);");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenl(1,0,0,0,0,0);");
}
if (textpage == 3)
{
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenr(0,0,1,1,1,1);");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenl(1,1,0,0,0,0);");
}
if (textpage == 4)
{
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenr(0,0,0,1,1,1);");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenl(1,1,1,0,0,0);");
}
if (textpage == 5)
{
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenr(0,0,0,0,1,1);");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenl(1,1,1,1,0,0);");
}
if (textpage == 6)
{
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenr(1,1,1,1,1,1);");
parent.tr.document.write("parent.drive.writenl(0,0,0,0,0,0);");
}
parent.tr.document.write("</\script>");
parent.tr.document.write("</body></html>");
parent.tr.document.close();
}
<!---...and start with the Home Page--->
writetr(6);
</script>
</head>
</html>