Automatically selecting hyperlink

[John]

Hi,

How can I automatically select a link on a web page?

Using frames, I display the contents of a few webpages in my own webpage.
Since the data change periodically, all frames are updated using the meta
tag <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="300"> (thanks Mark!).
This works fine, but in one (parent) page, I need to select a hyperlink to
get to the (child) page I need. After each automatic update I get the parent
page back.
I initially tried to specify the shortcut URL of the child page, but that
did not work longer than a day (message "Your session has timed out due to
inactivity.
Please return to the home page and sign in again"). Using the parent URL
does not give that problem, but then I need to automatically select the
hyperlink.
Does anyone know how to do that?

Thanks and Regards,

John

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Unless you own the page, you have no control over how the page functions, so you can not change or
override the way the page has been designed to functions

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[John]

I own my own web pages and display the non-owned pages in it.
I can each time manually select the hyperlink in the parent page and thus
display the child page, but that would defeat the purpose of the automation.
I hoped I would be possible to search for the hyperlink text and "select" it
to get the child page opened.

Thanks,

John

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Framing someone else's pages/site in your site is normally not permitted w/o the permission of the other site owner (or at best is
poor netiquette)
- many sites block / prevent it
- if you are trying to frame a page of theirs intended to be viewed in their frames they will often have code to restore their
frames

What would happen to your framesets if framed by others
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|I own my own web pages and display the non-owned pages in it.
| I can each time manually select the hyperlink in the parent page and thus
| display the child page, but that would defeat the purpose of the automation.
| I hoped I would be possible to search for the hyperlink text and "select" it
| to get the child page opened.
|
| Thanks,
|
| John
|
| "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
|
| > Unless you own the page, you have no control over how the page functions, so you can not change or
| > override the way the page has been designed to functions
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > ==============================================
| > If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| > a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| > Microsoft Product Support Services:
| > http://support.microsoft.com
| > If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| > security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
| > ==============================================
| >
| > | > > Hi,
| > >
| > > How can I automatically select a link on a web page?
| > >
| > > Using frames, I display the contents of a few webpages in my own webpage.
| > > Since the data change periodically, all frames are updated using the meta
| > > tag <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="300"> (thanks Mark!).
| > > This works fine, but in one (parent) page, I need to select a hyperlink to
| > > get to the (child) page I need. After each automatic update I get the parent
| > > page back.
| > > I initially tried to specify the shortcut URL of the child page, but that
| > > did not work longer than a day (message "Your session has timed out due to
| > > inactivity.
| > > Please return to the home page and sign in again"). Using the parent URL
| > > does not give that problem, but then I need to automatically select the
| > > hyperlink.
| > > Does anyone know how to do that?
| > >
| > > Thanks and Regards,
| > >
| > > John
| > >
| >
| >
| >

 

[John]

OK, I see your point, but in this case, I have my webpages only for my own
use running only on my on PC and will never publish them on the internet, so
no-one else than me will ever see them.
The only thing I want to do is to refresh this page automatically, such that
I will see new data shortly after they are made available.
I would not expect that to be poor "netiquette".

Thanks and Regards,

John

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The refresh code/tag would have to be on their page, which you do not have access to, plus they have
code the redirect to a page before the page you want access to.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
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If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
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