HELP! redirecting individual pages to main frames page Options

[Matthew_James_88]

Hi guys. I am new here. Hope I have posted this in the right place. I know this is a very outdated method now, but wondered if anyone could shed any light on what I am doing wrong.
I have tried using these java scripts, so that if a user comes across one of my individual pages, they will be redirected to that very page, but with the frameset (my navigation and banner frames). Problem is that when I have tried it out, it will just keep refreshing the page non stop!

my site is www.matthewjamesrichards.co.uk

(at present I have removed the java scripts from the page - but this is what I have done below)

here is the code I pasted on my index page:


<script language="javascript">
var fname="top"; //MAIN CONTENT AREA FRAME **NAME**

window.onload=function(){
var d=document.location.search;
if(d!='')top.frames[fname].document.location.href=d.substring(d.lastIndexOf('?')+1,d.length);
}
</script>

<frameset cols="194,90%" framespacing="0" border="0" frameborder="0">
<frame name="left" scrolling="no" noresize target="rtop" src="banner.htm">
<frameset rows="81%,19%">
<frame name="top" target="top" scrolling="auto" src="home.htm">
<frame name="bottom" scrolling="no" noresize src="menu.htm" target="_self">
</frameset>




here is the code I place on each indivual content pages (such as home, about me, areas covered etc)

areas page

<script language="javascript">
if(self.location==top.location)self.location="index.html?areas.htm";
</script>



now the interesting thing is, if I change var fname= ***** on the index page to either left, or bottom. I can get the page I want to appear in those frames, but when I set var fname="top"; (the frame I would like it to appear) it goes into a loop of craziness and keeps refreshing over and over.

I must be doing something wrong.

If there is anyone out there who could give me a hand, would be much appreciated.

[Terminator]

I suggest not using Frames at all. They have been outdated for years, and I am not sure if they are even supported on modern browsers anymore. I know they aren't part of HTML5.

[Christian J]

I suggest not using Frames at all. They have been outdated for years

True.

and I am not sure if they are even supported on modern browsers anymore.

They are, and will most likely continue to be supported due to all the legacy sites around.

I know they aren't part of HTML5.

There is no frameset element in HTML5, but if you use an HTML4 frameset page you can still frame HTML5 pages with it.

Iframes are still part of HTML5 though, despite being almost as problematic as framesets. No doubt this is because they are used for displaying ads, and several W3C members are advertizing companies.