how to clear the formatting

[aconite]

i have created a page having 3 iframes.
top: displays some scrolling text
left: buttons
rights: plain text area.

when i click on one of the buttons i want the left and top display to remain intact only right pane is to be changed.
the problem is that when the button is clicked the new page opens in the left frame.

any way it would open in the right pane or if i could remove all the formatting and recreate using the new page at the right???

[newbie]

First off you will want to go to your frameset code. In it, put the "name=" attribute in all of them <frameset> tags. So for example-
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your right pane's code:
<frameset src="yourpagehere.htm" name=center>
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You just named the right pane "center" NOW on the links-

<a href="page.htm" target="center">yourlinktext</a>

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You just directed the link to open in the frame named "center". In this case, it was the right pane, and the desired results are acheived. Cheers

[aconite]

problem solved:D thanks a lot!!!

[newbie]

No problem. Keep in mind that you can name any and all of your frames. ALSO if you don't want the user to be able to resize the frame, add the "noresize" attribute. Example:

<frame src="page.htm" name="name" noresize>

This makes that frame unresizeable. I personally do this with all my frames, because it makes the site have a more professional feel.