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HTML Opening a PDF file in a frame from a link

RobertWA

Active Coder
I am a beginner with HTML and CSS.

I have a page with two panels. The left panel contains a list of names. For each of these I have a PDF file.

I want to be able to click on a name and have the appropriate PDF open in a frame in the right hand panel, so that the list of names remains permanently on the left of the screen. Clicking a second name in the list should open the relevant PDF, replacing the first one in the frame. I have tried using iframe but I can't see how to get the page to open in the frame - when I click on the name the PDF file opens OK but not in the frame - it takes the full screen.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

Robert
 
Hey RobertWA,

Could you upload some code please, i think i know what you are trying to do but it would be handy to see your code so i can do some test runs my self :D
Are you targeting the Iframe with the A href when its clicked?
 
Hi Simong1993,

Thanks for the reply.

I have decided that this question is no longer relevant. What I was trying to achieve was to develop a web page (or pages) to display my family stories which are originally in Word but which I converted to PDF to make the job a bit simpler. Converting my Word files to html and trying to maintain their original appearance was a bit daunting.

However, on reading further I have discovered that using PDFs in this way can create even more problems depending on the user’s browser and its settings. So I have abandoned that idea and will persevere with the html route.

Sorry to have bothered you, and thanks again for reading and replying to my message.

Cheers

Robert
 

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