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]]> By: admin http://readystate4.com/2008/05/13/dynamically-creating-an-iframe-for-internet-explorer/comment-page-1/#comment-41 admin Wed, 14 May 2008 19:06:37 +0000 http://readystate4.com/2008/05/13/dynamically-creating-an-iframe-for-internet-explorer/#comment-41 Max, thanks for dropping the knowledge on me. I've clarified my post a bit to specify I'm only talking about if you want to target a dynamically generated iframe - but regardless, I've verified that your method works, too, and I like it better. Max, thanks for dropping the knowledge on me. I’ve clarified my post a bit to specify I’m only talking about if you want to target a dynamically generated iframe – but regardless, I’ve verified that your method works, too, and I like it better.

]]> By: Max http://readystate4.com/2008/05/13/dynamically-creating-an-iframe-for-internet-explorer/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Max Wed, 14 May 2008 14:18:53 +0000 http://readystate4.com/2008/05/13/dynamically-creating-an-iframe-for-internet-explorer/#comment-40 This is not true. You most certainly can create an iframe in IE using .createElement('iframe'); I know because I have apps that do this 2-3 times per page. The tricks are: 1.) If you want to set the border to none, you need to set the "frameBorder" attribute to "0" (yes, camel case is required for IE) 2.) If you want to target this frame, from within the regular page, you need to set the "name" attribute.... BUT you can't do this in IE with .setAttribute('name','myIframe'); Bug 235: http://webbugtrack.blogspot.com/2007/10/bug-235-createelement-is-broken-in-ie.html What you will need to do is create it (for IE only) like this... document.createElement(''); //in case this post gets mangled, replace the //sqare brackets in the following line with angled brackets. document.createElement('[iframe name="myIframe"]'); yes, it looks goofy and breaks spec, but this is IE. For more info on what attributes you can and can't set in IE using .setAttribute() see this bug (242) http://webbugtrack.blogspot.com/2007/08/bug-242-setattribute-doesnt-always-work.html Best of luck! This is not true. You most certainly can create an iframe in IE using .createElement(‘iframe’);

I know because I have apps that do this 2-3 times per page.

The tricks are:

1.) If you want to set the border to none, you need to set the “frameBorder” attribute to “0″ (yes, camel case is required for IE)

2.) If you want to target this frame, from within the regular page, you need to set the “name” attribute…. BUT you can’t do this in IE with .setAttribute(‘name’,'myIframe’);
Bug 235:
http://webbugtrack.blogspot.com/2007/10/bug-235-createelement-is-broken-in-ie.html

What you will need to do is create it (for IE only) like this…

document.createElement(”);
//in case this post gets mangled, replace the
//sqare brackets in the following line with angled brackets.
document.createElement(‘[iframe name="myIframe"]‘);

yes, it looks goofy and breaks spec, but this is IE.

For more info on what attributes you can and can’t set in IE using .setAttribute() see this bug (242)
http://webbugtrack.blogspot.com/2007/08/bug-242-setattribute-doesnt-always-work.html

Best of luck!

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