Dynamic anchors

[ldonner]

I have a dynamic page, which uses a table created from a resultset. The page
can get long depending on the resultset and each row is a dynamic link that
expands a section just below the link. The problem is that once the link is
clicked the page refreshes with the expanded section but it may be at the
bottom of the page requiring the user to scroll down to get back to where he
clicked the link. I want to use an anchor tag but I keep getting an error
stating that I can't use non-alphanumeric characters and that the first
character can't be a number. Anyone have an idea on a workaround or way to get
this working? Thanks!

[ldonner]

I have a dynamic page using a table created by a resultset which can get long
resulting in a long page. Each row has a link and if the user clicks on it the
page refreshes but returns to the top of the page. This forces the user to
scroll down if the link he clicked is off the screen. I tried to use an anchor
tag but I keep getting an error stating that I can't use non-alphanumeric
characters and that the first character can't be numeric. Any ideas? Thanks!

[bawaite]

Hello ldonner In the past when I developed something similar I set the anchor
value to 'ID and then the ID number for the returned value if it is coming from
a database' . Is that what you are looking for.

[ldonner]

I just figured that out. Thanks fof the conformation.

[ldonner]

Figured it out! I need to use the 'id' attribute of a HTML tag. It doesn't have the same restrictions as the Named Anchor tag does.

[danilocelic *TMM*]

ldonner wrote:

> Figured it out! I need to use the 'id' attribute of a HTML tag. It doesn't have the same restrictions as the Named Anchor tag does.

Technically IDs do have the same restrictions as names do as to the
value that attribute can take, that is can't start with a number, but
it's possible that some browsers are lenient in that regard. If you were
to add some scripting to the page, it would be more likely to break I think.

I'd suggest that as you output the ID attribute that you just add "row"
to the beginning of the ID value (or whatever is appropriate), that way
you fall in line with the way things "should" be, and you won't have to
worry about any browsers not liking what you're currently doing.

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Danilo Celic
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