Can I show an external website on the pages of my website

[Guest]

I have a client who rents out a rental property. On one page of the website,
he wants it to be a "live" view of the renters.org calendar URL that shows
what days the property is available and unavailable. I thought we would have
to just link to it externally, have it open in a new window, and then close
that window to return to our site. On another note, I never use frames
(always included content) - Should I create a frames page for that page
(which I'm assuming will allow me to break up that page and bring in external
content) or is there a better way (so that I can avoid frames?)

Thanks!!
Beverly

 

[Jim Cheshire (Jimco Software)]

I have a client who rents out a rental property. On one page of the website,
he wants it to be a "live" view of the renters.org calendar URL that shows
what days the property is available and unavailable. I thought we would have
to just link to it externally, have it open in a new window, and then close
that window to return to our site. On another note, I never use frames
(always included content) - Should I create a frames page for that page
(which I'm assuming will allow me to break up that page and bring in external
content) or is there a better way (so that I can avoid frames?)

Beverly,

I would use one of two approaches:

1. Just link to the page in a new window.
2. Programmatically create an HTTP request and parse the result to
display what you want.

If you use option 2, you'll want to check with the content owner to
get permission (even if it's not required, out of courtesy) and give
them credit on the site.

Jim Cheshire
Jimco Software and Books
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[Guest]

Thanks Jim - I would prefer not to have the link open in a new window. Can
you explain further # 2 or show me where I can read up more on it? Thanks!

 

[David PurpleBerry ASP PRO]

Try this:
<iframe src="[address of other page, location]" height ="[defined by you]",
width="[defined by you]" />

 

[Jim Cheshire (Jimco Software)]

Thanks Jim - I would prefer not to have the link open in a new window. Can
you explain further # 2 or show me where I can read up more on it? Thanks!

Well, it explains on what technology you want to use. For example, you
could use ASP.NET and create a new HttpWebRequest. The response would
be the HTML code from the request which you could then parse using
Regular Expressions to get the info you need.

Keep in mind that this isn't a trivial thing and will require
programming. The Microsoft Developer Network (msdn.microsoft.com) is
the best resource for more information.

Jim Cheshire
Jimco Software and Books
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[Jim Cheshire (Jimco Software)]

Bev,

I realize that my previous responses were a bit nebulous, so I did
some searching and turned up a pretty good article on the topic that
might help you to at least decide if this is the route you want to go:

http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/122204-1.aspx

Jim Cheshire
Jimco Software and Books
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[Jim Cheshire (Jimco Software)]

Try this:
<iframe src="[address of other page, location]" height ="[defined by you]",
width="[defined by you]" />

Considering the fact that the OP said she wanted to avoid frames, I
don't think that will suffice.

Jim Cheshire
Jimco Software and Books
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[Guest]

Thanks Jim. I am a bit apprehensive about this approach because I don't know
a thing about ASP. I read through the link you provided but very honestly, a
lot of it is way above my head. I think I'm going to try to keep this very
simple and give the frames approach a quick try and if it's not working for
me, just link to it externally. Thanks for your help!