Can PERL be used to load html page into a framset?

[tangor]

Search engines serve my content pages directly, outside of the site's frameset (yes, many will suggest getting rid of that!). Is there a method where I can insert a one line call to a cgi in each page that will cause the orphaned page to be loaded into the site's frameset? I am really interested in keeping the menus and headers static (no scrolling).

Thanks!

[milanmk]

I dont know about CGI but you can easily do this using JavaScript.

if (parent.frames.length == 0)
{
window.location.replace("/index.htm")
}

[perl_diver]

you probably could if you are using perl to write the frameset document to begin with. If not, I am not sure how to do it. Maybe the javascript suggestion could work.

[rainborick]

You can't really do this effectively server-side because you can't rely on the referrer being sent by the user's browser. JavaScript is really the best solution. Look for a script that reloads the requested frame/page into the <frameset> page and not just simply load the <frameset> with the default pages (which frustrates users because they don't see the content they expected and usually just leave). Further, if you impliment any JavaScript solution, its a good idea to include a message in a <noscript> section to guide those users to the best way to view your site.

[tangor]

Thanks guys! I'll try the javascript out. Haven't used javascript for much of anything on the site. Meanwhile I've updated my copyright notice, which is SSI on 95% of my pages with a clickable logo to "ENTER" the site, which will put the user where I want them to be. I'll run a dozen or so high traffic pages with the javascript and compare against a similar number of pages without the javascript and see if there's a difference.

[milanmk]

rainborick, I agree. Therefore, this is the required code for that.

if (parent.frames.length == 0)
{
window.location.replace("/index.htm?framepage=document.location.href")
}

You can then check for the “framepage” value in index.htm and load the requested content page in frameset.