Controller redirect_to to leave iframe

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Inside an iframe, I want the controller to redirect_to to the parent (i.e. target ='_parent'). Any ideas? (Everything I've tried- via redirect_to - just keeps it inside the iframe)

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i don't think you can do this server side - you need to set the right target attribute etc on the link and so on.

Fred

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nextpulse wrote:

Inside an iframe, I want the controller to redirect_to to the parent (i.e. target ='_parent'). Any ideas? (Everything I've tried- via redirect_to - just keeps it inside the iframe)

use responds_to_parent plugin

tom

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thanks. Seems like I may have to render some JS in the controller to call the parent.

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I used a quick workaround. Replace the redirect_to with:

render :text => "<html><body><script type='text/javascript' charset='utf-8'>window.parent.document.location.href = '/myloc';</

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I think this works better:

<script>parent.location.href='/foo';</script>

Kiyoshi