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index.html



<html>
    <head>
        <title>Frameset Example</title>
    </head>
    <frameset cols="100,*">
        <frame src="red.htm" name="redFrame" />
        <frame src="blue.htm" name="blueFrame" />
    </frameset>
</html>

red.htm



<head>
<title>redFrame</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>redFrame</h1>
    <table border="1">
        <tr>
            <td>window.name =</td><td><script>document.write(window.name)</script></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>top.name =</td><td><script>document.write(top.name)</script></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>parent.name =</td><td><script>document.write(parent.name)</script></td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</body>

blue.htm



<head>
<title>blueFrame</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>blueFrame</h1>
    <table border="1">
        <tr>
            <td>window.name =</td><td><script>document.write(window.name)</script></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>top.name =</td><td><script>document.write(top.name)</script></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>parent.name =</td><td><script>document.write(parent.name)</script></td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</body>