Hyperlink to open a drop-down hotspot

RH8 HTML
hi all,
So I've added quite a few dropdowns to my project, and thanks to help on here I've added little twistys in the form of a + and - icon that changes when they are opened.
The next thing I want to add is the ability to link to a particular dropdown that will open it aswell, whether it be a link to a drop-down on the same page, a link to a drop-down on a different page, or even to a drop-down within a drop-down.
Anyone have any idea on how I could do this.
Many thanks,
nick

There are some broken methods on this page. Maybe one of your developers could be persuaded / blackmailed into fixing one of them?
http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/autoexpand/autoexpand.htm
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
@petergrainge

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