Post data to server from javascript on client side

[milkyway]

Hello everyone,

I have a few values and variables that I want to post to a server
(without using a SUBMIT button). Is there a way to post data from
within javascript - do sockets or connections have to be open for this
to work?

Any help, hints or advice is appreciated :-)

Kindest Regards.

[Java script Dude]

If you can stick with Mozilla support only, you could use JS Connect.

From what I remember, it allowed for direct connection between

JavaScript on a client to an app on the Server.

Personally I've never tried using JS Connect as I, unfortunately, must
support IE as the primary browser.
JsD
[Happily building IE deployed apps with Mozilla]

[Tim Williams]

Do you really mean POST (as opposed to GET), or just "send".

To send values via a GET you could create an image in js and assign a
URL containing your (suitably encoded) values to its src.
Or use the (XML)HTTP request object (activex in IE and buil-in in NS
IIRC) to GET or POST.
http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html
Or use remote scripting (google for this and you should find at least
one relatively cross-browser implementation).

Tim.

"milkyway" <d0******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...

Hello everyone,

I have a few values and variables that I want to post to a server
(without using a SUBMIT button). Is there a way to post data from
within javascript - do sockets or connections have to be open for
this
to work?

Any help, hints or advice is appreciated :-)

Kindest Regards.

[www.1-script.com]

milkyway wrote:

Hello everyone, I have a few values and variables that I want to post to a server
(without using a SUBMIT button). Is there a way to post data from
within javascript - do sockets or connections have to be open for this
to work? Any help, hints or advice is appreciated :-) Kindest Regards.

What prevents you from having a (named) form on your page with properly
setup action="http://yourhost.com/yourreceiving.cgi" in the tag. Then
populate the input field values manually or from JS and then use
yourformname.submit(); when you're done?
If you want the original page to stay on the same URL, you can just make
the form open a new window, which, when fully loaded, will close itself.
Gotta be careful with popups after the Win XP SP2 though - could easily be
disabled on the customer's PC. Can always submit the original page and
then redirect it back if popup is a problem.
Sincerely,
Dmitri
http://www.1-script.com/install/
Check out my CGI scripts installation offer
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[milkyway]

Hello again everybody,

Grant asked me to say what my goal is soooo here it goes (actually, I
thought I had posted it a short while ago but it does not look like my
new info made it out to the network).

Basically, I have a table on the HTML page that one can add rows to
dynamically. After rows are added, I want to save the contents of the
table to the server and eventually to be saved to a database. I have
found that by using the statements below, I am able to get the data out
of the cell:

myrow=mytablebody.getElementsByTagName("tr").item( row);
mycel=myrow.getElementsByTagName("td").item(column );
data=mycel.childNodes.item(0).data;

Now I just need to send it to the server. I was doing further search on
the net and saw that hidden fields can be used - but - how does one add
hidden fields (dynamically) to a form? Also, in addition to the "hidden
fields" solution, there is a one that uses a "query string" - at least
that is what they say on this page here:

http://forums.devshed.com/archive/t-16003

Which approach is better - hidden fields or query string and (as asked
above) if hidden fields are better, how does one add them dynamically
to a form?

Regards,
Milkyway

[milkyway]

Hi once more,

Here is a link where one is adding the parameters to an action
attribute of a form.

Regards.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...11be38a6dfce90
milkyway wrote:

Hello again everybody,

Grant asked me to say what my goal is soooo here it goes (actually, I
thought I had posted it a short while ago but it does not look like my new info made it out to the network).

Basically, I have a table on the HTML page that one can add rows to
dynamically. After rows are added, I want to save the contents of the
table to the server and eventually to be saved to a database. I have
found that by using the statements below, I am able to get the data out of the cell:

myrow=mytablebody.getElementsByTagName("tr").item( row);
mycel=myrow.getElementsByTagName("td").item(column );
data=mycel.childNodes.item(0).data;

Now I just need to send it to the server. I was doing further search on the net and saw that hidden fields can be used - but - how does one add hidden fields (dynamically) to a form? Also, in addition to the "hidden fields" solution, there is a one that uses a "query string" - at least that is what they say on this page here:

http://forums.devshed.com/archive/t-16003

Which approach is better - hidden fields or query string and (as asked above) if hidden fields are better, how does one add them dynamically
to a form?

Regards,
Milkyway