Refreshing Part of a Page

evanburen

Is it possible to refresh only part of a page rather than reload the
entire thing?

I have dropdown box that's populated from a database using ASP that I
need refreshed but I don't want to reload the entire page. Thanks.

Feb 15 '06 #1

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McKirahan

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Is it possible to refresh only part of a page rather than reload the
entire thing?

I have dropdown box that's populated from a database using ASP that I
need refreshed but I don't want to reload the entire page. Thanks.

Look into AJAX.

Feb 15 '06 #2

UnaCoder

Or make your own AJAX like cgi script. You don't need to go learn a
comprehensive programing language add on to do this easily. Simple
add a hidden iframe to your page. set the location/src of that iframe
to your ASP script, have the asp script return something like
html->script: parent.object.additem ( "item to add to list")

If that example is too vague I give you a more specific example.

Feb 15 '06 #3

Ian Collins

McKirahan wrote:

<ev*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@g43g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
Is it possible to refresh only part of a page rather than reload the
entire thing?

I have dropdown box that's populated from a database using ASP that I
need refreshed but I don't want to reload the entire page. Thanks.

Look into AJAX.

Or frames.

--
Ian Collins.

Feb 15 '06 #4

evanburen

Would the dropdown box that I'm trying to repopulate have to be in the
hidden iframe?

Feb 15 '06 #5

UnaCoder

no. it would be part of the body. the ASP would load into the iframe,
it;s returned source should look like:

<html><script>
parent.getElementById("MyDropDownBox").addItem("It em Name");
</script></html>

or something like that, I don't remember the exact parameters. Check a
DOM ref guide, but I've tested code like that and got it to work before

Feb 15 '06 #6

Randy Webb

McKirahan said the following on 2/15/2006 2:40 PM:

<ev*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@g43g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
Is it possible to refresh only part of a page rather than reload the
entire thing?

I have dropdown box that's populated from a database using ASP that I
need refreshed but I don't want to reload the entire page. Thanks.

Look into AJAX.

And then find something that is more cross-browser and dependable?

--
Randy
comp.lang.javascript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq & newsgroup weekly
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

Feb 15 '06 #7

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