executing/calling a url

[jonhewer]

I have a perl script running on my server on a chosen port, and I want
to be able to execute functions that this script provides from inside
Javascript functions.

For example, I need to call

http://localhost:36000/reset?sid=1

I know very little Javascript and haven't had any luck searching here,
so if anyone can help that woudl be great.

Thanks

[Laurent Bugnion]

Hi,

jo******@gmail.com wrote:

I have a perl script running on my server on a chosen port, and I want
to be able to execute functions that this script provides from inside
Javascript functions.

For example, I need to call

http://localhost:36000/reset?sid=1

I know very little Javascript and haven't had any luck searching here,
so if anyone can help that woudl be great.

Thanks

Simply call

location = "http://localhost:36000/reset?sid=1";

This will replace the current page with the result of this request.

If you need to do this invisibly, you will have to use AJAX. If needed,
I can give you an example.

HTH,
Laurent
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[Randy Webb]

Laurent Bugnion said the following on 11/14/2006 6:26 AM:

Hi,

jo******@gmail.com wrote:

>I have a perl script running on my server on a chosen port, and I want
to be able to execute functions that this script provides from inside
Javascript functions.

For example, I need to call

http://localhost:36000/reset?sid=1

I know very little Javascript and haven't had any luck searching here,
so if anyone can help that woudl be great.

Thanks

Simply call

location = "http://localhost:36000/reset?sid=1";

This will replace the current page with the result of this request.

If you need to do this invisibly, you will have to use AJAX. If needed,
I can give you an example.

AJAX but only if you need to use the return value. Otherwise, setting
the .src of an image does the trick.

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[shimmyshack]

or the source of an iframe, then you can get the return value by
calling the innerHTML of the iframe, thats the way google provides
feedback about uploading a file in gmail while youre still writing. the
return of the perl script must have decent mimetype, and could even be
the word OK! - as in google