FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?

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FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?
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Within a web-page use the XML HTTP Request object, see:

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html

http://www.ajaxtoolbox.com/
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[Dr J R Stockton]

In comp.lang.javascript message <47***********************@news.sunsite.
dk>, Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:01, FAQ server <ja********@dotinternet.be>
posted:

>FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?

>
Within a web-page use the XML HTTP Request object, see:

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html

That says something about the Object, but apparently not about how to
use it to download.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmlhttp ?

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[Randy Webb]

Dr J R Stockton said the following on 11/17/2007 3:03 PM:

In comp.lang.javascript message <47***********************@news.sunsite.
dk>, Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:01, FAQ server <ja********@dotinternet.be>
posted:

>FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?

>Within a web-page use the XML HTTP Request object, see:

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html

That says something about the Object, but apparently not about how to
use it to download.

It does, just not explicitly in those words. Either way, the entry is
tentatively being removed and combined with the AJAX question.

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[Dr J R Stockton]

In comp.lang.javascript message <Av*********************@giganews.com>,
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:14:41, Randy Webb <Hi************@aol.composted:

>Dr J R Stockton said the following on 11/17/2007 3:03 PM:

>In comp.lang.javascript message <47***********************@news.sunsite.
dk>, Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:01, FAQ server <ja********@dotinternet.be>
posted:

>>FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?

>>Within a web-page use the XML HTTP Request object, see:

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html

That says something about the Object, but apparently not about how
to
use it to download.

It does, just not explicitly in those words.

It's irrelevant whether *you* can find the answer in the reference; it
is whether one who does not know the answer can find it, and find enough
relevant detail to be useful.

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[Randy Webb]

Dr J R Stockton said the following on 11/18/2007 8:50 AM:

In comp.lang.javascript message <Av*********************@giganews.com>,
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:14:41, Randy Webb <Hi************@aol.composted:

>Dr J R Stockton said the following on 11/17/2007 3:03 PM:

>>In comp.lang.javascript message <47***********************@news.sunsite.
dk>, Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:01, FAQ server <ja********@dotinternet.be>
posted:

FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?
Within a web-page use the XML HTTP Request object, see:

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html
That says something about the Object, but apparently not about how
to
use it to download.

It does, just not explicitly in those words.

It's irrelevant whether *you* can find the answer in the reference; it
is whether one who does not know the answer can find it, and find enough
relevant detail to be useful.

And they can if they use diligent care in reading the page and then
consider what it has to say, in parts and in whole.

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Randy Webb <[e-mail]

Dr J R Stockton said the following

Sorry to disturb, Gentlemen :-) I just was wondering if it could be
the time to add a line (below AJAX) about WebService

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/webservices/
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/ru-ru/web.../Aa740691.aspx

Especially since it is the solution chosen by browser producers for
secured cross-domain communication.