Tim Roberts wrote:
Peter Hansen <pe***@engcorp.com> wrote:ll*@sos.state.tx.us wrote:... Now
I want to put the form and display data on the same window.
The most modern approach to this...is AJAX (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJAX
and others).
It's a non-trivial solution to your problem, however, at least in terms
of the learning curve involved.
It's also a serious case of overkill for the rather simple problem he
presented. All he needs is one function to create the form, and one
function to create the results, and do:
def PresentTable():
PrintTheForm()
if i_have_received_data:
PrintTheResultTable()
Well, it's a matter of interpretation, isn't it? Given his vague
requirements above, it's quite valid to assume that he wants to avoid
the effects of the browser loading a new page, even if that page looks
like the previous one a lot. You may be quite right in your *guess*
that he doesn't need that, but there isn't enough information present in
his request for either of us to know.
(But you're quite correct *if he doesn't care about refreshing the
window when the form is submitted* that Ajax is overkill. I should
probably have asked for more detail in the question before suggesting Ajax.)
-Peter
