Take a look at XML Extras (http://www.mozilla.org/xmlextras/). The interesting component to use is XMLHttpRequest.
erik "Brendan Eich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Micah Yoder wrote: > > >Ok what's the deal here.... > > > >I got all excited about switching all my web development to XUL, and > >having it communicate with server-side PHP scripts to do the database > >work. > > > >I spent much of this week inhaling _Creating_Applications_With_Mozilla_, > >which is excellent as far as it goes (thanks guys). But to my horror it > >didn't have an example of doing an HTTP Post from Javascript based on XUL > >widgets! > > > >The book talks about SOAP, which I'd really rather not deal with. > > > >I did a Web and Usenet search for this and came up with very little. > >There's XMLHttpRequest, but it's apparently only in nightly builds -- I > >want my app to work with Mozilla 1.0+ and NS7, out of the "box", without > >the user having to install extra junk. Plus, it looks to be > >overcomplicating things. All I want to do is construct a POST, submit it > >to a server, and read and parse the server's response from JavaScript so > >it can then do fun things with the DOM to make the user think they > >accomplished something. > > > >SURELY this is possible! PLEASE tell me I missed something! If > >something as basic as an HTTP Post can't be done from XUL/Javascript, we > >have problems! > > > > > > You're asking in the wrong group -- I'm trying m.dom and m.netlib, with > followups-to: netlib, and cc'ing darin and dougt, who prolly know the > scriptable interface to use. > > /be > > >Thanks, > >Micah > > > > > > > >
