You may want to take a look at pushlets at http://www.fluidiom.com:8080/.
This uses JavaScript to communicate between the server and client.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bartsch Axel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 1:58 AM
Subject: servlet requests without (re)sending a HTML-page
> Hi,
>
> Does anybody know whether it is possible for a HTML-page to send a HTTP
request to a servlet
> and to use the response only to perform actions such as writing the actual
status (of the state of an application running at the server)
> that was reported by the servlet in the response, but not to reload the
HTML page?
> This means that the response does not contain any HTML info that will be
interpreted by the browser to reload a page.
>
> The idea: poll the servlet e.g. every 5min to get information if a certain
application is active or not.
> A JAVASCRIPT timer could be used to trigger the polling. Then when the
response arrives JAVASCRIPT could perform an action.
> But I don't want a new page setup every 5 min: this would be annoying for
the user.
> So the HTTP request/response should only be used as communication between
JAVASCRIPT of the requesting page and the
> servlet and the browser should just pass the information without
reloading.
>
> Do U think it is possible or must such things be performed using an
applet?
>
>
>
> Axel, Lannion/France
>
>
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