dynamic scrollbar w/ script and php

ryan_dodd

hello again,

here is another good question for those php gurus out there. in order to create a dynamic ticker, i would have to use the javascript for animation but is there a way to update that information dynamically from the database using a php connection b/w the two? who knows... hopefully someone!

lunar

That's not really a problem, but you cannot include your javascript this way: <script language="JAVASCRIPT" type="text/javascript" src="ticker.js"></script>

Just do it this way:

$message="Hello World":

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- begin

document.write("<?php echo $message;?>");
//Replace this with our own javascript

// end of the script -->
</SCRIPT>

<?php

Hope this helps 🙂

Bunkermaster

use a PHP generated XML file as javascript input and voila

ryan_dodd

bunkermaster - that is the most unique answer i have heard to date. can you PLEASE elaborate on that. call me ignorant but if you can offer me some insight into that solution i would be forever in your debt! is there any examples of this websites or other you can offer - i would GREATLY appreciate it.

if anyone else knows anything about this type of solution please fill me in!

thanks

Bunkermaster

well it may very well be IE dependant (althoug it's based in a W3C specification) BUT have a lok here :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/code/default.asp?url=/msdn-files/026/001/874/Source%20Files/default_htm.asp

and to generate a xml file with php is kinda simple, just generate a xml mime typed output when called from the script up there.

I already used this kind of solution with CGI generated (not inline, stored on disk) XML files.

GL & HF

Bunkermaster

or you can generate the XML file that'll be called from a XSLT that you'll have previously coded (although most browsers didn't support XML/XSL/XSLT last time I had a look)

http://www.w3.org/Style/XSL/

[EDIT]Added link[/EDIT]

Bunkermaster

do you understand that? I mean it's pretty simple really but you gotta know XML and it's furry friends :p