Submit without redisplay?

AdamSelene

I need to send data to server without refreshing the page - one trick is to use a "target = 'dummy'" in the href but that creates a blank page which I don't want. Any clean way to do this? And I don't want to use a frame set with a zero-width page either. :rolleyes:

Tj_C

Are you submiting the data from a link-- so it travel as a query in the URL?

Why don't you want to refresh the page?

What are you trying to do?

You could open a hidden pop that would take the info you need send it to the server and then close itself.

AdamSelene

Actually - it's a shopping cart app that is currently storing the items in a cookie via javascript as the user clicks through the items. I'm upgrading that code and I want to have those clicks send the product id back to a server page to store in session variables instead of in the cookie. I know, I know, just turn the buttons into radio buttons and send them all back at once when they're done... that's my fall back. but I really wanted to just keep the shopping cart status up to date at all times in case they miss the submit button and just go to another page.

Tj_C

I can understand why your doing what your doing. Belt and suspenders.

I go with my first suggestions. Create your link to open call you server side script to a pop up that is way off of the screen. Then your serverside script can run just fine.

In you pop up script be sure to check that the window does actually open, cause of pop up blockers. And once it is open you can just close it as well.

AdamSelene

Rather than pop-up I'll just open a separate window, that should work, right? I may just use it as a confirmation window.

Thanks!

Although, I'm sure I've seen a tip before on how to do this without requiring a new window.... oh well.

Tj_C

Hey

I found this article. Don't have time to read it now but a quick glance says it should do what you need.

I will have to take a deeper look at this, sounds kinda cool.

Thanks for asking the question

http://www.developerfusion.com/show/2404/