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spocchioso · #1 (**permalink**) 05-02-07, 11:40 AM

Hi,probably the question were yet asked,ive tried to search it founding anything.

is there a way to load a page and to encapsulate it in a javascript variable?

for example,
i have an active page(php or asp) that return a state of the server.
and a second page have to get the state of the server from the first page (it is a simple string)elaborate it and put it on a <div> or <p> or what you wont

i think and hope there should be a javascript function like

HTML Code:

<script>
contenuto=getPage('active.php');
alert (contenuto); //will return <html><head>........</html>
</script>

but obviously i dont know where is this function and if it really exist!

thanks!

Vicious · #2 (**permalink**) 05-02-07, 11:54 AM

This can be done, but you will need to learn about AJAX to achieve what you want. Here's a nice tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/ajax/default.asp

AJAX is not a program language, but a technique, allowing you to query a server side scripting page (like ASP or PHP) via Javascript. The output of that ASP/PHP page can be captured in a variable, and then you can do with it whatever you want.