I have successfully used XMLHTTPRequest to get data from a CF page without a get/post. You page would need to have a JavaScript function with a timer (very doable) rather than a hidden frame.
There are plenty of resources available. Let me know if I can help. Doug James IT Developer / Webmaster Hollings Cancer Center http://hcc.musc.edu Dave Wilson wrote: > Hi all, > > I was wondering if anybody on the list has ever managed to do this, using > CF, or any other technologies for that matter. I know that apache has > server-push available to it, but my research shows that it only works for > Netscape/Mozilla browsers and that IE simply does not support it. > > The reason I want it is for pushing various event notifications to users on > our systems e.g. calendar reminders, incoming telephone call notices, etc. > Currently I've just bodged up the mechanism with a hidden frame which > refreshes periodically and polls the db for new entries and pops up relevant > notification windows where appropriate. This method is proving rather > expensive, however in terms of both http and db activity. > > The only thing tat springs to mind with me at this stage is some kind of > java servlet, but am not having much luck in finding anything suitable via > google. Has anyone got something which may work for this? > > TIA, > Dave > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:191064 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
