It's just a question of which way the Sockets are connected for data transfer.
Browsers disconnect from a server once they have received all the data they need, and a web server totally forgets about a HTTP request once it has done. To do something like this you need a constant socket connection so that data can be transfered one way or the other on a 'need' basis. For example - an applet that displays a video stream will have a direct socket connection to an custom app server sitting on it's domain (it can't access any others) and will just feed in data. It's just ya basic data transfer over a network :o) Mark > James Macpherson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's not true - it *is* possible (something called server push) - > this is how a few webcam things I've seen on linux work - not sure of > details and don't think it's possible in CF - will have a look later > if I have time > > regards > > - James > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:23 PM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Client refresh triggered by Server... > > > > Not possible. You can put a timer in the clients page to refresh > > after X seconds, but the server can not push out a new page if the > servers > > content has changed. > > Technically - one could write a custom server (flash comm?) that fed > to a Flash > app, or a applet... and when the custom server detected a change in > the data.. > (database triggers!) it fired out a event to the clients.. which then > fire off some > javascript... and presto.. refresh! > > why you would go to all that trouble, I'm not sure... but you could > do it! :o) > > Mark > > ----------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 3094740 > Safe From Bees > [www.safefrombees.com] > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/ ----------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 3094740 Safe From Bees [www.safefrombees.com] --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/
