Just so you know client Java will require a plug-in DL (6 mb) with the
advent of IE6. War of the Worlds beginnings soon related to Server-Side
domination. I would advise strongly against deploying "any" client side
Java.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Emberson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Dynamic Content Loading (IT WORKS)
> I am working on the same thing and after much culling I have the following
> test file:
>
> <head>
> <title>URL Load</title>
> </head>
> <body>
> <script language="JavaScript1.2">
> content = " \
> MyalertCnt=0; \
> Myalert=function(s){ \
> s=(MyalertCnt++)+' '+s; \
> alert(s); \
> } \
> \
> function BASE(){ \
> } \
> BASE.prototype.getClass=function(){ \
> return 'BASE'; \
> }; \
> BASE.prototype.XXX=function(){ \
> }; \
> \
> function DERIVED(){ \
> this.base=BASE; \
> this.base(); \
> } \
> DERIVED.prototype=new BASE(); \
> DERIVED.prototype.getClass=function getClass(){ \
> return 'DERIVED'; \
> } \
> DERIVED.prototype.YYYY=function(){ \
> }; \
> \
> var baseObject = new BASE() \
> Myalert('baseObject class = '+baseObject.getClass()); \
> \
> var derivedObject = new DERIVED() \
> Myalert('derivedObject class = '+derivedObject.getClass()); \
> ";
> RUN = function() {
> eval(content);
> }
> //eval(content);
> RUN();
>
>
> </script>
> THIS IS THE BODY
> </body>
> </html>
>
> I started out trying to call eval() on dynamically loaded content without
> success. I've reduced
> to the above. When the 'content' is evaluated with the call to
'eval(content)'
> in the global
> context (Netscape 4.76) it works but if the call is to eval(content)
within
> the function
> RUN(), (comment the eval statement and uncomment the call to RUN()),
> then it fails - the derived object does NOT have ANY methods!!!
>
> Now, both versions, calling eval(content) at the global level and calling
> RUN(), work
> for mozilla 6.1. So, there is something funky about Netscape 4.76 that
behaves
>
> differently.
>
> This is important (assuming Netscape 4.76 is important) because dynapi is
> executed in the
> 'onload' hook which means that any call to 'eval()' does not take place at
the
> global
> level but rather is nested within a function.
>
> Richard
>
> Jim Foster wrote:
>
> > Hello, all!
> >
> > I am very interested in using this technique that Michael Pemberton has
> > developed, however, I am having difficulty and was wondering if Michael
(or
> > anyone) would be so kind as to get me pointed on the right track?
> >
> > Here is my code which uses Michael's setURL() technique:
> > =============================================
> > <html>
> > <head>
> > <title>Site Nav</title>
> > <script language="javascript" src="javascript/dynapi.js"></script>
> > <script language="javascript">
> > DynAPI.setLibraryPath('javascript/lib/')
> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.api.*')
> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.file.io')
> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.file.url')
> > </script>
> >
> > <script language="javascript">
> > DynAPI.onLoad = function() {
> > siteNavLayer = new DynLayer(0,0,400,40)
> > siteNavLayer.setURL('test.htm',false,false) // no js, no evt
> > DynAPI.document.addChild(siteNavLayer)
> > }
> > </script>
> > </head>
> >
> > <body>
> > </body>
> >
> > </html>
> > =============================================
> >
> > This returns a page with
> >
> > [object Object]
> >
> > contained in the layer.
> >
> > I have no doubt that I am doing something wrong that is embarrasingly
> > simple.
> >
> > Incidentally, the files referred to in the include statement are the
ones
> > that Michael had in his file.zip attached to his e-mail of 2/21, and the
> > HTML file I am using in setURL() is the HTML equivalent of "Hello
World")
> > (i.e., very simple, no javascript).
> >
> > Please advise.
> >
> > -- Thanks! --
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Pemberton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 10:09 PM
> > Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] Dynamic Content Loading (IT WORKS)
> >
> > > I now have it working in both NS and IE (only win tested) and can't
see
> > > any bugs. (I should open my eyes)
> > >
> > > Just place all the files in their own directory called "file" in your
> > > libs directory.
> > >
> > > Then all DynLayer's will have a new method called setURL:
> > > DynLayer.prototype.setURL=function(url,js,noevt)
> > >
> > > url is the location of the file.
> > > this can be relative to the current main page or absolute.
> > > it MUST only be on the current domain, java does not allow
external
> > > server downloads
> > > js
> > > do you wish any found javascript to be executed?
> > > noevt
> > > do you wish the load events to be triggered?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael Pemberton
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > ICQ: 12107010
> > >
> > >
> >
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