>> How about using a trigger on the database that instantly knows when the data has changed, like that no unnecessary refreshes have to be done on the client side when the data hasn't been changed? <<
Can you elaborate? So the database tells some server-side Java code that the data has been changed... now how do you get that information down to the web browser? =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com