One way to do this is to include some javascript in the result HTML that calls a function to re-enable the buttons.
like: <script type="text/javascript">resetButtons()</script> ...then just build your resetButtons() function to do the work. To make sure this is executed when you Ajax call finishes, you need to add the option "evalScripts:true" in your Ajax call. On May 30, 10:03 am, lhotch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For starters, im a total novice when it comes to javascript so please > bearwith me. > > What I have i a web page that makes use of PHP and the > Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater to launch an external PHP script and unpdate > the source web page. > > This is working wonderfully for the most part. However I wanted to add > some functionality to the page. With that in mind I wanted to give the > user the ability to run some external commands at the press of a > button so to handle this I used Ajax.Updater and this also works fine > in terms of starting the external processes I need started. > > In an affort to prevent multipl instances of the external commands to > be started, I disable the buttons after they are pressed but I would > like them to be reenabled automatically when the process that they > started completes so the process can be run again. > > Ive tried using the onComplete and onSuccess options to re-enable the > buttons but it doesnt seem to be working for me. Since I am new to JS > I think its likely because I am not using them properly but the > documentation is a bit dificult for me as a newbie to grasp. > > I have a function defined in the head of the document and I call that > function to disable the buttons onClick, which it does. I was hoping > however that when the Ajax.Updater was done I could use onComplete or > onSuccess to call the function to enable the buttons but cant seem to > get it to work. > > Ideally what I would like to do is I have php script called by > Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater set a php session variable. As this script > monitors the actions started by the buttons the session variable is > continually updated and what I would like to do is have onComplete or > onSuccess re-enable the buttons when the session variable is a certain > value. > > Can someone be so kind as to better explaine, in simple terms how I > could accomplish this? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-spinoffs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
