a simple solution might be to use client-side JS:
<script>
function gotoPage(page) {
alert(page);
}
// 3 seconds
setTimeout("gotoPage('boo.htm')", 3000);
</script>
This works in IE3+ and Nav2+ (but Nav2 has a memory leak, which should not
matter in this case)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher K. St. John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: Need help
> Rajeshwar Rao Vadheraju wrote:
> >
> > How can I write a servlet which gets some results from Database
> > for every 5 mins and diplays them on Browser?
> >
>
> I'm assuming you mean you want to "push" data out to
> the user's browser once every 5 minutes? That's hard,
> because generally how it works is that the browser is
> the one that requests data from the server.
>
> Try checking the archives using keywords like "browser
> push" and "equiv refresh" for some hints.
>
> You'll find (discussed in much greater detail in the
> archives and in books and at various web sites you can
> easily find using google) that you can either:
>
> a) Ask the browser to reload periodically from a
> particular URL. In this case, you'd tell the
> browser to reload once every 5 minutes. Not
> all browsers allow this, though.
>
> b) Write an applet that sets up a connection to
> your server and waits for 'pushed' data. Applets
> can be hard to deploy, though.
>
> But, like I said, check the archives for more details
> and more ideas.
>
> General note: If you don't know the answer, or don't
> understand the question, it's better to say nothing or
> state very clearly that you're guessing. Personally,
> I'd be careful about all the answers in this thread.
>
>
> -cks
>
>
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