There is something called reverse ajax, one site explaining the technique is http://www.obviously.com/tech_tips/slow_load_technique
I have not had the need for it but I would like to hear from you if you get around to use it. On Apr 5, 5:21 pm, mart <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow! didn't know that - You know, there is so much out there, that we > (well, me for sure) rarely take the time to discover things fully. I > love that when I know in advance that there is something to be had by > sticking to something and looking deeper than we (me) usually would! > > Thanks for the tip, I will certainly look into this :) > > Mart > > On Apr 5, 10:31 am, Ross Peoples <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > That's basically how it works. Although as you learn more about AJAX, you'll > > find that there are a bunch of different ways to do this, including more > > 2-way types of communication, where you would do something with the data > > returned from the controller before or after displaying it on the page. Once > > you start to open your mind a bit and get the hang of how it all works, > > you'll start to figure out some really cool ways to tackle problems.

