Adding updated text website with java script -
Is there an easy way to use java script to input the text updates into a web page instead of instead of redueing the web page each time.
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Ken Thorson
Is there an easy way to use java script to input the text updates into a web page instead of instead of redueing the web page each time.
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Ken Thorson
John Pollock posted this at 00:50 — 2nd May 1999.
He has: 628 posts
Joined: Mar 1999
With a JavaScript, it is a little shaky on browser support. If you use tables, it sometimes makes a mess in NS3 if you use a document.write- which you would need for this script. Some other browsers won't support it at all- and with the need to use an external JS the only browsers that will probably see it are IE4+ and NS4+. The best way to do this would be through CGI and/or SSI.
The way to do it with JS involves using an external .js file. You can see how to use this at:
http://www.pageresource.com/jscript/jxtern.htm
In this case, you would make the .js file look something like this:
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function newcontent()
{
document.write("Your new text in Here<BR>");
document.write("other new text, etc.");
}
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Then, in your html file, be sure to point to the script in your HEAD section:
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript" SRC="yourname.js"></SCRIPT>
Then, call the script in the body section where you want the new text to show up:
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">
<--
newcontent();
//-->
</SCRIPT>
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John Pollock
http://www.pageresource.com
http://www.javascriptcity.com
Java Script: A Beginner's Guide
Page Resource
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