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jQuery scope or race condition in AJAX/getJSON

I have a piece of jQuery code which invokes several getJSON() calls in quick succession: var table = $("table#output"); for (var i in items) { var thisItem = items[i]; $.getJSON("myService", { "itemID": thisItem }, function(json) { var str = "<tr>"; str += "<td>" + thisItem + "</td>"; str += "<td>" + json...

How do I post large data through an AJAX call (jQuery)?

I am trying to use jQuery's ajax functionality to update data from a web form (ASP.NET MVC). Part of the data comes from a text area, and while is not a huge amount of data, can easily be more than 2 KB. It seems that jQuery ajax puts all data into the query string, hence causing IIS to reject the URL, hence breaking the call. Is it p...

retrieving XMLHttpRequest parameters in python

Client-side code submits an object (in the POST request body) or query string (if using GET method) via ajax request to a python cgi script. Please note that the object/query string parameters are not coming from a <form> or <isindex>. How can I retrieve these parameters from within the server-side python script using standard library...

Problems with Struts and AJAX

Hello, Here is my problem, I'm bulding a modular aplication, and I'm using the SwitchAction in the struts-config.xml to change to another config file, eht problem is that when I change to the other module, and get back to the default config xml, I'm getting a error, because my page use a AJAX request to get some data from the DB, and I'v...

Guide for securing an ajax php webapp

Hello, I have a small AJAX application, written in PHP that I did not secure from the start. I would like some recommendations on how to now secure the app, things to implement and check for. I have not found any exhaustive guides on google, and hope that some can be recommended. It is a small application that connects to and displays ...

Kill ajax requests using javascript using jquery.

How do I cancel an ajax request that I have not yet received the response from using jquery? ...

What advantages can be gained and what pitfalls need to be understood when using Ajax?

The following is a very vague and incomplete list of advantages and pitfalls that I am aware of. I would really appreciate it if anyone more knowledgeable in this area could help expend on these... Advantages... User experience can be improved with a faster and seemingly more natural UI. Content and functionality from many different s...

ASP.NET Ajax script registration

When should I use ScriptManager to register scripts and when is it ok to use the Page.ClientScript? What are the rules? ...

Character set woes

I have a small ajax application built with php. Using phpMyAdmin I have set a mysql database to utf-8, and have imported a textfile containing utf-8 data into it. This worked fine on a windows machine with easyphp, after adding character-set-server=utf8 and default-character-set=utf8 to the my.cnf file. I have now tried to move this t...

Force CascadingDropDown to refresh without page reload

How do I force a CascadingDropDown to refresh it's data without a page refresh? I have a button on the page which adds a variable to the Session which is then used to set the selected value of all the drop downs. However I can't seem to force the refresh of a DropDownList without a full refresh of the page. ...

Settings values into TextBox - Ajaxified Aspx

Hi there, im using AjaxToolKit in aspx, so a cue is how to set values to textbox? i was using javascript to retrieve values from another aspx, so now i have (for example) a sum of prices in a local var (in codebehind) and i want to set that value in a TextBox with runat="server" I have to use jquery or javascript? with webmethods? how c...

Hide/Show controls with AJAX

I am using an ASP.NET AJAX-Enabled Web application (ASP.NET 2.0 and AJAX Toolkit 1.0) that contains one button and 2 UpdatePanels (UpdatePanel_1 and UpdatePanel_2) The button is registered with RegisterAsyncPostBackControl in the ScriptManager object UpdatePanel_1 is in "Conditional" update mode and contains a TextBox. UpdatePanel_2 i...

ajax in each time or load everything at once

you have several links on a page. when clicked, a div gets updated via ajax. the updated div includes data from the database. according to this scenario, every time a link is clicked, the date is grabbed from the database and injected into the div. would you now; 1) support this scenario or... 2) would load each link's content in sev...

Where is the ASP.NET MVC AJAX documentation?

Does anyone know where you can find online documentation for the AJAX used in ASP.NET MVC Framework Beta? I can't seem to find it. I've been looking at the quickstarts for some information and googling for it but seems to be very difficult to find. It seems somewhat limited as it is now. Do people use this or do it in combination with o...

How do I disallow clicking on a link while an ajax request is in progress?

I have "a" element which servers as button. It has no href attribute. I'm using jQuery to achieve very simple thing: on click start ajax request and prevent further clicks. After ajax completes, enable clicking. I don't use form or input button. var contact= { send: function() { $.ajax({ type: "POST", ...

Ajax ModalPopup Extender with ASP.NET MVC

Hi Everyone, I am trying to implement an Ajax ModalPopup Extender but i have no clue where to start. Can somene please show me how to go about doing this or atleast guide me in the right direction. Thanx Owais ...

Ajax: Partial refresh of a parent page (update a div) from "lightbox" window

Is there a way to update information in a div of a parent page from a pop-up/"lightbox" window. I would like to create a pop up window that contains a form that updates a database (currently i am using php/mysql with prototype). In other words... I would like a user to be able to use a form in a popup window to update the database, and...

jQuery + MVC User Controls

What I'm trying to do is pass parameters to a user control view which will update a div tag and render the new data based on a hidden user control there. I know how to update a div tag using the Ajax.Form() Helper Method but passing parameters and updating the partial control is beyond me. I've never used jQuery and looked up some tutori...

Strange javascript behavior - multiple active XMLHttpRequests at once? Long running scripts?

I'm attempting to issue two concurrent AJAX requests. The first call (/ajax_test1.php) takes a very long time to execute (5 seconds or so). The second call (/ajax_test2.php) takes a very short time to execute. The behavior I'm seeing is that I /ajax_test2.php returns and the handler gets called (updateTwo()) with the contents from /...

(Rails) What is "RJS"?

I've seen "RJS" and "RJS templates" mentioned in passing in blog posts and tutorials. I did a search, but I'm still unsure about it. Is it a technology specific to Rails, rather than a standard like JSON or YAML? I understand it's used for "generating JavaScript." Does it generate generic JS or Rails-specific JS requiring the Prototype ...