[Zope] newbie - force frame update for multiple users?
srl
slandrum@turing.csc.smith.edu
Thu, 11 May 2000 11:18:58 -0400 (EDT)
There's a simpler way; in the <head> of the document you want to
refresh, put:
<META http-equiv="REFRESH" content="$num_of_seconds">
where $num_of_seconds is how often to refresh the page.
srl
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Shane Renee Landrum
slandrum<@>cs.smith.edu
On Thu, 11 May 2000, Jim Sanford wrote:
> The way I would do it is to create a small floating window with javascript in it that would check the server on a regular basis (1
> second, 10 seconds, 5 minutes? - whatever would suit your needs) to see if any of the data in the frames in question has changed. If
> no change, the floating window would be refreshed with a new copy of itself to check again after the specified interval. If the data
> has changed the floating window would be refreshed with javascript to update the relevant fields in the relevant frames and then
> recheck for new data after the appropriate time period.
>
> Note. the floating window could just be an addtional frame that does not even have to be visible (set its frameset row or column
> value to zero)
>
> You could also include a button to force a check.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian McClain <brian@liaone.ne.mediaone.net>
> To: <zope@zope.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 9:03 AM
> Subject: [Zope] newbie - force frame update for multiple users?
>
>
> Hello
> Please forgive my ignorance, but is the following possible?
> I'll have about 10 users viewing the same dtml document which displays
> a frameset. Anyone of the users can supply input via a form in one of
> the
> frames. The submitted data is used to update the other frames. Is it
> possible to get the server to update all the users and not just the
> single
> submitter? How would I get a reference to the other users? Any
> tips would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>
>
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