[Zope] XML-RPC

[Phil Harris]

Another possibility is to use IE on the client side and use one of the COM
interfaces to XML-RPC.

You could then use javascript/vbscript to get data as required.

hth

Phil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hannu Krosing" <hannu@tm.ee>
To: "David Nimmons" <David_Nimmons@huntsman.com>
Cc: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope] XML-RPC


| David Nimmons wrote:
| >
| > I am trying to develop a web based interface to automation equipment
(Allen
| > Bradley plc's in this case) to use for an operator interface. I am using
| > SVG to develop graphics and want to use javascript to manipulate the
| > graphics based on data from the plc. I am looking for a way to pull more
| > data from the server without having to reload the page. My question is
will
| > XML-RPC allow this. Or does Zope have some other mechanism that would
allow
| > this. Thanks for any help.
|
| Actually this is mainly a client-side problem, on server side you have
| total
| freedom to serve any protocol ;)
|
| Often this kind of problem is solved by having twho frames and data is
| aquired
| by reloading the "data-page" which then manipulates the
| "presentation-page"
| using javascript, possibly in its onLoad method.
|
| ------------
| Hannu
|
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