[Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope

[Sean Hastings]

Can you describe the behavior you are trying to get from the user's
perspective?

I am about 110% certain that there must be a simpler way. Maybe a popup
window, or a frame that reloads within your page, or JavaScript calling a
URL that does not return anything at all so the effect is to just send info
to the server - would any of these do the trick?

--Sean

> -----Original Message-----
> From: zope-bounces+whysean=softhome.net at zope.org
> [mailto:zope-bounces+whysean=softhome.net at zope.org]On Behalf Of Laura
> McCord
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:08 AM
> To: Chris McDonough; zope at zope.org
> Subject: RE: [Zope] using xml-rpc with javascript to access zope
>
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> >If not, I'd suggest trying to implement this in very, very small
> pieces.  e.g. make a JavaScript function that does something simple
> like, >calls an XML-RPC method that returns "1+1" and then displays the
> result 2 within the DOM using JavaScript, then build up from there
> >incrementally.
>
> Yes, this is my biggest problem, how do I call a simple xml-rpc method
> from javascript?
>
> The xml-rpc server is not a zope server it is a perl script that is
> running on my local computer.
>
> Ideally this is what I what to do, I want to click on a link and onclick
> will call a javascript function and that function will call a xml-rpc
> method, this will all occur in my zope page template. Sounds basic, but
> I don't know where to start.
>
> I just started learning xml-rpc so I don't know all of the
> technicalities behind it, so I am so sorry for not explaining myself
> correctly before.
>
> Thank You,
>  Laura