RE: [WEB400] call an rpg program to return a true/false value in javascript

["Bob Cozzi \(RPGIV\)" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

If I'm late or repeating someone else's solution excuse me but...
Couldn't you just write a cookie out and then read it back in the
JavaScript?

Bob Cozzi
cozzi@rpgiv.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-admin@midrange.com [mailto:web400-admin@midrange.com] On
Behalf
> Of Richard B Baird
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:07 PM
> To: web400@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] call an rpg program to return a true/false value
in
> javascript
>
>
> thanks Nathan,
>
> I was trying to avoid reloading the page, but that will have to do.
>
> I'm not going to try to code my first java applet on a deadline.
>
> thanks anyway,
>
> rick
>
> ---original message---
> > if (href="/cgi-bin/myprogram?parm=parmvalue") {
> >   domystuff;
> >   }
> >      else   {
> >   dootherstuff;
> >   }
>
> It wouldn't be quite that simple.  The browser would expect a page to
be
> returned by an HREF.
>
> A couple alternatives come to mind.  I think a java applet on the
current
> page could connect to the server and ask for a true/false response.
The
> applet could export a method that could return a true/false value to
java
> script.
>
> Second, an HREF link could return a page that contained a form with a
> hidden
> variable.  If you didn't want that page to replace the current page,
then
> you may be able to reference a hidden target frame.  Your java script
could
> reference the hidden variable in the hidden frame.
>
> Sorry, I don't have a source example.
>
> Nathan M. Andelin
> www.relational-data.com
>
>
>
>
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