MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Wed Aug 17 00:54:10 CDT 2005
I have seen variations of Ajax.Net on Source Forge and this one where
the C# source was recently released
I think they are all still in Alpha even MS is yet to release their
javascript engine.
http://ajax.schwarz-interactive.de/csharpsample/default.aspx
MartyConnelly wrote:
> I realize Victoria is little out date but this is archived from the
> net 10 years ago,
> It is now considered a net classic. The Original Hampster Dance
> Dance the night away!
>
> http://www.hamsterdance.com/classorig.html
>
> Haven't looked at .net variation but probably the same basic theme and
> methods with a bit more class.
>
> Jim Lawrence wrote:
>
>> Marty what do you mean 'No dancing Hamster'! :-(
>>
>> What is your opinion on the AJAX.Net variation on AJAX which seems to
>> be the
>> hottest ticket?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:10 PM
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Ajax and Atlas with XML
>>
>> Nope that is it, all there is in the one xml element, no dancing
>> hamsters
>>
>> This site will give you a better idea but more html code needed
>> Click on
>> Drop Downs & Form Handling <javascript: toggleDiv('div_dropdowns')>
>>
>> then click states states
>>
>> http://www.clearnova.com/ajax/index.html
>>
>>
>> Jim Lawrence wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi Marty:
>>>
>>> Just a note the Server page update sample.
>>> It initially shows the following line: This is some sample data. It
>>> is the
>>> default data for this web page. View XML data.
>>>
>>> .. and when clicking on the link: View XML data
>>>
>>> .. the line then displays: This is some sample data. It is stored in
>>> an XML
>>> file and retrieved by JavaScript.
>>>
>>> .. and that is all. Is there supposed to be more displayed?
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
>>> MartyConnelly
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:50 PM
>>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>> Subject: [AccessD] Ajax and Atlas with XML
>>>
>>> If looking for xml info starter sites.
>>>
>>> http://www.xml.org
>>> http://www.xml.com
>>> A vb oriented site was once vbxml.com
>>> http://www.topxml.com
>>>
>>> Try to buy XML books published in last 3 years otherwise
>>> you wont get latest in XSLT and XQuery. Old books maybe based on
>>> old XSL patterns
>>> which might prove confusing.
>>>
>>>
>>> Now here is the latest buzz in XML development with AJAX.
>>>
>>> In computer programming, AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a
>>> method of building interactive applications for the Web that process
>>> user requests immediately.Ajax allows content on Web pages to update
>>> immediately when a user performs an action, unlike an HTTP request,
>>> during which users must wait for a whole new page to load. For
>>> example, a weather forecasting site could display local conditions
>>> on one side of the page without delay after a user types in a zip code.
>>> Google Map works this way. ATLAS is a downloadable javascript engine
>>> Microsoft is supposed to bring out in September at some convention.
>>>
>>> How difficult is this stuff well it is not rocket science. But an
>>> amalgam of 4 or 5 techniques. Ajax combines several programming
>>> tools including JavaScript, dynamic HTML (DHTML), Extensible Markup
>>> Language (XML), cascading style sheets (CSS), the Document Object
>>> Model (DOM), and the Microsoft object, XMLHttpRequest. After that
>>> you can use Web Services to grab the xml data. You could modify
>>> javascript to VBA too for use in Access.
>>>
>>> Some sites where you can grab javascript source and examples of
>>> Ajax or download them
>>>
>>> http://www.clearnova.com/ajax/index.html
>>> http://developer.apple.com/internet/webcontent/XMLHttpRequestExample/exampl
>>>
>>>
>>
>> e
>>
>>
>>> .html
>>>
>>> Articles
>>> Dynamic HTML and xmlhttpRequest object
>>> http://developer.apple.com/internet/webcontent/xmlhttpreq.html
>>>
>>> Jesse Garrett What is Ajax? (The guy that gave it the name)
>>> http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is a elementary ajax sample just place the two files on your
>>> web server and run with java script enabled
>>> through your favourite browser.
>>>
>>> You can also run from hard disk directly in Netscape 7.0 but IE
>>> locally has security stops and uses file: protocol and not http:
>>> protocol so wont run correctly
>>> without a lot of fiddling with settings. Rather than use a object;
>>> might use document.innerhtml to get around for local use.
>>>
>>> On my server these two files
>>> http://www5.brinkster.com/mconnelly/ajax/ajax.html
>>>
>>> Save this file as UTF-8 not ANSI ajax.html
>>>
>>> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
>>> "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
>>> <html lang="en" dir="ltr">
>>> <head>
>>> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
>>>
>>
>> charset=iso-8859-1">
>>
>>
>>> <title>Developing Web Applications with Ajax - Example</title>
>>> <script type="text/javascript"><!--
>>> function ajaxRead(file){
>>> var xmlObj = null;
>>> if(window.XMLHttpRequest){
>>> xmlObj = new XMLHttpRequest();
>>> } else if(window.ActiveXObject){
>>> xmlObj = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
>>> } else {
>>> return;
>>> }
>>> xmlObj.onreadystatechange = function(){
>>> if(xmlObj.readyState == 4){
>>> updateObj('xmlObj',
>>> xmlObj.responseXML.getElementsByTagName('data')[0].firstChild.data);
>>> }
>>> }
>>> xmlObj.open ('GET', file, true);
>>> xmlObj.send ('');
>>> }
>>> function updateObj(obj, data){
>>> document.getElementById(obj).firstChild.data = data;
>>> }
>>> //--></script>
>>> </head>
>>> <body>
>>> <h1>Developing Web Applications with Ajax</h1>
>>> <p>This page demonstrates the use of Asynchronous Javascript and
>>> XML (Ajax) technology to
>>> update a web page's content by reading from a remote file
>>> dynamically -- no page reloading
>>> is required. Note that this operation does not work for users
>>> without JavaScript enabled.</p>
>>> <p id="xmlObj">
>>> This is some sample data. It is the default data for this web
>>> page. <a href="data.xml"
>>> title="View the XML data." onclick="ajaxRead('data.xml');
>>> this.style.display='none'; return false">View XML data.</a>
>>> </p>
>>> </body>
>>> </html>
>>>
>>>
>>> Save this file below as UTF-8 data.xml
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>>> <root>
>>> <data>
>>> This is some sample data. It is stored in an XML file and
>>> retrieved by JavaScript.
>>> </data>
>>> </root>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gustav Brock wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Bryan
>>>>
>>>> So no job? Or wife?? Is that what you are trying to tell?
>>>> On the other hand (for the job option, cannot tell for the wife
>>>> option), with your knowledge I would expect it to be easy for you to
>>>> find some "new challenges" except, of course, if things are a little
>>>> more complicated than they may appear to be ...
>>>>
>>>> Currently I'm facing some XML work. Haven't done anything with this
>>>> and
>>>> Access and hardly know where to look except browsing this list ...
>>>> So an XML cookbook or guide is a suggestion.
>>>>
>>>> /gustav
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> carbonnb at sympatico.ca 08/16 3:45 am >>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> I have found myself in a situation that gives me an inordinate
>>>> amount of free time and I'm looking for some ideas to fill my time.
>>>>
>>>> I am thinking of something that would make development easier or a
>>>> specifc app that would greatly help developers. I need something to
>>>> keep my mind active and fingers busy :)
>>>>
>>>> It can be anything from Access to Word to Excel (Office 2K), even
>>>> VB 6.
>>>>
>>>> I'm open to any and all suggestion. And If I can learn something
>>>> new, that would be even better.
>>>>
>>>> Let the flood gates open :-)
>>>>
>>>>
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--
Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada