Re: Internet application

From: Paul Lutus (nospam_at_nosite.zzz)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:59:55 -0700

JoeBlack wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Bit stuck here, I want to write a web app to do the following:
>
> Connect to electronic equipement, this send HTML updates of its
> status.
> Have a web server that collates this data and stores it in a database.
> Allow users to connect to the web server via explorer etc. to request
> this data.

So far, you can use a PHP script that creates a Web page on demand with the
current information.

>
> My problem is with the last point, I want the explorer page to show a
> current live view of whats happening at the equipment end, but I don't
> want to use the refresh button, or do an autorefresh on the page
> because it will be fully reloaded and will not look very professional.

Use a Java applet. Java applets can be updated from the server side and can
refresh themselves seamlessly.

You know, the META refresh tag is by far the simplest approach, and it may
not flicker unacceptably, depending on the page contents and the visitor's
browser. 

-- 
Paul Lutus
http://www.arachnoid.com
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