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PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170826] Tue, 30 November 2010 23:15 Go to next message
bruceaj is currently offline  bruceaj
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My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.

Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
to do to correct this problem.

Thanks..

Bruce
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170827 is a reply to message #170826] Wed, 01 December 2010 00:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 11/30/2010 08:15 PM, bruceaj wrote:
> My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
>
> Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
> to do to correct this problem.

Hard to guess anything without any code provided.
Please provide the minimum code needed to reproduce the issue.
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170828 is a reply to message #170826] Wed, 01 December 2010 00:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In article
<aabb4728-afa5-462f-8d2f-052b42c4043f(at)p7g2000prb(dot)googlegroups(dot)com>,
bruceaj <bruceaj(at)bellsouth(dot)net> wrote:

> My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
>
> Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
> to do to correct this problem.

What does "briefly flashes" mean? Not outside your bedroom window I hope.

A sensible problem description [1] and some context would help.

[1] One place I used to work at, there was one irritating person who
came into my office from time to time and said: "It doesn't work". My
usual response to him was "Have you been to the Doctor about it?". He
eventually got the point - please try to also.

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nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170829 is a reply to message #170827] Wed, 01 December 2010 00:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Nov 30, 7:11 pm, Magno <marbar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/30/2010 08:15 PM, bruceaj wrote:
>
>> My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
>
>> Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
>> to do to correct this problem.
>
> Hard to guess anything without any code provided.
> Please provide the minimum code needed to reproduce the issue.

Here is my Code. This is the call from my main routine

<input name="btnSearch" type="submit" id="btnSearch"
onclick="getData('results')", value="Submit Search" />

This is the function that makes a "Synchronous" call to APAX.. I'm
using Synchronous to try to debug my problem.

target points to the output area in my main routine, <div
id-'results'></div>
function getData(target) {
var serverPage = "getCensusData.php";
var parmStr = "lastname=Jul%";
var obj = document.getElementById(target);
processSJAXPost(serverPage, parmStr, obj);
}

Here is my SJAX call.
function processSJAXPost(serverpage, parmStr, obj) {

xmlhttp = getxmlhttp();
xmlhttp.open("POST", serverpage, false);
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-
urlencoded");
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parmStr.length);
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
xmlhttp.send(parmStr);

obj.innerHTML =
xmlhttp.responseText;;
}

My PHP routine is nothing but an single statement, <?php echo
"getData()"; ?>
Now, I'm getting a result from my PHP routine but it "flashs" and goes
away.

Thanks for the help..

Bruce
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170830 is a reply to message #170828] Wed, 01 December 2010 00:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
bruceaj is currently offline  bruceaj
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On Nov 30, 7:17 pm, Tim Streater <timstrea...@waitrose.com> wrote:
> In article
> <aabb4728-afa5-462f-8d2f-052b42c40...@p7g2000prb.googlegroups.com>,
>
>  bruceaj <bruc...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
>
>> Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
>> to do to correct this problem.
>
> What does "briefly flashes" mean? Not outside your bedroom window I hope.
>
> A sensible problem description [1] and some context would help.
>
> [1] One place I used to work at, there was one irritating person who
> came into my office from time to time and said: "It doesn't work". My
> usual response to him was "Have you been to the Doctor about it?". He
> eventually got the point - please try to also.
>
> --
> Tim
>
> "That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
> nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted"  --  Bill of Rights 1689

Briefly flashes means that the results of the echo statement in my php
routine, "flash" on my main page for less then a second.

Sorry for not posting the code in my first response. I know what you
mean with your dissertation. I was hoping the solution would be simple
and I wouldn't have to post code.

Thank you very much for your response. Hopefully the code I posted
will help...

Bruce
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170831 is a reply to message #170826] Wed, 01 December 2010 00:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 11/30/2010 6:15 PM, bruceaj wrote:
> My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
>
> Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
> to do to correct this problem.
>
> Thanks..
>
> Bruce

PHP knows nothing about the browser end. PHP sends data to the browser;
if it only flashes, one of two things are happening:

1) The javascript is doing something odd - follow up in comp.lang.javascript
2) The html is invalid - try alt.html.

In either case - if the data gets to the browser, it is not a PHP
problem. PHP is server-side only.

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Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170832 is a reply to message #170831] Wed, 01 December 2010 03:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Nov 30, 7:52 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> On 11/30/2010 6:15 PM, bruceaj wrote:
>
>> My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
>
>> Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
>> to do to correct this problem.
>
>> Thanks..
>
>> Bruce
>
> PHP knows nothing about the browser end.  PHP sends data to the browser;
> if it only flashes, one of two things are happening:
>
> 1) The javascript is doing something odd - follow up in comp.lang.javascript
> 2) The html is invalid - try alt.html.
>
> In either case - if the data gets to the browser, it is not a PHP
> problem.  PHP is server-side only.
>
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> Jerry Stuckle
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That's true. My PHP is working fine. BUT, it takes two to tango! I
doubt that there are too many people who write ONLY PHP code. A lot
also work on the client side and I was hopping some of those could
give me some suggestions.

Thanks for the response..

Bruce
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170833 is a reply to message #170832] Wed, 01 December 2010 03:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 11/30/2010 10:26 PM, bruceaj wrote:
> On Nov 30, 7:52 pm, Jerry Stuckle<jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> On 11/30/2010 6:15 PM, bruceaj wrote:
>>
>>> My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
>>
>>> Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
>>> to do to correct this problem.
>>
>>> Thanks..
>>
>>> Bruce
>>
>> PHP knows nothing about the browser end. PHP sends data to the browser;
>> if it only flashes, one of two things are happening:
>>
>> 1) The javascript is doing something odd - follow up in comp.lang.javascript
>> 2) The html is invalid - try alt.html.
>>
>> In either case - if the data gets to the browser, it is not a PHP
>> problem. PHP is server-side only.
>>
>
> That's true. My PHP is working fine. BUT, it takes two to tango! I
> doubt that there are too many people who write ONLY PHP code. A lot
> also work on the client side and I was hopping some of those could
> give me some suggestions.
>
> Thanks for the response..
>
> Bruce

Please see above. It doesn't matter how many people write in whatever
other languages. This is a PHP newsgroup, and where the PHP experts
hang out. If your PHP code is working, you're in the wrong group.
Please ask in a more appropriate newsgroup.

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Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170835 is a reply to message #170829] Wed, 01 December 2010 10:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:26:43 -0800 (PST), in comp.lang.php bruceaj
<bruceaj(at)bellsouth(dot)net>
<7a800d5d-7bb8-4797-a7b6-92ce644f0d33(at)i25g2000prd(dot)googlegroups(dot)com>
wrote:

> | On Nov 30, 7:11 pm, Magno <marbar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> | > On 11/30/2010 08:15 PM, bruceaj wrote:
> | >
> | > > My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
> | >
> | > > Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
> | > > to do to correct this problem.
> | >
> | > Hard to guess anything without any code provided.
> | > Please provide the minimum code needed to reproduce the issue.
> |
> | Here is my Code. This is the call from my main routine
> |
> | <input name="btnSearch" type="submit" id="btnSearch"
> | onclick="getData('results')", value="Submit Search" />

Is this button within a <form> element?

> | This is the function that makes a "Synchronous" call to APAX.. I'm
> | using Synchronous to try to debug my problem.
> |
> | target points to the output area in my main routine, <div
> | id-'results'></div>
> | function getData(target) {
> | var serverPage = "getCensusData.php";
> | var parmStr = "lastname=Jul%";
> | var obj = document.getElementById(target);
> | processSJAXPost(serverPage, parmStr, obj);

If so then do a return false; here.

> | }
> |
> | Here is my SJAX call.
> | function processSJAXPost(serverpage, parmStr, obj) {
> |
> | xmlhttp = getxmlhttp();
> | xmlhttp.open("POST", serverpage, false);
> | xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-
> | urlencoded");
> | xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parmStr.length);
> | xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
> | xmlhttp.send(parmStr);
> |
> | obj.innerHTML =
> | xmlhttp.responseText;;
> | }
> |
> | My PHP routine is nothing but an single statement, <?php echo
> | "getData()"; ?>
> | Now, I'm getting a result from my PHP routine but it "flashs" and goes
> | away.
> |
> | Thanks for the help..
> |
> | Bruce
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170836 is a reply to message #170835] Wed, 01 December 2010 10:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Erwin Moller is currently offline  Erwin Moller
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On 12/1/2010 11:15 AM, Jeff North wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:26:43 -0800 (PST), in comp.lang.php bruceaj
> <bruceaj(at)bellsouth(dot)net>
> <7a800d5d-7bb8-4797-a7b6-92ce644f0d33(at)i25g2000prd(dot)googlegroups(dot)com>
> wrote:
>
>> | On Nov 30, 7:11 pm, Magno<marbar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> |> On 11/30/2010 08:15 PM, bruceaj wrote:
>> |>
>> |> > My AJAX response from my PHP flashes briefly then goes away.
>> |>
>> |> > Appreciate it if someone can give me some suggestions on what I need
>> |> > to do to correct this problem.
>> |>
>> |> Hard to guess anything without any code provided.
>> |> Please provide the minimum code needed to reproduce the issue.
>> |
>> | Here is my Code. This is the call from my main routine
>> |
>> |<input name="btnSearch" type="submit" id="btnSearch"
>> | onclick="getData('results')", value="Submit Search" />
>
> Is this button within a<form> element?

Also:

<input name="btnSearch" type="submit" id="btnSearch"
onclick="getData('results')", value="Submit Search" />

What is that comma (,) doing after onclick="getData('results')" ?

And the closing tag /> indicates an XML file. What is the doctype?

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Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170841 is a reply to message #170829] Wed, 01 December 2010 15:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Am 01.12.2010 01:26, schrieb bruceaj:

> Here is my Code. This is the call from my main routine
>
> <input name="btnSearch" type="submit" id="btnSearch"
> onclick="getData('results')", value="Submit Search" />
^
Is this a typo?

As others already wrote: Here you have a submit button. So it does two
things, when clicked:

Calls the JavaScript function
*and*
submits the form (if it's within a form).

That triggers two requests, where I guess, the response of the
form-submit "overwrites" the response from the AJAX call.

Solution: either use a <input type="button" />, which wouldn't submit
the form. Or use your submit-button and return false from the click
handler to suppress the submitting of the form. But this makes only
sense, if you want a fallback in submitting the form, if JavaScript is
turned off or your JavaScript functions return a correct true or false,
depending whether the call succeeded or not.

> <div id-'results'></div>
^
Is this a typo? With this, I don't think, you would have an element with
the id "results".

Helmut
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170895 is a reply to message #170841] Sun, 05 December 2010 23:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Dec 1, 10:08 am, Helmut Chang <use...@helmutchang.at> wrote:
> Am 01.12.2010 01:26, schrieb bruceaj:
>
>> Here is my Code. This is the call from my main routine
>
>> <input name="btnSearch" type="submit" id="btnSearch"
>> onclick="getData('results')", value="Submit Search" />
>
>                                ^
>                                Is this a typo?
>
> As others already wrote: Here you have a submit button. So it does two
>
> things, when clicked:
>
> Calls the JavaScript function
> *and*
> submits the form (if it's within a form).
>
> That triggers two requests, where I guess, the response of the
> form-submit "overwrites" the response from the AJAX call.
>
> Solution: either use a <input type="button" />, which wouldn't submit
> the form. Or use your submit-button and return false from the click
> handler to suppress the submitting of the form. But this makes only
> sense, if you want a fallback in submitting the form, if JavaScript is
> turned off or your JavaScript functions return a correct true or false,
> depending whether the call succeeded or not.
>
>> <div id-'results'></div>
>
>           ^
> Is this a typo? With this, I don't think, you would have an element with
> the id "results".
>
> Helmut

I changed the button to a type button and all works fine

As of <div id='results"></div>, this is the target for my innerHTML
AJAX response..

Thanks...

Bruce
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170896 is a reply to message #170895] Sun, 05 December 2010 23:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 05/12/10 23:13, bruceaj wrote:
> On Dec 1, 10:08 am, Helmut Chang <use...@helmutchang.at> wrote:
>> Am 01.12.2010 01:26, schrieb bruceaj:
>>
>>> Here is my Code. This is the call from my main routine
>>
>>> <input name="btnSearch" type="submit" id="btnSearch"
>>> onclick="getData('results')", value="Submit Search" />
>>
>> ^
>> Is this a typo?
>>
>> As others already wrote: Here you have a submit button. So it does two
>>
>> things, when clicked:
>>
>> Calls the JavaScript function
>> *and*
>> submits the form (if it's within a form).
>>
>> That triggers two requests, where I guess, the response of the
>> form-submit "overwrites" the response from the AJAX call.
>>
>> Solution: either use a <input type="button" />, which wouldn't submit
>> the form. Or use your submit-button and return false from the click
>> handler to suppress the submitting of the form. But this makes only
>> sense, if you want a fallback in submitting the form, if JavaScript is
>> turned off or your JavaScript functions return a correct true or false,
>> depending whether the call succeeded or not.
>>
>>> <div id-'results'></div>
>>
>> ^
>> Is this a typo? With this, I don't think, you would have an element with
>> the id "results".
>>
>> Helmut
>
> I changed the button to a type button and all works fine
>
> As of <div id='results"></div>, this is the target for my innerHTML
> AJAX response..

I hope it's actually:

<div id='results'></div>

or:

<div id="results"></div>

and not really:

<div id='results"></div>

Rgds

Denis McMahon
Re: PHP/AJAX Problem [message #170900 is a reply to message #170895] Mon, 06 December 2010 09:07 Go to previous message
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Am 06.12.2010 00:13, schrieb bruceaj:

> As of<div id='results"></div>, this is the target for my innerHTML
> AJAX response..

Yes, I know ;). But you had:

<div id-'results'></div>
^

with a minus instead of an equal sign in your original posting.

Helmut
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