> Is there a way in PHP to update information on an open web > page (e.g. to say > "Hello, user, I have just logged in"), without the user > having to refresh > the page himself each time? Technically, I don't believe so, but I can think of a way you might be able to fake it. If you have a browser that supports imbedded frames <IFRAME> only the contents of the imbedded frame (a small portion of your visible page) can be used to minimize the portion that needs to be reloaded. If the imbedded frame has no borders, the user will never notice that there is a frame (unless they are asked to click something inside the frame). Note: I know that IE, Netscape, Mozilla and Firefox all support imbedded frames. My experiences with Firefox have been interesting in that even refreshing the entire page appears to cause no flicker if few items are moved in the second rendering (downside in my testing is that firefox appears to leave running processes consuming RAM, at least in my Windoz XP). I did see an implementation where a javascript routine loaded a separate file and because it ran in the browser, it could update pulldown lists and controls without appearing to refresh the page. HTH Warren Vail warren@xxxxxxxxxxxx -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
