FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?

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FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?
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Within a web-page use the XML HTTP Request object, see:

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html

http://www.ajaxtoolbox.com/


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[Dr J R Stockton]

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FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?

Within a web-page use the XML HTTP Request object, see:

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html

That says something about the Object, but apparently not about how to
use it to download.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmlhttp ?

 

[Dr J R Stockton]

Dr J R Stockton said the following on 11/17/2007 3:03 PM:

It does, just not explicitly in those words.

It's irrelevant whether *you* can find the answer in the reference; it
is whether one who does not know the answer can find it, and find enough
relevant detail to be useful.

 

[VK]

Dr J R Stockton said the following

Sorry to disturb, Gentlemen I just was wondering if it could be
the time to add a line (below AJAX) about WebService

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/webservices/
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/ru-ru/webservices/Aa740691.aspx

Especially since it is the solution chosen by browser producers for
secured cross-domain communication.