Javascript 101 - Calling a CGI script

[stahl.karl]

Howdy,

I have a CGI/Perl script that simply creates a few Javascript
variables. For example:

--------myCGI.pl----------------------------------------
print("Content-type: text/javascript\n\n"));
print("var x = 5");


Now in my .html code I have TWO <script> blocks where I call the code
as follows:

<script type="text/javascript" src="cgi-bin/myCGI.pl"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

All other Javascript functions, some which refer to the
variables produced by CGI.

</script>


This works just fine, but it seems like there must be a way to just
simply call the CGI script from WITHIN the second block above. Maybe
something like: run("cgi-bin/myCGI.pl"). Does something like this
exist?

Thanks a million.

 

[VK]

Howdy,

I have a CGI/Perl script that simply creates a few Javascript
variables. For example:

--------myCGI.pl----------------------------------------
print("Content-type: text/javascript\n\n"));
print("var x = 5");


Now in my .html code I have TWO <script> blocks where I call the code
as follows:

<script type="text/javascript" src="cgi-bin/myCGI.pl"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

All other Javascript functions, some which refer to the
variables produced by CGI.

</script>


This works just fine, but it seems like there must be a way to just
simply call the CGI script from WITHIN the second block above. Maybe
something like: run("cgi-bin/myCGI.pl"). Does something like this
exist?

Surprisingly enough not yet (as a common language standard)

But ajaxoids (IXMLHTTPRequest/XMLHttpRequest solutions) do the trick
pretty close to what you are looking for. Search "Ajax". See also
<http://www.ajaxtoolbox.com>