Rails spinoffs - Aug 2007 - Using Javascript to display information on clients page

I am trying to get a system where a client includes one or two lines
of Javascript in his page, and that code will grab dynamic data from
my server and display it inline on his page.

My code for the JS to include on the clients page is something like
this:
<script type="text/javascript">var
id="12345";</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://my.site.url/grabData.js"></
script>

I then want to take that id, grab data from an SQL database, and print
it back to the clients page inline... but I dont know how to connect
to SQL using Javascript... anybody help?


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Why not
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://yoursite.url/grabData.php?id=12345"></script>

And serve up the content via php*.... better yet, why even do a
<script> include?

* Replace PHP here with your server side language of choice.

On 8/23/07, junkmate <junkmate-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> I am trying to get a system where a client includes one or two lines
> of Javascript in his page, and that code will grab dynamic data from
> my server and display it inline on his page.
>
> My code for the JS to include on the clients page is something like
> this:
> <script type="text/javascript">var
id="12345";</script>
> <script type="text/javascript"
src="http://my.site.url/grabData.js"></
> script>
>
> I then want to take that id, grab data from an SQL database, and print
> it back to the clients page inline... but I dont know how to connect
> to SQL using Javascript... anybody help?
>
>
> >
>

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Matt Harris
(250)-588-2275

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<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://yoursite.url/grabData.php?id=12345"></script>
yer I tried that... it didnt work.
PHP doesnt have the ''document.write'' functionality that JS
has... or
something, I forget the reason.

I got it working in the end by using a JS script that calls an AJAX
function which calls PHP :D
A long way around perhaps, but it works...



On Aug 24, 5:35 am, "Matt Harris"
<harri...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Why not
> <script type="text/javascript"
>
src="http://yoursite.url/grabData.php?id=12345"></script>
>
> And serve up the content via php*.... better yet, why even do a
> <script> include?
>
> * Replace PHP here with your server side language of choice.
>
> On 8/23/07, junkmate
<junkm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > I am trying to get a system where a client includes one or two lines
> > of Javascript in his page, and that code will grab dynamic data from
> > my server and display it inline on his page.
>
> > My code for the JS to include on the clients page is something like
> > this:
> > <script type="text/javascript">var
id="12345";</script>
> > <script type="text/javascript"
src="http://my.site.url/grabData.js"></
> > script>
>
> > I then want to take that id, grab data from an SQL database, and print
> > it back to the clients page inline... but I dont know how to connect
> > to SQL using Javascript... anybody help?
>
> --
> Matt Harris
> (250)-588-2275

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ok it turns out my method doesnt work after all :(
after I got everything else working aswell... annoying :S

Matt Harris - the reason I have to use <script> is that not all people
use PHP. I want my content to be compatible with any page type, as
clients will be including it on their pages (html, php, asp, etc.) and
Javascript is more compatible in this respect.



On Aug 24, 9:41 pm, junkmate
<junkm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> <script type="text/javascript"
>
src="http://yoursite.url/grabData.php?id=12345"></script>
> yer I tried that... it didnt work.
> PHP doesnt have the ''document.write'' functionality that
JS has... or
> something, I forget the reason.
>
> I got it working in the end by using a JS script that calls an AJAX
> function which calls PHP :D
> A long way around perhaps, but it works...
>
> On Aug 24, 5:35 am, "Matt Harris"
<harri...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Why not
> > <script type="text/javascript"
> >
src="http://yoursite.url/grabData.php?id=12345"></script>
>
> > And serve up the content via php*.... better yet, why even do a
> > <script> include?
>
> > * Replace PHP here with your server side language of choice.
>
> > On 8/23/07, junkmate
<junkm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > I am trying to get a system where a client includes one or two
lines
> > > of Javascript in his page, and that code will grab dynamic data
from
> > > my server and display it inline on his page.
>
> > > My code for the JS to include on the clients page is something
like
> > > this:
> > > <script type="text/javascript">var
id="12345";</script>
> > > <script type="text/javascript"
src="http://my.site.url/grabData.js"></
> > > script>
>
> > > I then want to take that id, grab data from an SQL database, and
print
> > > it back to the clients page inline... but I dont know how to
connect
> > > to SQL using Javascript... anybody help?
>
> > --
> > Matt Harris
> > (250)-588-2275

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Matt, apologies... what you suggested worked...
I need the <script> however since data is passed via javascript, using
something like this:

<?php echo "document.write(''hello'');"; ?>

Thanks for your help


On Aug 25, 1:45 am, junkmate
<junkm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> ok it turns out my method doesnt work after all :(
> after I got everything else working aswell... annoying :S
>
> Matt Harris - the reason I have to use <script> is that not all
people
> use PHP. I want my content to be compatible with any page type, as
> clients will be including it on their pages (html, php, asp, etc.) and
> Javascript is more compatible in this respect.
>
> On Aug 24, 9:41 pm, junkmate
<junkm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > <script type="text/javascript"
> >
src="http://yoursite.url/grabData.php?id=12345"></script>
> > yer I tried that... it didnt work.
> > PHP doesnt have the ''document.write'' functionality
that JS has... or
> > something, I forget the reason.
>
> > I got it working in the end by using a JS script that calls an AJAX
> > function which calls PHP :D
> > A long way around perhaps, but it works...
>
> > On Aug 24, 5:35 am, "Matt Harris"
<harri...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > Why not
> > > <script type="text/javascript"
> > >
src="http://yoursite.url/grabData.php?id=12345"></script>
>
> > > And serve up the content via php*.... better yet, why even do a
> > > <script> include?
>
> > > * Replace PHP here with your server side language of choice.
>
> > > On 8/23/07, junkmate
<junkm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > I am trying to get a system where a client includes one or
two lines
> > > > of Javascript in his page, and that code will grab dynamic
data from
> > > > my server and display it inline on his page.
>
> > > > My code for the JS to include on the clients page is
something like
> > > > this:
> > > > <script type="text/javascript">var
id="12345";</script>
> > > > <script type="text/javascript"
src="http://my.site.url/grabData.js"></
> > > > script>
>
> > > > I then want to take that id, grab data from an SQL database,
and print
> > > > it back to the clients page inline... but I dont know how to
connect
> > > > to SQL using Javascript... anybody help?
>
> > > --
> > > Matt Harris
> > > (250)-588-2275

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