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Re: CGI question

• Posted by Daniel Berstein <daber at PAIR.COM> Apr 12, 1999
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Michael Sabal wrote:
>
> Does anybody know how to do this:  I want to write a CGI script that
> manipulates a file on the web server (say a log file or status file) but (this is
> the hard part) does not wipe out the page currently displayed in the browser. 
> Let's say that the HTML page contains JavaScript which allows the user to push a
> button not in a form, which then executes said CGI script.  But also on the page
> are other buttons that allow the user to do other things.  However, I can't
> simply send the whole page back again from the CGI script because certain array
> information built up in the JavaScript program would be lost and passing the data
> through as hidden fields would be too slow and cumbersome.  Any suggestions?

The CGI that creates the to-preserve page creates the created page to
file and store it's name in a hidden attribute of your form. When the
other CGI is called, it knows from that hidden attribute the file to
send back.


Regards,
        Daniel Berstein
        daber at pair.com