Really real time chat

[rjr9999]

Hello,
I'm a new comer to asp so bear with me here. I understand that asp can create html dynamically, but can it then make dynamic changes to that page without actually re-loading it? For example, I've looked into "real time chat" programs writen useing asp, and what I'd really like is just to change the text each time any user submits text without reloading the page, just changeing the text. Is it possible to do this? I can do this with a javascript, but I really want to be able to with asp.

Thanks in advance, Rob
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[Ovatvvon]

That is the way of the web my friend. To interact between the server and the client, the page has to be submitted. However, I have heard that the .NET framework supports the ability to dynamically change documents without making submits to the server...but that is not somthing I've investigated yet first hand...so for now it's just "Hear-Say". -Ovatvvon :-Q

 

[thedji]

Exactly right, it can't be achieved easily as getting data sent back from the server requires a client request - ie. a submit.

.NET does do it, but it's client-side and if anything needs to be sent to the server it's done by submitting.