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Jun 10.2007

i am a novice programmer, a beginner. my first javascript project is a custom gadget that will fetch info from various websites and display them for for me in one place.

problem is, i am stuck. all i have found is XMLHttpRequest. i don’t think that is what i need.

can someone please point me in the right direction?

Thank you,
outawater

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@rootJun 10.2007 — you will need the aid of a server side language like PHP.

the XML Http Request will only work on the domain from which the script was served from.
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@outawaterauthorJun 10.2007 — thank you for your reply.

i'll check that out.

i've been looking at python too. maybe i should write a simple server in python to get the web pages, parse them, and then feed the xmlhttprequest? does that sound like the right track?
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@jsakalosJun 11.2007 — thank you for your reply.

i'll check that out.

i've been looking at python too. maybe i should write a simple server in python to get the web pages, parse them, and then feed the xmlhttprequest? does that sound like the right track?[/quote]

Yes, this should work.
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@outawaterauthorJun 11.2007 — thank you. i will try to proceed. all this stuff is pretty complicated to figure out all by yourself.
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@jsakalosJun 11.2007 — Try to look here.
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