FASUG Application Development Day 2007

Track B Session 5

Introduction to AJAX for RPG Programmers
PAUL TUOHY


Introduction to AJAX for RPG Programmers

Although it has been around for a number of years Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) has suddenly become a hot topic. What is all the fuss about? What relevance does AJAX have for the RPG programmer?

AJAX provides a means of having a web page communicate with a server, either synchronously or asynchronously. Combined with CGI programming techniques (CGIDEV2 is used in the presentation), you now have a means of dealing interactively with a web page, i.e. changing the contents of a web page without having to re-write the whole page.

And best of all, it is already installed on every PC, all you have to do is use it! In this session you will learn:

  • The background to AJAX
  • How it works
  • Examples of how to use it


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