techniQal support

Here is the code for the simple AJAX functions I am using.
I will extend it some more later on, IE handle both GET and POST, as well as basic auth.
I know there are other more graceful libraries out there, but for now, my needs are simple.
Thanks to the number of different web authors, who I stole/borrowed bits and pieces of code from.

    var http_request = false;
    function makeRequest(url,divid) {
        div_id = divid;
        http_request = false;

        if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
            http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
            if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
                http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
            }
        } else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
            try {
                http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e) {
                try {
                    http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
                } catch (e) {}
            }
        }

        if (!http_request) {
            alert('Giving up   Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
            return false;
        }
        http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
        http_request.open('GET', url, true);
        http_request.send(null);

    }

    function alertContents() {

        if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
            if (http_request.status == 200) {
		 document.getElementById(div_id).innerHTML = http_request.responseText;
            } else {
                alert('There was a problem with the request.');
            }
        }

    }
	function removeContents(divid) {
		document.getElementById(divid).innerHTML = "";
				} 

 

I am slowly adding content to this site that is AJAX enabled.
For now, I have a few examples.

• Check this post, and hover over the word AJAX.
• The Search form on the main page is Ajax enabled, and will auto suggest posts based on your search terms ala “Google Suggest”

Expect more soon, as I learn and play around even more.

 

Ran across a link to this site. Really cool news aggregator for some good web standards and CSS design sites/blogs.
Definitely worth a peek.

Don’t Meet Your Heroes – The CSS & Web Standards News Compilation Site

 

Here is an article on Lifehacker listing ten of the authors favourite bookmarklets. There are a few good ones in the list.
Also a link to a bookmarklets site with even more handy bookmarklets.
There are nifty little helpers for any number of browser functions. In fact, I am blogging this with a bookmarklet right now.

Top Ten Bookmarklets