/* The following function creates an XMLHttpRequest object... */
function createRequestObject(){
var request_o; //declare the variable to hold the object.
var browser = navigator.appName; //find the browser name
if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
/* Create the object using MSIE's method */
request_o = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}else{
/* Create the object using other browser's method */
request_o = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
return request_o; //return the object
}
var http = createRequestObject(); //Create and hold the http request object.
/* AJAX function 1 to retreive sub categories via the PHP server file. */
/* This function is called from the onChange dropdown of main categories */
/* with the value that was selected as a param to this function. */
/* ===================================================================== */
function getSubCats(sel_val){
/* If user chose to suggest a new main category, pop open the */
/* suggestion window now and exit here */
if (sel_val == 'suggest') {
window.open ('http://www.myexp.org/suggest_cat.html','suggest_cat','location=1,status=1,menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,width=430,height=340');
exit;
}
/* First paint a message in the empty div, saying "Retrieving sub cats". */
/* This will be helpful if the process takes a few seconds. */
var progress_circle = '
';
var RSC_message = progress_circle + 'Retrieving sub categories, please wait...';
document.getElementById('sub_cat_list').innerHTML = RSC_message;
/* Call the PHP script file. */
// Build the 2nd parameter line first in a single var.
var call_line = 'categories.php?main_cat=' + sel_val;
http.open("get", call_line, true);
/* Make sure we don't get a cached version of the feed!!! */
/* One of these lines below (the last one tested) seems to be able */
/* to tell stupid IE to not cache the result from the server and */
/* show the same thing all the time. FireFox does not have this problem. */
/* How sweet it would be to charge Microsoft two days of my work wasted */
/* on this stupid IE problem. */
http.setRequestHeader('Pragma','no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'must-revalidate');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader( 'Cache-Control', 'no-store');
http.setRequestHeader('Expires', 0);
http.setRequestHeader("If-Modified-Since", "Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT");
/* Define a function name to call for the results back. */
http.onreadystatechange = handleProducts;
/* Send the data to the PHP file - null is needed for the GET method. */
http.send(null);
}
/* Function called to handle the data returned from the php file. */
function handleProducts(){
if(http.readyState == 4){
var response = http.responseText; //Get the response as text.
//This is how the HTML target empty div is changed dynamically.
document.getElementById('sub_cat_list').innerHTML = response;
//alert(response);
}
}
/*
Version of getSubCats() for the submit process with no action on change sub.
*/
function getSubCats_passive(sel_val){
/* If user chose to suggest a new main category, pop open the */
/* suggestion window now and exit here */
if (sel_val == 'suggest') {
window.open ('http://www.myexp.org/suggest_cat.html','suggest_cat','location=1,status=1,menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,width=430,height=340');
exit;
}
/* First paint a message in the empty div, saying "Retrieving sub cats". */
/* This will be helpful if the process takes a few seconds. */
var progress_circle = ' ';
var RSC_message = progress_circle + 'Retrieving sub categories, please wait...';
document.getElementById('sub_cat_list').innerHTML = RSC_message;
/* Call the PHP script file. */
// Build the 2nd parameter line first in a single var.
var call_line = 'categories_passive.php?main_cat=' + sel_val;
http.open("get", call_line, true);
/* Make sure we don't get a cached version of the feed!!! */
/* One of these lines below (the last one tested) seems to be able */
/* to tell stupid IE to not cache the result from the server and */
/* show the same thing all the time. FireFox does not have this problem. */
/* How sweet it would be to charge Microsoft two days of my work wasted */
/* on this stupid IE problem. */
http.setRequestHeader('Pragma','no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'must-revalidate');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader( 'Cache-Control', 'no-store');
http.setRequestHeader('Expires', 0);
http.setRequestHeader("If-Modified-Since", "Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT");
/* Define a function name to call for the results back. */
http.onreadystatechange = handleProducts_passive;
/* Send the data to the PHP file - null is needed for the GET method. */
http.send(null);
}
/* Function called to handle the data returned from the php file. */
function handleProducts_passive(){
if(http.readyState == 4){
var response = http.responseText; //Get the response as text.
//This is how the HTML target empty div is changed dynamically.
document.getElementById('sub_cat_list').innerHTML = response;
//alert('Hello from getSubCats_passive, code retieved is: ' + response);
}
}
/* AJAX function 2 to retrieve story links. */
/* ======================================== */
function get_stories(main_cat_picked, sub_cat_picked){
//alert('From get_stories function, main and sub cats are: ' + main_cat_picked + ', ' + sub_cat_picked);
/* If user chose to suggest a new sub category, pop open the */
/* suggestion window now and exit here */
if (sub_cat_picked == 'suggest') {
window.open ("http://www.myexp.org/suggest_cat.html","suggest_cat","location=1,status=1,menubar=0,toolbar=0,resizable=0,width=430,height=340");
exit;
}
/* First paint a message in the empty div, saying "Retrieving stories". */
/* This will be helpful if the process takes a few seconds. */
var progress_circle = ' ';
var RSP_message = progress_circle + 'Retrieving entries, please wait...';
document.getElementById('links_list').innerHTML = RSP_message;
/* Call the PHP script file. */
// Build the 2nd parameter line first in a single var.
var call_line = 'get_stories.php?main_cat_p=' + main_cat_picked + '&sub_cat_p=' + sub_cat_picked;
http.open("get", call_line, true);
/* Make sure we don't get a cached version of the feed!!! */
/* One of these lines below (the last one tested) seems to be able */
/* to tell stupid IE to not cache the result from the server and */
/* show the same thing all the time. FireFox does not have this problem. */
/* How sweet it would be to charge Microsoft two days of my work wasted */
/* on this stupid IE problem. */
http.setRequestHeader('Pragma','no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'must-revalidate');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader( 'Cache-Control', 'no-store');
http.setRequestHeader('Expires', 0);
http.setRequestHeader("If-Modified-Since", "Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT");
/* Define a function name to call for the results back. */
http.onreadystatechange = handleStories;
/* Send the data to the PHP file - null is needed for the GET method. */
http.send(null);
}
/* Function called to handle the data returned from the php file. */
function handleStories(){
if(http.readyState == 4){
var response_2 = http.responseText; //Get the response as text.
//This is how the HTML target div is changed dynamically.
document.getElementById('links_list').innerHTML = response_2;
//alert(response_2);
}
}
/* Function to activate the Step 2 submission button. */
/* It also handles suggestion of new sub cat from submit. */
/* ====================================================== */
function activateButt_browse(sub_cat_picked) {
/* If user chose to suggest a new sub category, pop open the */
/* suggestion window now and exit here */
if (sub_cat_picked == 'suggest') {
window.open ("http://www.myexp.org/suggest_cat.html","suggest_cat","location=1,status=1,menubar=0,toolbar=0,resizable=0,width=430,height=340");
exit;
}
// Activate the button when sub cat is picked (changed).
document.submit_form.go.disabled=false;
// Code not used!
// var active_code = '
';
// document.getElementById('browse_button').innerHTML = active_code;
}
/* AJAX function 3 to retrieve the story. */
/* ======================================== */
function fetch_story(story_id) {
// alert('From the fetch_story function, the story ID is: ' + story_id);
/* First paint a message in the empty div, saying "Retrieving story". */
/* This will be helpful if the process takes a few seconds. */
var progress_circle = ' ';
var RSP_message = progress_circle + 'Retrieving the entry, please wait...';
document.getElementById('story_text').innerHTML = RSP_message;
/* Call the PHP script file. */
// Build the 2nd parameter line first in a single var.
var call_line = 'get_the_story.php?the_story_id=' + story_id;
http.open("get", call_line, true);
/* Make sure we don't get a cached version of the feed!!! */
/* One of these lines below (the last one tested) seems to be able */
/* to tell stupid IE to not cache the result from the server and */
/* show the same thing all the time. FireFox does not have this problem. */
/* How sweet it would be to charge Microsoft two days of my work wasted */
/* on this stupid IE problem. */
http.setRequestHeader('Pragma','no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'must-revalidate');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader( 'Cache-Control', 'no-store');
http.setRequestHeader('Expires', 0);
http.setRequestHeader("If-Modified-Since", "Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT");
/* Define a function name to call for the results back. */
http.onreadystatechange = handleStory;
/* Send the data to the PHP file - null is needed for the GET method. */
http.send(null);
}
/* Function called to handle the data returned from the php file. */
function handleStory(){
if(http.readyState == 4){
var response_3 = http.responseText; //Get the response as text.
//This is how the HTML target div is changed dynamically.
document.getElementById('story_text').innerHTML = response_3;
// document.getElementsByName('story_text_area').innerHTML = response_3;
//alert(response_3);
}
}
/* AJAX function 4 to retrieve counter links. */
/* ========================================== */
function get_counters(story_id_picked){
//alert('From get_stories function, main and sub cats are: ' + main_cat_picked + ', ' + sub_cat_picked);
/* First paint a message in the empty div, saying "Retrieving counters". */
/* This will be helpful if the process takes a few seconds. */
var progress_circle = ' ';
var RSP_message = progress_circle + 'Retrieving entries, please wait...';
document.getElementById('links_list').innerHTML = RSP_message;
/* Call the PHP script file. */
// Build the 2nd parameter line first in a single var.
var call_line = 'get_counters.php?story_id=' + story_id_picked;
http.open("get", call_line, true);
/* Make sure we don't get a cached version of the feed!!! */
/* One of these lines below (the last one tested) seems to be able */
/* to tell stupid IE to not cache the result from the server and */
/* show the same thing all the time. FireFox does not have this problem. */
/* How sweet it would be to charge Microsoft two days of my work wasted */
/* on this stupid IE problem. */
http.setRequestHeader('Pragma','no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'must-revalidate');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader( 'Cache-Control', 'no-store');
http.setRequestHeader('Expires', 0);
http.setRequestHeader("If-Modified-Since", "Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT");
/* Define a function name to call for the results back. */
http.onreadystatechange = handleCounters;
/* Send the data to the PHP file - null is needed for the GET method. */
http.send(null);
}
/* Function called to handle the data returned from the php file. */
function handleCounters(){
if(http.readyState == 4){
var response_4 = http.responseText; //Get the response as text.
//This is how the HTML target div is changed dynamically.
document.getElementById('links_list').innerHTML = response_4;
//alert(response_4);
}
}
/* AJAX function 5 to retrieve the counter. */
/* ======================================== */
function fetch_counter(counter_id) {
// alert('From the fetch_story function, the story ID is: ' + story_id);
/* First paint a message in the empty div, saying "Retrieving story". */
/* This will be helpful if the process takes a few seconds. */
var progress_circle = ' ';
var RSP_message = progress_circle + 'Retrieving the entry, please wait...';
document.getElementById('story_text').innerHTML = RSP_message;
/* Call the PHP script file. */
// Build the 2nd parameter line first in a single var.
var call_line = 'get_the_counter.php?the_counter_id=' + counter_id;
http.open("get", call_line, true);
/* Make sure we don't get a cached version of the feed!!! */
/* One of these lines below (the last one tested) seems to be able */
/* to tell stupid IE to not cache the result from the server and */
/* show the same thing all the time. FireFox does not have this problem. */
/* How sweet it would be to charge Microsoft two days of my work wasted */
/* on this stupid IE problem. */
http.setRequestHeader('Pragma','no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'must-revalidate');
http.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
http.setRequestHeader( 'Cache-Control', 'no-store');
http.setRequestHeader('Expires', 0);
http.setRequestHeader("If-Modified-Since", "Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT");
/* Define a function name to call for the results back. */
http.onreadystatechange = handleCounter;
/* Send the data to the PHP file - null is needed for the GET method. */
http.send(null);
}
/* Function called to handle the data returned from the php file. */
function handleCounter(){
if(http.readyState == 4){
var response_5 = http.responseText; //Get the response as text.
//This is how the HTML target div is changed dynamically.
document.getElementById('story_text').innerHTML = response_5;
// document.getElementsByName('story_text_area').innerHTML = response_5;
//alert(response_3);
}
}