Trigger servlet with javascript function

[Mallu Kumar]

I need help with triggering servlet with javascript function. I am successful in getting the timeinterval method in JS but I am having issue calling the servlet. The servlet queries the database and throws data in to a file.

This file has to be refreshed every 10 seconds for users to view the updated information.

var int=self.setInterval("trigger()",10000);

function(){

//Servlet queries the db and loads the data into the file.
trigger servlet ...???

" TriggerServlet? ......

}

[Tim Moores]

A JavaScript library like Prototype makes this real simple with its Ajax.Request, Ajax.Updater and Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater objects: http://www.prototypejs.org/learn/introduction-to-ajax

[Bear Bibeault]

Prototype is a dinosaur -- if a JavaScript library is going to be used, I'd recommend a more modern libraries such as jQuery, Dojo or YUI.