[FX.php List] Multiple AJAX with 1 JavaScript function?

[Joel Shapiro]

Thanks John

I'm afraid writing a wrapper is beyond me at the moment.  What kind  
of additional coding of AJAX calls would I need to do if I didn't use  
a wrapper like LAJAX?  (i.e. what is LAJAX doing?)

I have a new project in which I'll want to be using quite a bit of  
AJAX.  Any recommendations on where I can get some more not-too- 
complex (yet!) info?  I've certainly played with Scriptaculous  
examples, and looked a little at jQuery, but I've never tried to  
implement either on my own.  Will the issue of how to connect to FX  
be relatively clear from their respective documentation/tutorials...?

Note: I do have a fair grasp of JavaScript

Thanks,
-Joel


On May 23, 2007, at 7:19 PM, John Lannon wrote:

>
> Thanks Michael
>
> I have looked a little at jQuery in the past, but what would I need
> to do so that it worked with FM/FX?
>
> My understanding is that Lance/LAJAX has already made that connection
> for me, and that with another tool I'd have to do that myself.  Is
> that an easy undertaking?
>
> BTW: I just met with this client today and they may be changing this
> page so I may not need it now afterall, although I do want to use
> AJAX more in the future.
>
> Best,
> -Joel
>
> Not to slight LAJAX, but it's a basic wrapper for built-in  
> Javascript functions (the XMLHttpRequest or ActiveXObject) that  
> allow asynchronous server interaction. It certainly saves you time  
> in coding your AJAX calls, but doesn't handle any interaction with  
> your Filemaker datasource (all of your FM interaction will be  
> handled by FX.php) .
>
> If you're just looking for AJAX functionality, LAJAX allows you to  
> do it quickly and easily. However, you would be well served by  
> going with jQuery now as, once you become comfortable with it,  
> you'll be able to do a lot more (DOM scripting, animations, event  
> handling etc).
>
> If you're planning on using Javascript/AJAX in the future, it would  
> definitely be in your best interest to start playing with jQuery or  
> Prototype/Scriptaculous or Yahoo's YUI or MochiKit or Rico or any  
> combination of the above. That being said, if you need to integrate  
> AJAX now and don't want to mess with the learning curve, LAJAX is  
> an elegant solution.
>
> John
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