how to update A page with table-data (alarm-list)

first: I could't found any suggestions/solutions in FAQ/tutorials

My problem, i want to refresh a alarmlist, which is is not a big issue -
using "setInternval(<js-funcion>)" in the header-part.
But i want to control it from the html-page using start/stop-button.

I tried to write a js-function which start "setInterval" and which
"clearIntervall" but it doesn't work.

So one of the questions is "is it possible to clearInterval(<variable>)
within the php-context?

next: Is it possible to stopp '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5;
URL=<php-script>' within the php-script?

Is anybody here who solved such a problem?

Any suggestions?

"Helmut Arnold" <helmut.arnold@online.de> wrote in message
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> first: I could't found any suggestions/solutions in FAQ/tutorials
>
> My problem, i want to refresh a alarmlist, which is is not a big issue -
> using "setInternval(<js-funcion>)" in the header-part.
> But i want to control it from the html-page using start/stop-button.

sounds like it could be do-able. see below.

>
> I tried to write a js-function which start "setInterval" and which
> "clearIntervall" but it doesn't work.

setInterval() was introduced in Netscape 4 and IE 4. google for code. I
would have to. check out http://msdn.microsoft.com and search there. they
are sure to have something.

>
> So one of the questions is "is it possible to clearInterval(<variable>)
> within the php-context?

this is purely a JS question. some people do a
function Every100() {
//code to be executed here
//reset timer:
timeEvery100=setTimeout("Every100();",100);
}
timeEvery100=setTimeout("Every100();",100);
window.onunload=new Function("clearTimeout(timeEvery100);");
I don't know if that really helps you any.

>
> next: Is it possible to stopp '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5;
> URL=<php-script>' within the php-script?

only if you can force a new page on the browser, maybe with javascript's
window.location.href="url"
possibly you can use window.stop(), but it exists only in Netscape 4.0+

>
> Is anybody here who solved such a problem?
>

not me.

> Any suggestions?