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Solaris
03-12-2005, 07:05 PM
I'm not sure where to post this, but....

I'm helping out a friend and doing their web maintenance. They've asked if I could add a feature to one section on their Home page that would make the text information change to different information every few minutes. I'm not sure what it's called, but it's not like a news ticker, or maybe it is? :confused: They don't want it to scroll, but to actually change, rotating to other information, then back. Would anyone happen to know anything about that sort of stuff and if so, would you please give me some direction? The site is www.fortwayneflyers.com, and the section that needs to change is the "Upcoming Events" section on the right side of the homepage. I really appreciate any help you could give me. Thanks!

ray326
03-12-2005, 11:40 PM
Is this an "on each request" kind of thing or an "as the page sits there" kind of thing? The server running that site has everything needed for the former (Apache/SSI, PHP and no doubt CGI). The latter is a bit more iffy.

Solaris
03-13-2005, 03:09 PM
Hi ray326! It would be an "as the page sits there" thing.

ray326
03-13-2005, 06:52 PM
Here's a link to the archived version of a DevEdge article describing on possible solution.

http://web.archive.org/web/20030529034447/http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/inner-browsing/

Solaris
01-19-2006, 01:40 AM
Hey ray326,

It's been awhile, but thanks for the link.