[RESOLVED] change META refresh based on form value

[mattwidge]

I'm building a feedback system with real-time feedback (kinda like a one-sided chat room) & I need to know how to change the refresh rate of a META refresh based on the number in a form.

Basically:
- META refresh starts at 5 seconds
- If somebody changes the number in the form, the refresh rate changes (ie: from 5 seconds to 10 seconds)

I'm not sure if this can be done with javascript, or PHP, but I need it.

[ssystems]

 window.setTimeout('window.location="location"; ',value);

Hope that helps

[mattwidge]

Unfortunately it didn't work, maybe because I'm not doing it right.

Here's the form:
<input type=text name="rate" id="rate" size="3" value="5">

And your JavaScript:
<script type="text/JavaScript">
window.setTimeout('window.location="location"; ',document.getElementById['rate'].value);
</script>

If there's something I'm doing wrong, please tell me.

[johns221b]

there is a syntax error

window.setTimeout('window.location="location"; ',document.getElementById('rate').value);


and whats expected from "location"?

[mattwidge]

Thanks. works correctly, but it reloads too fast.

How do I:
- If form value is 5
- make it reload every 5 seconds

do I add a set of zeros on the end?

[johns221b]

multiply by 1000

[ssystems]

the value is in milliseconds so if you want 5 secs value = 5000. Don't forget to mark as resolved.

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