Auto-refresh page using nothing by javascript in URL

**bluespire** · 03-30-2012, 12:56 AM

Just what the title says. I've tried this a number of ways, and either it doesn't work (doesn't do anything) or refreshed the page and changes the URL with it so the timer never goes off again to refresh the page.

I would even accept writing this as a FF plugin if necessary, BUT it would have to be short, as I have to manually type out the code as the system is segmented from all media and internet.

I need a page, that normally times out after 10 minutes, to refresh as if the user hit the refresh button.

**Padonak** · 03-30-2012, 01:13 AM

open the page in an iframe and then refresh it as fast and many times as you like

**bluespire** · 03-30-2012, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by Padonak

open the page in an iframe and then refresh it as fast and many times as you like

Sample code please?

**Spinner** · 03-30-2012, 03:08 AM

There might be some security-issues with this, but it should work.

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Reload iframe demo</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
	var reloadInterval;
	var url='http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_iframe.asp';
	var reload_time_in_seconds=10;

	function reloadFrame(id){
		document.getElementById(id).src=url;
		console.log("interval triggered");
	}
	function initiateInterval(id){
		document.getElementById(id).src=url;
		reloadInterval=setInterval("reloadFrame("+id+")",reload_time_in_seconds*1000);
	}
	
</script>
</head>
<body id="body" onload="initiateInterval('myframe')">
<iframe height="600" width="100%" id="myframe" ></iframe>
</body>
</html>

Good luck

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