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§ Don't AJAX an image!

Using AJAX is fine when you need it, but I've used AJAX to simply reload CAPTCHA images.  Boy, some people are dumb!  Me, in particular.

UPDATE:  I'm dumber than I thought...

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§ Simple AJAX request

Almost all of my AJAXing is to simply grab the output of a source and stuff it in in a div.  In previous posts you can see what I've been using for a long time, but I wanted to make a function I wouldn't have to edit every time I used it in a project.

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§ Use iframe contents to change iframe to ajax div

This php file, used as an iframe's content, will attempt to load javascript to the parent to replace the iframe with a div, then ajax its content to that div.

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Oppuk gazed down at the creature in disgust.  Not only had it forced its barbaric name upon him, it smelled of floral aromatics, which the denizens of this world often applied to themselves in the mistaken belief that the natural scents of their bodies were noisome, while blatant artificial odors were somehow more acceptable.
Oppuk, The Course of Empire, Eric Flint & K.D. Wentworth