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TConsult can provide AJAX solutions powered by AJAX .NET on multi-functional Web pages and
other areas where AJAX .NET makes sense.
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AJAX solutions powered by AJAX .NET allow segments of your Web page to stand alone and act as if they
were a true desktop application.
One drawback (in some cases) with current Internet browsing is the
fact that the browser screen refreshes every time we perform an action be it clicking on a link, submitting a
form, or paging through record sets.
With AJAX .NET, we can stop this from happening by writing code that will only update that one segment
of your Web page where an action is performed without a full screen refresh. This can be
very beneficial on complex reporting pages or pages where our data driven functionality is a scrollable
amount of distance from the top.
While AJAX .NET is very cool, it should only be implemented on your Website in places where it truly makes sense.
One drawback of AJAX .NET is that the lack of a screen refresh breaks the back button in the Internet browser.
Since we are not truly re-creating the Web page every time the user performs an action, nothing is written to the
browser history.
In addition, users have been trained through the years to rely on the screen refresh in their browser
as a way of knowing that
some action is processing. If you are not careful or you go overboard with AJAX .NET on your Website,
you can confuse your users.
AJAX .NET should only be implemented on your Website where it makes the most sense and incorporated in
ways that ensure your Website
users know their most recent action is processing.
An AJAX .NET Example
Since you are now a long way down the Web page you are viewing,
lets take a look at how an AJAX .NET feature can be beneficial to your Website.
Pretend this page is a large multi-functional report on your Website where you are displaying several types of data.
For whatever reason, you have a customer list at the bottom of the report.
The customer list is long so you want to be able to sort it and page through it.
By clicking on one of the sorting options or paging options below, you can see how AJAX .NET works.
Notice that the screen does not refresh when you click the radio button options or use the paging. You
stay in the same place on the screen despite the fact you are doing database calls that normally cause the
screen to refresh.
Notice the little spinning wheels on each side of the sort order option. When changing
sort order or using the paging (at the bottom), these little wheels appear and spin just in case
you experience latency in the Internet connection. This tells you that something is happening.
Please also try clicking the "Last Name" option below and then hit the refresh button in your browser.
Notice you are not presented with that annoying little pop-up window that says something like,
"To display the Webpage again, Internet Explorer needs to resend the information you have previously submitted."
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First Name
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Address
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City
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State
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Albott
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Linda
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357 Magnum St.
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Seattle
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Washington
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Burnstone
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Craig
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79 County Road 11
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Canandaigua
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New York
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Cable
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Larry
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551 Malone St.
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Tampa Bay
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Florida
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Campbell
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Bonnie
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104 South Main St.
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Nashville
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Tennessee
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Caralot
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Karen
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99 Kyle St.
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Green Bay
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Wisconsin
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Crook
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Ken
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645 Mason St.
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Tampa Bay
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Florida
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Damano
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Dan
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P.O. Box 654
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Boston
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Massachusetts
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Dome
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Donna
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258 Kelly St.
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Charlotte
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North Carolina
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Drakeson
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Will
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159 Mint Rd.
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Seattle
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Washington
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Ellison
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Nancy
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1002 Doorway Rd.
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Tampa Bay
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Florida
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This is AJAX .NET programming and can be added with ease to your Website in places where it might make sense to do so.
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