Accordion Script that reloads secondary page each time.

[motorhog]

1) Script Title: :: Accordion Content script (v2.0)

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...daccordion.htm

3) Describe problem:

I have implemented the script on a request page. when the request is clicked on, it drops down an additional page with more information, (using the "hiddenajaxlink" method) this works perfectly.

As described in the script instructions. the ajax call for the secondary page only loads the raw data on the first call then subsequently uses cached data. is there anyway to force the script to load fresh data each time. The information it is loading changes throughout the day so it has to be loaded fresh each time to be sure we are showing the most up-to-date information to our users.

Or is there another script that would allow me to do the same thing.

Thanks

Michael Kennedy
IT Manager

[Nile]

I'm just guessing here, but open up ddaccordion.js and delete the following line (you can find it using CTRL+F).

ajaxinfo.status="loading" //set ajax status to "loading"

[motorhog]

I'm just guessing here, but open up ddaccordion.js and delete the following line (you can find it using CTRL+F).

ajaxinfo.status="loading" //set ajax status to "loading"

Thanks Nile, but that didn't work. I tried the same thing with a couple of other lines that looked like they might be what i was looking for but they also did nothing.

ajaxinfo.cacheddata=content //remember ajax content
ajaxinfo.status="cached" //set ajax status to cached

any other ideas??

[Beverleyh]

What if you change the "cached" part of that second line to "none"?

ajaxinfo.status="none" //set ajax status to cached

[motorhog]

Have tried that, and in several other places. all it seems to do is A. Nothing or B. just shows the loading... text

[Beverleyh]

I can't really test much from iPhone but the demo page appears to null the cache on page refresh (so I'm surmising from the loading image before the content loads again) so presumably if you refresh the page and trigger the header, the revised Ajax file will load in too. So what if you employ the URL + parameter mechanism that does that (as used on the demo's plain text links), in the actual headers themselves?

<a href="currentpage.htm?mypets=2">Reload page and select the 3rd content using a URL parameter</a>

Its a refresh + reload file + expand content, all in one go - Would that work for you?

[Nile]

Sorry about the troubles. I was able to look through the file, so this should do the trick if I'm not mistaken. Restore to the original file and delete the following line (line 60, for clarification).

ajaxinfo.status="cached"

That should do it

[motorhog]

That function seems to be for the Last example which has the additional content in a <div> rather than calling it from an external url.

When i refresh the screen it doesn't clear the cache that the ajax script/calls are using. i have to completely close the browser for it to reload and display any changes made to the additional info files.

I think is is something in the ddaccordion.js file but just not sure. there are lots of if statement relating to content and ajax but in all honesty Javascript and ajax are a bit alien.

Thanks

[motorhog]

Sorry about the troubles. I was able to look through the file, so this should do the trick if I'm not mistaken. Restore to the original file and delete the following line (line 60, for clarification).

ajaxinfo.status="cached"

That should do it

Hi Nile, i had tried that earlier and it didnt have any effect. I have re-tried it and still does not reload the file.

[Nile]

That's odd. I'm going to set this up locally and give it a try. In the meantime, restore to default and find the following lines (94-100):

if (ajaxinfo.status=="none" || ajaxinfo.status=="loading")
	this.ajaxloadcontent($targetHeader, $targetContent, config, function(){ddaccordion.expandit($targetHeader, $targetContent, config, useractivated, directclick)})
else if (ajaxinfo.status=="cached"){
	$targetContent.html(ajaxinfo.cacheddata)
	ajaxinfo.cacheddata=null
	ajaxinfo.status="complete"
}

And replace them with

if (ajaxinfo.status=="none" || ajaxinfo.status=="loading" || ajaxinfo.status=="cached") {
	ajaxinfo.status = "none";
	this.ajaxloadcontent($targetHeader, $targetContent, config, function(){ddaccordion.expandit($targetHeader, $targetContent, config, useractivated, directclick)})
}

To see if that works