[Javascript] JavaScritpt simple compression code

Matt Barton javascript at mattbarton.org
Fri Feb 18 05:49:09 CST 2005


Hakan M (Backbase) wrote:

 > There is no way you can send it as a POST instead of a GET?

Precisely what I was thinking.


 > It would have to be a grand novel not to fit in the size limits of a 
POST request.

And that was my second thought also.  OP did suggest that the strings 
were *big*, but exactly how big is *big*?

Matt



 >
 > Regards,
 > H
 >
 > Eligio Morgado wrote:
 >
 >> Hi Paul.
 >>
 >> I tried this as first solution after using XMLHttp :-)
 >>
 >> But there were many problems related with browser security when doing
 >> submit on _hidden_ forms.
 >>
 >>
 >>> What about this:  in JavaScript create a child window, write into 
it all
 >>> the data you need to transmit to the server in a hidden form field, 
submit
 >>> that form, and close the window.  No compression, but at least you 
could
 >>> send everything in one go.
 >>>
 >>> Paul
 >>>
 >>>
 >>
 >>
 >>
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