Although it has been around for a number of years Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) has suddenly become a hot topic. What is all the fuss about? What relevance does AJAX have for the RPG programmer?

AJAX provides a means of having a web page communicate with a server, either synchronously or asynchronously. Combined with CGI programming techniques (CGIDEV2 is used in the presentation), you now have a means of dealing interactively with a web page - i.e. changing the contents of a web page without having to re-write the whole page.

And best of all, it is already installed on every PC - all you have to do is use it!.

In this session provides an introduction to AJAX in which you will learn:-
1. The background to AJAX.
2. How it works.
3. Examples of how to use it.