Thanks for the info. I just did a simple print FILE test using $$ on the name and can see as you say it is a different process each time. This implies the entire screen on the browser is refreshed for each AJAX call right? I thought AJAX (in my simple mind) was clever in that it simply modified the element (div) on screen and used the called script/function to provide the modification?

I am wondering why I both using AJAX in that case and just let the entire HTML page refresh with some hidden variables to control what actions occur on the next call of the cgi object.

Any thoughts on that?

Many Thanks

In reply to Re^2: Global variables with CGI:Ajax by me_gazza
in thread Global variables with CGI:Ajax by me_gazza

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