Thanks very much for your replies. Could you please post the whole page code?
So I can see how the javascript, html and ajax works together I'mn struggling to understand how the whole page is layed out. Thanks in advance On Sep 28, 2:18 pm, Mark Gorman <dayg...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://docs.jquery.com/Ajaxhas everything you need but a simple > example would be... > > $(document).ready(function(){ > $.ajaxStart(function(){ > $('.loading').show();}); > > $.ajaxStop(function(){ > $('.loading').hide();}); > > //i have trouble with the post permiters so i always do it the {} way > but you can just pass a array > $.post('example.php',{peram1 : 'hello',peram2 : 'world', myval : $ > ('.myinput').val()},function(data){ > alert($(data).find('result').text()); > > }); > }); > > if the return was xml ie <message><result>it saved</result></message> > then you would get it saved in a alert watch some of the functions > though if you tell it to expect something as it will just > brake. .loading i am useing as your loading graphic or a div > containing it etc using css to absolutely position it or putting it > wherever you want it. you can do better things if you want but if you > just trying things for the first time this will do :P > > On Sep 28, 10:58 am, mattastic <mharris...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Could soneone please show me an example of a simple ajax post to a > > coldfusion page, with a loading graphic? > > > I cant find an appropriate example in the documentation. > > > Thankyou