1) Script Title: Basic Ajax Routine (get & post)

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/ajaxroutine.htm

3) Describe problem:

Hi,

I am using the basic ajax routine (the post) to call a php-generated xml file that backs up user-entered text to a backup file. My quandry is how to abort the ajax call if it fails in, say, 4 seconds. What's the most efficient way to abort this? Is it important to officially abort the request?

Here is what I have tried.


//Define call back function to process returned data
function processGetPost()
{
var myajax=ajaxpack.ajaxobj;

if(some_variable == 'true') // -> because some condition has been met...
{ // such as a javascript timer....
// MY ATTEMPT HERE TO ABORT
myajax.abort();
}

var myfiletype=ajaxpack.filetype

if (myajax.readyState == 4)
{ //if request of file completed
// if request was successful or running script locally
if (myajax.status==200 || window.location.href.indexOf("http")==-1)
{
if (myfiletype=="txt")
alert(myajax.responseText)
else
{
// do something........
} //else
}
}
}



After initiating this intentionally doomed request ( :) ), I have used this code to see if the XMLHttpRequest is really dead. When I initiate this function, I continue to get an alert that ajaxpack.ajaxobj is still alive. I get this alert:


ajaxpack: [object XMLHttpRequest]

Here's my alert function:


function show_ajax_req()
{

alert("ajaxpack: " + ajaxpack.ajaxobj);

// TRYING TO CONFIRM THAT IT HAS BEEN ABORTED....
// I DO NOT GET A CONFIRMATION HERE...
if(!ajaxpack.ajaxobj)
alert("ajax killed..");

}




Thanks for any suggestions!