Hello,

I' ve started programming a web page with Ajax and I am wondering how to load different content in web page. My problem is:
Is better way to load main content(HTML file) through iframe and then load needed data and insert them into the main content or to program the whole page in javascript by using DOM functions and load only data and insert them into made DOM?

Please consider that the the whole page has a lot of different built contents. I really need proffesional advice.

Regards,
SC

Well if you really need professional advice they are plenty of paid consultants to be found :) Here's mine gratis.

The iframe method is a bit passé now that 90% of standard browsers (desktop ones) support access via XMLHttpRequest, and most low-level devices that don't support it struggle with (i)frames anyway, so I'd suggest XMLHttpRequest. It's also easier to manage multiple simultaneous requests. If you are pulling content from external services you'll need a server-side proxy anyway as modern devices don't let you access the contents of an (i)frame if the domain is different to the main page.
Wrox's Professional Ajax covers the different options at some length and gives a fuller picture of their pros and cons.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

Thank you for you answer.
I have read Professional Ajax and I know that XMLHttpRequest is better solution. I was probably not enough clear, soo I will describe my problem again.
Which way is better:
- to load DOM from a file like HTML and also make XMLHttpRequest to load data from a server and then insert them into loaded DOM,
- to program the DOM in javascript and also make XMLHttpRequest to load data from a server and then insert them into made DOM?

Thank you again.
SS