Using the XMLHTTP object for integration with Domino or any RDBMS back end

The XMLHTTP object allows one to open an HTTP connection to a server, send some data, and get some data back, all in a few lines of script. The data exchanged through the XMLHTTP object is usually XML, but it can also be in plain text or binary data. The binary data is particularly useful when uploading files.

The XMLHTTP object can be included on a Notes Form in the JS Header section as a function or directly in the onLoad event of the form. This can also be event driven, i.e., it can be inserted behind a butto

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n or image and invoked on click of the respective event handler.

That's all there is to it. How the agent can be used is left to the Business Requirement.
You can connect to an RDBMS, any third-party application and send the response to the client without page refresh.
The response time is also much faster compared to CGI methods.
Besides agents, you can also use this object to load an XML file and traverse the tree using the XMLDOM.

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