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You could use asp.net with AJAX.. This supports updatePanels, which are containers within the page that can refresh without the who page reloading...
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You could use asp.net with AJAX.. This supports updatePanels, which are containers within the page that can refresh without the who page reloading...

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You could also consider to use, PHP ... it has good integration with MySQL ... of course both are open source
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You could also consider to use, PHP ... it has good integration with MySQL ... of course both are open source

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So are UpdatePanels an AJAX or a .NET feature?<br />
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What other techniques give a similar result?
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So are UpdatePanels an AJAX or a .NET feature?

What other techniques give a similar result?

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i am looking at developing a web page with dynamic text content, the data source is a MySQL database and i am looking for suggestions on the technology i should use. <br />
My prototype used server-side scripting in Perl on a web-page using auto-refresh (every three-seconds), unfortunately this caused unacceptable &quot;flicker&quot; of the image.<br />
NB I have initially planned on using low powered clients (maybe Asus eeePC style) .<br />
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G
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i am looking at developing a web page with dynamic text content, the data source is a MySQL database and i am looking for suggestions on the technology i should use. 
My prototype used server-side scripting in Perl on a web-page using auto-refresh (every three-seconds), unfortunately this caused unacceptable "flicker" of the image.
NB I have initially planned on using low powered clients (maybe Asus eeePC style) .

G

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