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...don't do it... you can pull that off with Javascript like so (Assuming MSSQL):<br />
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<pre><code class="code-10 nolinks" id="code-8225533"><span>var connection = new ActiveXObject(&quot;ADODB.Connection&quot;) ;</span>
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<span>var connectionstring=&quot;Data Source=&lt;server&gt;;Initial Catalog=&lt;catalog&gt;;User ID=&lt;user&gt;;Password=&lt;password&gt;;Provider=SQLOLEDB&quot;;</span>
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<span>connection.Open(connectionstring);</span>
<span>var rs = new ActiveXObject(&quot;ADODB.Recordset&quot;);</span>
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<span>rs.Open(&quot;SELECT * FROM table&quot;, connection);</span>
<span>rs.MoveFirst</span>
<span>while(!rs.eof)</span>
<span>{</span>
<span>   document.write(rs.fields(1));</span>
<span>   rs.movenext;</span>
<span>}</span>
<span></span>
<span>rs.close;</span>
<span>connection.close;</span>
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but don't do it. You need a preprocessor (ASP, PHP, etc.) for security and stability... plus not everyone has JS enabled. Nevermind the page has the connection info in plain text FFS
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Thanks. &nbsp;So, while it is technically &quot;possible&quot;, it is so impractical that we could say &quot;no, this can't be done&quot;? &nbsp;Is this the answer you're giving me?
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Yes PowerEdgeTech, anything is technically &quot;possible&quot; but as far as whomever is asking you to do this is concerned the answer is no. If that person is you, then no.<br />
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If your only concern is updating links &quot;URL Structure&quot;, you can batch replace those links pretty painlessly in Dreamweaver or Useful File Utilities and rest easy at night knowing your data isn't out there in the open.<br />
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did I say &quot;Don't do it?&quot; &nbsp; &nbsp; ;)
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Sorry for the delay ... crash course in AJAX (of course I had to search way beyond w3schools to get it to work) and we're in business.<br />
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mk ... while I appreciate your taking the time to show me how not to do it, I would (as you would) never consider that a real option. &nbsp;I know I can change the extensions easy enough, but it is not a matter of &quot;easy&quot; ... the job requirement was to not change them (unless absolutely necessary). &nbsp;AJAX is the answer to my question.
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Is it possible to access, read, and display a single database value from inside of a standard XHTML page without changing the page extension from .HTML? &nbsp;I know I could change it to ASP, ASPX, PHP, etc. and do it that way, but I would like to preserve the existing URL structure. &nbsp;I realize I could also do it in an IFRAME, but the value being returned may be differing sizes. &nbsp;What are my options experts?<br />
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Thanks!
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Is it possible to access, read, and display a single database value from inside of a standard XHTML page without changing the page extension from .HTML?  I know I could change it to ASP, ASPX, PHP, etc. and do it that way, but I would like to preserve the existing URL structure.  I realize I could also do it in an IFRAME, but the value being returned may be differing sizes.  What are my options experts?

Thanks!

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