[jQuery] Request from a newbie
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m just beginning to experiment with jQuery and need
a little help. I’m using it to display reference data for one of
our production teams, and the data changes frequently throughout the day. Here’s
what I’ve got, which works:<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is fine, but I would like to call the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">ajax</st1:place></st1:City> script at set time intervals after the
initial load so the team will always have the most recent data on their
terminal. What is the best way to: a) load the report when the page loads;
b) refresh the data every X seconds; and c) allow manual refreshing of the
report by clicking an html link?<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Paul<o:p></o:p></span></font>
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