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From: FAQ server on 1 Mar 2010 19:00
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FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?
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Although ` XMLHttpRequest ` can be used to download
entire pages, it is often used for downloading small pieces
of data that can be used to update the current page.

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html

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From: Dr J R Stockton on 2 Mar 2010 17:59
In comp.lang.javascript message <4b8c550e$0$272$14726298(a)news.sunsite.dk
>, Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:02, FAQ server <javascript(a)dotinternet.be>
posted:

>FAQ Topic - How do I download a page to a variable?

>Although ` XMLHttpRequest ` can be used to download
>entire pages, it is often used for downloading small pieces
>of data that can be used to update the current page.

Not the only way. A page can be loaded into an iframe and the body can
be put "into" a variable. See for example the moderately brief (21kB)
<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/sitedata.htm>, putting a copy of what
is in the textarea into your counts.txt.

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