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This JavaScript Ticker
This is an XML based
This is a Cross Browser
This class allows you to grab
is an example of "Data
JavaScript Ticker
Javascript Ticker
financial stock market
Binding" using
that can tick any number of
that runs on MSIE as well as
quotes from Yahoo finance's
"Tabular Data Control
messages. One of the
Netscape. This ticker is
CSV file. This class doesn't
(TDC)" which is a
beneifts of using XML is
very easy to customise. You
provide a graphical
Microsoft ActiveX control
seperation of content from
can add any number of
interface to display the
built in to Internet
presentation- the contents
messages and their
values, but returns them as
Explorer.
for this ticker resides in a
corresponding URLs. Messages
an array. The big advantage
seperate file. This script
must be added to the array
is that you may include
currently works only in IE,
ticker_msg and the URLs must
stock quotes nicely in your
degrading well with the rest.
be added to the array
website (a.e in tickers),
ticker_url. This ticker
without having to use 'cheap
ticks the messages on a
looking' remote hosted
button. You can change the
JavaScript tickers.
style of the button easily.
For high frequented sites, a
The ticker speed can be
cache functionality is
changeed easily by modifying
included to prevent this
the value of the variable
script from transfering the
ticker_speed. (Here it is 1,
quotes every time you access
which means that the message
a page. It has multiple
would change every 1 second.)
symbol support and does
non-existing symbol error
checking.
Date: Sep, 03 2002 Date: May, 20 2002 Date: Feb, 19 2002 Date: Feb, 01 2004 |