java mapimage communication without page reloads

[Tom Kralidis]

Hi,

I have been using the mapimage applet to work with and display shapefile 
data outputted by Mapserver.

My application is such that the page reloads when layers are turned off/on, 
etc., as well as zoomin/out/pan, etc.

Is there anyway to make the applet's output refresh, and not the page 
itself?  I'm sure I can use JavaScript to update values dynamically which 
are now being reloaded by the page reloads.

Can the applet refresh independent of the page?  If yes, do the page's 
values get updated for the CGI variables outputted by Mapserver?

Any advice or suggestions are valued

Thanks

..Tom

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