Auto Refresh Safari pages?

Reflect_TRUTH · 06-24-2005, 04:31 PM

Is there a way to have a Safari webpage refresh automatically every minute to every couple minutes? I have a page that updates very frequently that I need info from.

Im not really familiar with RSS but does it do something like that? I seriously doubt this site does not have a feed (if thats what it needs).

giskard22 · 06-24-2005, 06:36 PM

If RSS is an option, that would be excellent. Safari won't check an RSS feed more often than every 30 minutes, but other RSS readers will let you set pretty much whatever you want.

If RSS isn't an option, you could maybe do this using JavaScript. Keeping in mind I'm not a web coder at all, you could make an html file on your local hard drive with two frames: the first frame just has a JavaScript timer loop that tells the 2nd frame to load a URL every so often.

Reflect_TRUTH · 06-24-2005, 10:29 PM

I really have NO clue when it comes to Javascript. I've never had to mess with it before. I dont suppose there is another way to do it???

mark hunte · 06-25-2005, 03:16 AM

Theres a hint here on changing Safari Rss update times

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...ery=safari+rss

or you could try a Applescript like below saved as a Application Bundle (stay open) ticked.
The time is set for two minutes (120) and you need to change the url.

Code:

on idle
	
	tell application "Safari"
		activate
		set URL of front document to "http://forums.macosxhints.com/search.php?do=getnew"
	end tell
	
	
	return 120
	
	
end idle

biovizier · 06-25-2005, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reflect_TRUTH


	I really have NO clue when it comes to Javascript. I've never had to mess with it before. I dont suppose there is another way to do it???

You don't need javascript - html should do. Try something along these lines:

Code:

<html>
<head>
      <meta **********="refresh" content="60">
</head>
<body>
<FRAMESET>
      <FRAME src="http://www.macosxhints.com">
</FRAMESET>
</body>
</html>

Change the "60" to the desired interval in seconds, and substitute your url of interest, then save it as plain text with a ".html" extension. Once the file opened in your browser, it should reload itself after the specified interval, and since the frame displays the outside site, it should end up being reloaded as a result, although that might be affected by cache settings.

giskard22 · 06-25-2005, 02:12 PM

Now THAT's what I was talking about. I knew someone would pony up the code.

Reflect_TRUTH · 08-18-2005, 07:08 AM

I have been away for a while and never got to say thank you for this one. Well done.

Forgive my ignorance once again, but what app should I be using to input this HTML string?

I'm afraid Im simple minded and have to be instructed like a 3 year old

ThreeDee · 09-05-2005, 05:18 PM

You can just use TextEdit, and cnange "http;//www.macosxhints.com" to something else. Or you can use Nvu. http://www.nvu.com Its a WYSIWYG editor based on Mozilla's editor.

iambrother · 09-24-2007, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biovizier


	You don't need javascript - html should do. Try something along these lines: Code: <html> <head> <meta **********="refresh" content="60"> </head> <body> <FRAMESET> <FRAME src="http://www.macosxhints.com"> </FRAMESET> </body> </html> Change the "60" to the desired interval in seconds, and substitute your url of interest, then save it as plain text with a ".html" extension. Once the file opened in your browser, it should reload itself after the specified interval, and since the frame displays the outside site, it should end up being reloaded as a result, although that might be affected by cache settings.

Hey, I tried this and it worked, well sort of. I had 2 issues with it, that I was looking for some guidance on. First, each time the page refreshed it returned to the top of the page, when on this website the new data is located on the bottom of page and would require me to scroll. Is there a way for it to refresh to the bottom of the page until the top of the page? Also, is there a way for the script to refresh UNTIL new data appears and then stop refreshing? Finally, when I had it set on "1" for seconds, the page continued to refresh the OLD data even after someone else told me that the page had already been refreshed with NEW data, any explanations?

Thanks,

jman995x · 07-23-2008, 08:19 PM

Hello,

I too was looking for just this solution.
However, I must be studying too hard because I cut-n-pasted the text in this post into TextEdit, saved it as HTML, then went to my Documents folder and clicked on the file, only to have it open a new Safari window with the HTML coding in it....not the page I wanted....just the HTML coding you see in the aforementioned posts.

What am I missing?

Thanks,

Justin

bensaffer · 03-13-2009, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iambrother


	Hey, I tried this and it worked, well sort of. I had 2 issues with it, that I was looking for some guidance on. First, each time the page refreshed it returned to the top of the page, when on this website the new data is located on the bottom of page and would require me to scroll. Is there a way for it to refresh to the bottom of the page until the top of the page? Also, is there a way for the script to refresh UNTIL new data appears and then stop refreshing? Finally, when I had it set on "1" for seconds, the page continued to refresh the OLD data even after someone else told me that the page had already been refreshed with NEW data, any explanations? Thanks,

Have a look at the source for the website you want to refresh - you should be able to use the "divs".

E.g. If the section you want to refresh to is called "Portfolio" on web site www.example.com

Link to www.example.com/#Portfolio

That should work.

Reloading old data is cos of your cache, have a play with settings (Presume you're in Safari where Cache-ing probs are common) and reload less often than every second as that will cause you problems too. 10 secs min I'd recommend.

bart · 01-12-2010, 07:13 PM

The frame thing works ok, if you have little more code expertice you can do AJAX / jQuery refresh.

But the idea of this post is to show how to get a non cached page everytime.

You can try using Javascript to add random value.
example: http://www.google.com/?rnd=(random number) will not be cached as far as the random number is different.

another way is to use pragma cache=no-cache on your html.

and, another way to create something more appealing is to use FLASH or JAVASCRIPT to load the webpage webpage.load("http://www.something.com" + Math.rnd() * 9999)
and the parse the data on a function like :

webpage.onData = function(data) {
// parse the data to get the elements you need.
// but this involve more development.
}

Google is your friend.!
Greetings,
Bart.

06-24-2005, 04:31 PM	#1
Reflect_TRUTH Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 462	Auto Refresh Safari pages? Is there a way to have a Safari webpage refresh automatically every minute to every couple minutes? I have a page that updates very frequently that I need info from. Im not really familiar with RSS but does it do something like that? I seriously doubt this site does not have a feed (if thats what it needs).

06-25-2005, 03:16 AM	#4
mark hunte MVP Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hello London Calling Posts: 1,636	Theres a hint here on changing Safari Rss update times http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...ery=safari+rss or you could try a Applescript like below saved as a Application Bundle (stay open) ticked. The time is set for two minutes (120) and you need to change the url. Code: on idle tell application "Safari" activate set URL of front document to "http://forums.macosxhints.com/search.php?do=getnew" end tell return 120 end idle

08-18-2005, 07:08 AM	#7
Reflect_TRUTH Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 462	I have been away for a while and never got to say thank you for this one. Well done. Forgive my ignorance once again, but what app should I be using to input this HTML string? I'm afraid Im simple minded and have to be instructed like a 3 year old Last edited by Reflect_TRUTH; 08-18-2005 at 07:13 AM.

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06-24-2005, 06:36 PM	#2
giskard22 Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,251	If RSS is an option, that would be excellent. Safari won't check an RSS feed more often than every 30 minutes, but other RSS readers will let you set pretty much whatever you want. If RSS isn't an option, you could maybe do this using JavaScript. Keeping in mind I'm not a web coder at all, you could make an html file on your local hard drive with two frames: the first frame just has a JavaScript timer loop that tells the 2nd frame to load a URL every so often.

06-24-2005, 10:29 PM	#3
Reflect_TRUTH Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 462	I really have NO clue when it comes to Javascript. I've never had to mess with it before. I dont suppose there is another way to do it???

06-25-2005, 02:12 PM	#6
giskard22 Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,251	Now THAT's what I was talking about. I knew someone would pony up the code.

09-05-2005, 05:18 PM	#8
ThreeDee Hall of Famer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,410	You can just use TextEdit, and cnange "http;//www.macosxhints.com" to something else. Or you can use Nvu. http://www.nvu.com Its a WYSIWYG editor based on Mozilla's editor.

07-23-2008, 08:19 PM	#10
jman995x Prospect Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	Hello, I too was looking for just this solution. However, I must be studying too hard because I cut-n-pasted the text in this post into TextEdit, saved it as HTML, then went to my Documents folder and clicked on the file, only to have it open a new Safari window with the HTML coding in it....not the page I wanted....just the HTML coding you see in the aforementioned posts. What am I missing? Thanks, Justin

01-12-2010, 07:13 PM	#12
bart Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1	The frame thing works ok, if you have little more code expertice you can do AJAX / jQuery refresh. But the idea of this post is to show how to get a non cached page everytime. You can try using Javascript to add random value. example: http://www.google.com/?rnd=(random number) will not be cached as far as the random number is different. another way is to use pragma cache=no-cache on your html. and, another way to create something more appealing is to use FLASH or JAVASCRIPT to load the webpage webpage.load("http://www.something.com" + Math.rnd() * 9999) and the parse the data on a function like : webpage.onData = function(data) { // parse the data to get the elements you need. // but this involve more development. } Google is your friend.! Greetings, Bart.