2 Mootools AJAX function at the same time? - php

Question

I'm new to Javascript and Mootools and I was wondering if someone can help me learn by solving a problem that I currently have.
index.php has a form, which submit to it self and initiate this code
if($_POST['subbutton']=='Run')
{
$data=$object->do_compare();
}
I would like to know, how can I do a mootool ajax function, that will send the post['run]'
to a php script file ( data.call.php ) where the object reside and have it run.
however, I don't want any respond from data.class.php, as that object writes it's results to a txt file (data.txt)
the 2nd part,
would be an ajax function (that also run at the same time as the first ajax function) and reads a php file, every 5 seconds and bring the data back to index.php
so the squence of operations will be
index.php
form get clicked and start 2 ajax functions.
the first one, only submit the POST['run'] to a php script.
the second function, will go to another php file and get a respond from it every 5 seconds.

Answer 1

I didn't test the below, so use at your own risk. But that's pretty much the gist of it.
_form.addEvent('submit', function(event) {
// your first call
new Request.JSON({
url: "your-first-rpc",
data: {
subbutton: "Run"
},
onSuccess: function(response) {
// handle response here.
}
}).post();
// your second call which runs every 5 secs.
(function() {
new Request.JSON({
url: "your-second-rpc",
data: {
subbutton: "Run"
},
onSuccess: function(response) {
// handle response here.
}
}).post();
}).periodical(5000);
});

Answer 2

<script type="text/javascript">
window.addEvent('domready', function() {
$('dbform').addEvent('submit', function(e)
{
new Event(e).stop();
var intervalId =setInterval(function(){
var Ajax2 = new Request(
{
url: '/tools/getdata.php',
method: 'post',
data: 'read=true',
onComplete: function(response)
{
$('21').set('text', response);
}
}
).send();},1000);
var postString = 'subbutton=' + $('subbutton').value;
var Ajax = new Request({
url: '/tools/getdata.php',
method: 'post',
data: postString,
onRequest: function()
{
$('message').set('text', 'loading...');
},
onComplete: function(response)
{
$('message').set('text','completed');
clearInterval(intervalId);
},
onFailure: function() {
$('message').set('text', 'ajax failed');
}
}).send();
});
});
</script>