How can I call a servlet from html page?

Sorry for my English(I am from Russia).
I have one small question:
how can I call a servlet from html page, but not reload this page?
(not using frame and applet, this is a plain html page)

In principle, I have answer to this question, but I want to hear more versions of solving this problem.

Thank you.

If u r using a servletrunner, then u can call the servlet from the html like this:
If u have a form inside the html, u r form tag will look like this:
<form action="http://localhost:8080/servlet/servletname" method=post>

This will ensure that only post requests can be sent. So u can't reload the serlvet.

ajitrm, DON'T RELOAD THE PAGE!!!

I don't understand what u mean by not reloading. U have written about reloading not me.

Usually, when you send data on the server, then your web-page (html-page) is REFRESHED(updated, RELOAD, renew). But I want to send data on the server without REFRESHING this page.

My english is very bad!

Hi!

One idea is to have the <form>-tag which calls the servlet in a separate "invisible" frame, i.e <frameset cols="100%,*">, and have a JavaScript alter and submit the form when some event is triggered. This way, the shown HTML-page won't be reloaded/refreshed.

(Other methods than using a form is possible with JavaScript...)

Hope this helps!

Torakh, good idea.

Anybody else?

Lots of javascript options...
Do you need to be cross-browser compatible?
Do you need to receive information or just send it?