thanks alot for the help Keynan...I NEVER would have guessed the syntax
on that. I googled this problem for hours and found no documentation
worth anything. I put in the code you suggested, but am getting errors.
It might be a mistake on my interpretation of your instructions, here's
what I have in my config based on your advice:
------------begin view ---------------------------
<%= periodically_call_remote( :update => "status",:frequency => 2,:url
=> { :action => :update_data }) %>