Socket transfer while editing HTML-Form

Hello, i've a little (maybe a bigger ? ) problem. (I hope it isn't a REALLY BIG PROBLEM !) Goal: Getting data through TCP/IP socket while user can edit HTML Form (like an asynchronous call) I want to offer a HTML-Form, which can be filled with data. The first column, which must be filled, is an number (like an address number) , which specifies the contents of the following columns(like an address). Adress Number --> Address Column1 Column2 Column3 ..... Address number First Name Last Name The first column (for ex. address number) is entered by the user and the user changes to the next row and enters the next address number and so on. While the user is entering the first columns, which contains the address number, i want to update the following columns with first name, last name, and so on. The needed data is retrieved with a TCP/IP socket ( no odbc :-( ). The problem of my script is that it blocks all entry's in the form while getting the data from the socket. Is there any possibility to retrieve and display the data in the form, while the user can enter the data continuesly without waiting for the php3-function retrieving the data ? Thanks for your help Sascha Schmidt -- Sent through Global Message Exchange - http://www.gmx.net