I couldn't find something similar in SO.
__doPostBack() but it does a full postback.
I can trick it with a dummy button and fire
click() then handle the partial postback that way, but I want a more graceful way than trickery.
Edit: I found this disturbedbuddha.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/… but I can't get it to work =(
I would love for this method to work; it's perfect for me! So far what I can do using this last method is gain reference to the timer. With the timer initially disabled, starting the timer doesn't seem to cause a postback. However, without Ajax, if I simply have the timer enabled initially, it posts back at intervals just fine; why can't the Ajax call cause it?