This is just an idea, which I haven't tested. In the form you are
submitting, define the result to be
targeted in a hidden frame. This way you original page is still displayed
and you can popup a message.
When the data is retrieved on the server, do a redirect back (from the
hidden frame) to your original page.
This way, I believe, doesn't discard your old page until the new page is
available.
/Peter
Quote:
> Hi,
> I would like to find a method to display a "Please wait" page
> immediately after a form is submitted. The submit causes the
> generation of another page. This generation is very long in some cases
> (more than 20 seconds). Please note that the page takes a long time to
> be created (heavy CGI treatment), not to be loaded by the browser : so
> I want the wait page to be shown _before_ the next page starts
> loading.
> A solution I found is to assign, in the form.onsubmit event, a
> function to the body.onbeforeunload event. This function uses
> document.write to display a simple message like "Please wait while
> your request is being processed by the server...". Onbeforeunload is
> fired immediately after onsubmit and the wait page is replaced by the
> next page as soon as it is sent from the HTTP Server. Onbeforeunload
> is specific to IE but that doesnt bother me as it's the only browser
> we are using (IE version 5+).
> I would like to know if there are other methods to interact with IE
> after onsubmit and before the next page's onload.
Waiting page