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asp_web_howto thread: How do I create a delay function
Message #1 by "Mark Collins" <mark.collins@c...> on Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:19:11
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Hi All,
Thanks for the help recently, its helped me out no end. I have a thirst
for this and so need to keep asking lots more.
Can anybody tell me hoe I can create a delay function/subroutine
I want to be able to display something from a database, then something
else say afetr 5 seconds then something else etc etc. When the screen
fills, I'd like to start over again
something like the pseudo below:
open connection to database
while (not rs.eof)
show stuff
delay(5)
more stuff
delay(5)
more stuff
delay(5)
if pagefull then
clearscreen
end if
rs.movenext
wend
sorry about the syntax, its appauling I know, I'm more interested in the
Delay() function.
Any Ideas?
Many thanks
Mark.
Message #2 by "Gerhard Wentink" <wentink@w...> on Sun, 25 Feb 2001 06:46:42 +0100
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As far as I know there is not such a "delay" function.
You could do something like this:
Tell the page to refresh each 5 seconds (in a metatag). Set cookies to keep
track of what the page allready received.
Regards,
Gerhard Wentink
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Collins" <mark.collins@c...>
To: "ASP Web HowTo" <asp_web_howto@p...>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 11:19 PM
Subject: [asp_web_howto] How do I create a delay function
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks for the help recently, its helped me out no end. I have a thirst
> for this and so need to keep asking lots more.
>
> Can anybody tell me hoe I can create a delay function/subroutine
>
> I want to be able to display something from a database, then something
> else say afetr 5 seconds then something else etc etc. When the screen
> fills, I'd like to start over again
>
> something like the pseudo below:
>
> open connection to database
>
> while (not rs.eof)
> show stuff
> delay(5)
> more stuff
> delay(5)
> more stuff
> delay(5)
> if pagefull then
> clearscreen
> end if
> rs.movenext
> wend
>
> sorry about the syntax, its appauling I know, I'm more interested in the
> Delay() function.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Mark.
>
Message #3 by "TomMallard" <mallard@s...> on Sun, 25 Feb 2001 06:17:17 -0800
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You could set up a function using datediff() and timer() that won't return
true until so much time has passed...on the client there's settimeout().
tom mallard
seattle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerhard Wentink" <wentink@w...>
To: "ASP Web HowTo" <asp_web_howto@p...>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 9:46 PM
Subject: [asp_web_howto] Re: How do I create a delay function
> As far as I know there is not such a "delay" function.
> You could do something like this:
> Tell the page to refresh each 5 seconds (in a metatag). Set cookies to
keep
> track of what the page allready received.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gerhard Wentink
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Collins" <mark.collins@c...>
> To: "ASP Web HowTo" <asp_web_howto@p...>
> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 11:19 PM
> Subject: [asp_web_howto] How do I create a delay function
>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Thanks for the help recently, its helped me out no end. I have a thirst
> > for this and so need to keep asking lots more.
> >
> > Can anybody tell me hoe I can create a delay function/subroutine
> >
> > I want to be able to display something from a database, then something
> > else say afetr 5 seconds then something else etc etc. When the screen
> > fills, I'd like to start over again
> >
> > something like the pseudo below:
> >
> > open connection to database
> >
> > while (not rs.eof)
> > show stuff
> > delay(5)
> > more stuff
> > delay(5)
> > more stuff
> > delay(5)
> > if pagefull then
> > clearscreen
> > end if
> > rs.movenext
> > wend
> >
> > sorry about the syntax, its appauling I know, I'm more interested in the
> > Delay() function.
> >
> > Any Ideas?
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Mark.
> >
>
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>
Message #4 by "Alex Shiell, ITS, EC, SE" <alex.shiell@s...> on Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:09:10 -0000
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probably not a good idea to tie up your server by putting delays in like
this. get all your data out in one go, and then place each bit of data in a
hidden DIV on the page. Now use the setTimeout method of the browser to
display the divs one by one, with a delay in between.
setTimeout Method
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Evaluates an expression after a specified number of milliseconds has
elapsed.
Syntax
iTimerID = window.setTimeout(vCode, iMilliSeconds, sLanguage)
Parameters
vCode Required. Variant that specifies the function pointer or string that
indicates the code to be executed when the specified interval has elapsed.
iMilliSeconds Required. Integer that specifies the number of milliseconds.
sLanguage Required. String that specifies one of the following values:
JScript Language is JScript.
VBScript Language is VBScript.
JavaScript Language is JavaScript.
Return Value
Integer. Returns an identifier that cancels the evaluation with the
clearTimeout method.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Collins [mailto:mark.collins@c...]
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 11:19 PM
To: ASP Web HowTo
Subject: [asp_web_howto] How do I create a delay function
Hi All,
Thanks for the help recently, its helped me out no end. I have a thirst
for this and so need to keep asking lots more.
Can anybody tell me hoe I can create a delay function/subroutine
I want to be able to display something from a database, then something
else say afetr 5 seconds then something else etc etc. When the screen
fills, I'd like to start over again
something like the pseudo below:
open connection to database
while (not rs.eof)
show stuff
delay(5)
more stuff
delay(5)
more stuff
delay(5)
if pagefull then
clearscreen
end if
rs.movenext
wend
sorry about the syntax, its appauling I know, I'm more interested in the
Delay() function.
Any Ideas?
Many thanks
Mark.
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