Hello All,

  I have a page that will do some data base processing that may take some time. I would like to display to the user what is actually going on. Like .. "Updating table xx ... " etc. I want to change the message each time a new process is started, since I have 3 Update processes that will happen. How can I dynamically show a message during the processing without a postback being used. Would java script do it, with a non-modal pop-up window?


Thanks,

Jim

You can take a look at this and see if this will work:

http://daveandal.net/books/6744/load...edloading.aspx

Thanks, This is interesting and works well if all of your processing takes place in JavaScript once a button is clicked, I need to change the display as needed in the code-behind.

Does anyone have any other suggestions... Thanks

Hi there,

The DaveAndAl example may be using JavaScript for the screen updates, but it is still accessing data from the server. So even if there is no postback, the Orders data is really retrieved from the server. Take a look at the source to see how it's done.

That said, search Google for "progressbar ASP.NET". You'll find plenty of controls and examples, including this one:
http://donavon.com/ProgressBarDemo.aspx

Haven't tested it, but at least it looks nice. There are many many more, though.

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
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While typing this post, I was listening to: Spieluhr by Rammstein (Track 7 from the album: Mutter) What's This?

I coulnt' get that example working, but I will check out the other you passed along.. thanks

After I posted my message, I found out the example I posted uses just JavaScript, so it may not be really suitable.

I found another one: http://www.myblogroll.com/Articles/p...sbar/index.htm

I am not sure whether I like its implementation (separate files in an iframe etc), but the demo looks cool.....
But, like I said, there are many more. Try adding IsPostBack or PostBack to your Google query to find controls that work on PostBack....

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
While typing this post, I was listening to: Sugar by System Of A Down (Track 3 from the album: System Of A Down) What's This?

Ok, I will search again .. thanks ... :)