If you are interested, I wrote a short little blog entry on this using CFFLUSH and a tiny bit of JavaScript:
http://ray.camdenfamily.com/index.cfm/2006/11/29/A-Loading-page-with-CFFLUSH-and-JavaScript On 11/28/06, Matthew Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > There is no need for the call to be truly asynchronous. The problem at the > moment is that the call can sometimes take up to 40 seconds so the customer > is not sure that something is happening. I would prefer if when the user hits > submit button on the form I take them to a page that has a "loading" message > and then forward them on to the result page once the page has loaded. > > Someone out there must have a rock solid solution to this! Most of the > airlines have some sort of "loading" page! > > Cheers > Matthew > > >You can actually use specific AJAX status codes to determine the calls > >status (2,3,4... If I remember correctly). > > > >I think you will need to use AJAX if you want true loading status as the > >browsers spinning globe etc is supposed to be used to tell the user a > >page/request is loading.. > > > >Do you need the call to be truly asynchronous (so you can do other things?) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, > >Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, > >Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is > >confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the > >intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note > >that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the > >information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > >received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call > >our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this > >communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." > >Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jon Clausen > >To: CF-Talk > >Sent: Tue Nov 28 07:29:44 2006 > >Subject: Re: Loading page > > > >Matthew, > > > >Simple, but you can take it from there (if you're using AJAX to > >display the results of the call you can skip the show/hide of the div): > > > ><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> > ><cfsilent> > ><cfsavecontent variable="message"> > ><h2>Thank You. We Are Processing the information you have requested</ > >h2> > ><p class="notice">Please Stand By.....</p> > ><div align="center"><img src="loading.gif" alt="loading"/></div> > ></cfsavecontent> > ></cfsilent> > ><cfwddx action="cfml2js" input="#message#" > >toplevelvariable="procmessage" /> > >function showProcess() { > >pcontent = document.getElementById("processing"); > >fcontent = document.getElementById("yourForm"); > >fcontent.style.display = "none"; > >pcontent.style.display = "block"; > >pcontent.innerHTML = procmessage; > >} > ></script> > > > >div#processing is obviously set with style="display:none" when the > >page loads. > > > >- Jon > > > >On Nov 27, 2006, at 11:57 PM, Matthew Chambers wrote: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:262001 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
