I actually wrote a post covering something similar a few weeks back - http://www.remotesynthesis.com/blog/index.cfm/2006/11/16/Processing-Uploaded-Files-Using-AjaxCFC
It does use Ajax, but the key was that I was able to offer some kind of actual usable feedback to the user as the process was running. - Brian Rinaldi blog: http://www.remotesynthesis.com/blog ColdFusion Open Source List: http://www.remotesynthesis.com/cfopensourcelist Boston CFUG - http://www.bostoncfug.org Adobe Community Expert - http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/brian_rinaldi.html CFDJ Editorial Board - http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/general/editboard.htm > >-----Original Message----- >From: Matthew Chambers >To: CF-Talk >Sent: Wed Nov 29 04:57:19 2006 >Subject: Re: Loading page > >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 > >the >>intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please >note ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:262015 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
