Sounds like a job for CFFLUSH to me, Jb.
> -----Original Message----- > From: John McCosker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 20 May 2002 14:06 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: keeping a loading page in the browser > > > Oh, definately 10 to 20 seconds, > > a customer can manipulate reports from the query object, > > for instance, > > actual hours worked over a date range would return the hours > worked for > each day, average for the duration, > > then a driver idling report, a stopped report, a location > report and so on, > > the result set does not conatain these values, CF would have > to loop the result set and build up the profile for each report, > > as each report is created its put into an xml document, > > then at the end the xml doc is queried and an xls document is > greated, pushed to the user for download containing sheets > within for each report. > > So what I wanted to do was, > have a message saying creating report one, > create and append to xml doc, > > then switch and relay a message saying creating report 2, > append to xml doc, > > and so on through report 5, > > and finally, > > message 6 creating spreadsheet, > > We are not using flash, > although the frameset idea would be an idea obviously with javascript, > > but what i'm not sure about is how I would keep a page client > side while calling the server, > > using javascript would I be looking when that frameset loads, > > mmm, muttering on here and making much sense I think, > > like with an <img src="path/img.gif" > onLoad="javascript:alert('Hello world')"> > > I'll have a go at it, > > j > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 1:41 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: keeping a loading page in the browser > > > I think there are several ways to do this... Flash, > Javascript, hidden frames.... but how long do you anticipate > your results to take? > > Remember that showing the result could take 1sec, and showing > a Please Wait message for a tik would be a tad overkill.. > > > > > > > > Neil Clark > Team Macromedia > http://www.macromedia.com/go/team > > Announcing Macromedia MX!! > http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial/. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John McCosker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 20 May 2002 13:43 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: keeping a loading page in the browser > > Greetings, > > is it at all possible to keep a page in the browser > displaying a loading message while CF server is compiling and > returning the requested template, > > I've got a view ideas knocking about in my head but unawares > if they will work, > > any ideas would be appreciated, > > respectfully, > > j > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists

