I'm not sure what you mean here. Making a http request with ajax is not going to make a difference, it's asynchronous and stateless like webservices.
does anyone know if spring.net is what i'm looking for ? i've heard it can hold client state on the server, so that might be the right direction ? On 7 Feb, 16:04, Tanvir Faraj <[email protected]> wrote: > I think using AJAX would be the best approach to show a progress bar. > > Thanks > TFR. > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:18 PM, graphicsxp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > Thanks for the suggestions. I don't want a undeterminate progress bar > > (i.e an animated GIF). I want a determinate progress bar which gives > > relevant information such as the percentage of the task completion. > > > From my Flex application the user can export files to pdf (up to 500 > > files). The webservice is in charge of doing the export, but it can > > take between 5 seconds and 5 minutes to complete, hence the need for > > an accurate progress bar. > > > Do you know if this is possible with WCF ? I don't need to be stuck > > with a webservice if this is not the best solution... Â AstroDrabb > > > your solution with the database sounds like it would work, but it's > > not that neat, I'd rather avoid interacting with a db just for showing > > progression. > > > Thanks > > > On 7 Feb, 06:15, Brandon Betances <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You can do that, but make sure to use an animated GIF image. I know theres > >> a > >> few sites out there with free ones for download, just search for loading > >> gifs.
