Don't forget our cool new HTTP 204 trick that we just learned. Display the "in progress" page, and then have a refresh ping the server periodically. If its still in progress, just return the 204 header... so the page doesnt actually reload until its done.
-Tim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Cannon-Brookes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Displaying a progress page > Les, > > You could do it using DHTML, but I'm fairly sure that's not how Expedia do > it. It's a LOT more error prone to do that way :) > > FWIW we're investigating creating a generic 'long running task' system for > JIRA - used for tasks like reindexing and importing/exporting data which > take a long time. I think using a WW action this should be relatively easy > to do. > > Mike > > On 26/6/03 10:13 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > penned the words: > > > I haven't actually done this yet (but am planning to) -- however, can't > > you take care of this behavior with dhtml?? It seems like you could > > call a javascript function on submit that pulled a layer (actully > > css-pos) to the top. That layer would say "in progress" with a pretty > > animated gif or have some neat little javascript progress bar. The > > javascript would then submit the form. When it's done, the browser > > updates. This seems like it will work and is likely better than the > > server side solutions. Is there something I'm missing?? BTW, I think > > this is how expedia used to do it. > > > > LES > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike Cannon-Brookes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:01 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Displaying a progress page > > > > Uhm, well why not just make your task runnable and run it in a new > > thread? > > :) Or you could use a util.Timer. > > > > Another (nicest IMHO) alternative is to make it a scheduled task and use > > something like Quartz to kick it off. > > > > M > > > > On 26/6/03 6:05 AM, "Jason Carreira" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) penned > > the > > words: > > > >> Well, for us we queue a JMS message. I'm not sure of another way to > >> start an asynch process in the J2EE spec.... > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Lars Fischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 3:42 PM > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Subject: RE: [OS-webwork] Displaying a progress page > >>> > >>> > >>> Jason, > >>> > >>> thanks for the reply ! > >>> > >>> Any hint how you start the asynchronous process ? > >>> > >>> Lars > >>> > >>>> If you can start it up as an asynchronous process, you can use the > >>>> trick of having a progress page which checks some state, such as a > >>>> database or something in the session, and shows the progress bar or > >>>> just a "processing..." and have it refresh itself using a > >>> meta-refresh > >>>> if things aren't done... If the process is done you can > >>> forward to a > >>>> final status page. > >>>> > >>>> We've used this technique pretty successfully. > >>>> > >>>> Jason > >>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:31 AM > >>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> Subject: [OS-webwork] Displaying a progress page > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Does anyone have a good idea how to display a temporary > >>>>> progress page in WW 1.x ? > >>>>> > >>>>> I have a form where users can define paremeters for an import > >>>>> of data into the local database. After submitting the page > >>>>> the import method is started. This process may take a while > >>>>> so I want to show a general progress page saying that > >>>>> the import is running. After finishing the import I want to > >>>>> return to the original page where users can start an import. > >>>>> > >>>>> Does anyone know how to do this ? The problem seems to be > >>>>> that WW is displaying the result-view AFTER the whole action > >>>>> has finished. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks in advance > >>>>> > >>>>> Lars > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU > >>>>> Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU > >>>>> Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You > >>>>> Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting > >>>>> http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU > >>>> Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting > >>>> Partner. 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