You can use javascript to open another window, and invoke the servlet that create the report in thos new window.
Salutes, Gerardo > > De: Roger Varley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fecha: 2001/10/17 mi� AM 08:36:18 GMT-05:00 > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Asunto: Forcing user interaction > > Hi All > > I've a requirement to display sales reports from our backend ERP system (SAP > R/3) on the web. I've got a servlet that recieves the request, validates the > parameters and submits the query. The first problem is that, with the best > will in the world, I can't get the query to run in under 8 minutes -which is > too long to wait. What I'd like to do is to allow the user to continue > browsing the site after submitting the request and A.) if they're still > attached when the report is ready then either pop up a display with the data > or a dialog box that when clicked, takes them to the report page. > B) If they're not attached, then I want to e-mail them the results. > > I'd welcome any hints on how to do (A) > > Regards > Roger > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
