Progress type dialog...

[Ollie]

I have a web app that converts files. The conversion can take up to 20
minutes depending on the file size and contents.

So, to help the user I want to display an animation (gif/avi/swf) while this
happens. (so that they don't assume it has stopped and go and submit the
file again!)

I have tried all sorts of options but cannot get any animation to play while
IE/NS is waiting for the asp script to process and post back.

anyone got any ideas???

Thanks

Ollie

 

[André Nobre]

You can user Response.Buffer and Response.Flush to do that.

http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2498

André Nobre

 

[Ollie]

It's not the page that take 20 mins to generate. It's the file conversion
that takes a long time (it actually averages at 40 seconds but can take 20
mins depends on the file contents).

I already use a bit of Javascript to display a "Please Wait" message. What I
need to do is show some sort of animation so users don't assume it has
stopped working.

Thanks anyway.

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
If the page is going to take 20 min to generate you got bigger problems....
But anyway, something like this MAY work.
http://www.darkfalz.com/1058

 

[Ollie]

This works a treat. Thanks

You can user Response.Buffer and Response.Flush to do that.

http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2498

André Nobre

 

[Ollie]

Tried that. The gif does not play.

I have got it working now anyway. Using Response.Buffer and Response.Flush()

Cheers

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
instead of the message use an animated GIF

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