How to display "please wait.." after new window opens

**Kien** · Jul 23 '05, 12:50 PM

Re: How to display "please wait.." after new window opens

John Dalberg wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> I have a form that opens a new window for the results. Because the results
> might take a few seconds due to server processing, I would like to display
> a message "please wait" in the new window, erase that message when the
> processing is done and show the results.
>
> How is this done?
>
> John Dalberg[/color]

Hi,
Open a named window with a static page eg. wait.html (with the word
"Please wait..." on it)
The use windowName.docu ment.write(Resu lts) to replace the static page
with results.

Kien

**John Dalberg** · Jul 23 '05, 12:52 PM

Re: How to display "please wait.." after new window opens

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:38:13 GMT, Kien wrote:
[color=blue]
> John Dalberg wrote:[color=green]
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a form that opens a new window for the results. Because the results
>> might take a few seconds due to server processing, I would like to display
>> a message "please wait" in the new window, erase that message when the
>> processing is done and show the results.
>>
>> How is this done?
>>
>> John Dalberg[/color]
>
> Hi,
> Open a named window with a static page eg. wait.html (with the word
> "Please wait..." on it)
> The use windowName.docu ment.write(Resu lts) to replace the static page
> with results.
>
> Kien[/color]

It doesn't work for me. This is what I am doing. You can view the
javascript, form and the button.

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaS cript">
<!--
var msgWindow;
var sResults;
function newWin(){
sResults = QueryResults;
strFeatures='re sizeable=no,wid th=800,height=6 00';
msgWindow=windo w.open('wait.ht m','',strFeatur es);
msgWindow.docum ent.write(sResu lts)
msgWindow.focus ();
}

This is the form:
<form Method="get" name="frmDomain Check" action="whois.a sp"
target="QueryRe sults">

This is the button:
<input type="submit" value="Check For Availability" class="whois"
onclick="newWin ();return true">

J.

**Grant Wagner** · Jul 23 '05, 12:53 PM

Re: How to display "please wait.." after new window opens

John Dalberg wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> I have a form that opens a new window for the results. Because the results
> might take a few seconds due to server processing, I would like to display
> a message "please wait" in the new window, erase that message when the
> processing is done and show the results.
>
> How is this done?
>
> John Dalberg[/color]

-- on the page used to initate generation of the report:

<input type="submit" value="Generate Report" onclick="openSt atusWindow();">
<script type="text/javascript">
function openStatusWindo w() {
if (window.open) {
var throwAway = window.open(
'status.html',
'statusWindow',
'width=400,heig ht=200'
);
}
}
</script>

-- status.html:

<html>
<head>
<title>Generati ng report... please wait</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function holdFocus() {
var t = setTimeout(hold Focus, 1000);
window.focus();
holdFocus.toStr ing = function() {
return 'holdFocus();';
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="holdFoc us();">
<p align="center"> Generating report... please wait</p>
</body>
</html>

-- on the page containing the resulting report:

<body onload="closeSt atusWindow();">
<script type="text/javascript">
function closeStatusWind ow() {
if (window.open) {
var w = window.open(
'about:blank',
'statusWindow',
'width=400,heig ht=200'
);
if (w && !w.closed) {
w.close();
}
}
}
</script>

It's necessary to call window.open() again on the window named "statusWind ow".
If you do not, you will not have a reference (handle) to it, and will not be
able to close it. I tested it in IE6SP1, Netscape 4.78, Firefox 0.9.2 and
Opera 7.53 and it allowed me to open and close the window without holding a
reference to it.

--
Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com>
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq

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