Popup window pre load

@RobDavidOct 26.2006

Ok..I’m not sure where to start with this one (or if it can be done at all)

I have a popup child window used for selection which returns to the parent window. easy enough. However, it may take like a .5 to 1 second for the page inside the popup window to come across the first time.

Is there anyway to display a message/graphic in this window on open until the page has come across?

Open to ideas (that work).

Thanks

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@slaughtersOct 26.2006 — #By pop-up window I take it to mean that you are bringing up a new browser window.

If so, then the .5 to 1 second delay to you may be a 10-30 second delay to someone who has a bunch of other stuff open and/or limited memory or resources available for another browser window to be opened.

If the delay is *not* do to waiting for the window, but instead is do to some server side script that needs to run in order to populate the window (ie a database query) then you can open the pop-up to an HTML file that contains a "Please Wait" graphic and which then immediatly forwards itself to the page containing the server side script
<body onload='location="serverside.php";'>Please Wait...</body>

@RobDavidauthorOct 26.2006 — #By pop-up window I take it to mean that you are bringing up a new browser window.

If so, then the .5 to 1 second delay to you may be a 10-30 second delay to someone who has a bunch of other stuff open and/or limited memory or resources available for another browser window to be opened.

If the delay is *not* do to waiting for the window, but instead is do to some server side script that needs to run in order to populate the window (ie a database query) then you can open the pop-up to an HTML file that contains a "Please Wait" graphic and which then immediatly forwards itself to the page containing the server side script
<body onload='location="serverside.php";'>Please Wait...</body>[/QUOTE]

Yes, that's what I was trying to say...I guess I didn't word it so good.

That makes sense...I'll give it a try.

I don't understand how the serverside.php page would be 'ready' on the onload of the "please wait" page? Wouldn't it just load the "please wait" page, then load the "serverside" page?

@slaughtersOct 26.2006 — #Yes, that's what I was trying to say....[/QUOTE]Since I mentioned two things, each mutually exclusive, I really don't know what you are agreeing too.

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