OT: How can I manage a "Please Wait" message with this scenario?

Question

I have a page which allows you to paste in a potentially
large list of zip
codes.
When you submit this page, the list is de-duped, and then
checked against a
table of ~22,000 zips for matches.
Where and how in this process could I bring up a "Please
Wait" message while
the transaction is being completed?
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Answer 1

> you could also just use the PVII script on body load to
show the
> appropriate div - you could change the name in the" with
the appropriate
> switch statement.
Ew. Double ew.
I'm going to let it ride as is, until someone complains.
Thanks for the
neurons, though. Do you need them back? Or I should say, "you
DO need them
back"!
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"crash" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> you could also just use the PVII script on body load to
show the
> appropriate div - you could change the name in the" with
the appropriate
> switch statement.
>
> It's my belief that some of your html elements will be
able to show while
> others are still being built. I guess I could be wrong
on this, but I
> think practically I'm right (ie, you can see elements on
my page building
> before the page is completely done).
>
> HTH,
>
> Jon
>
> "crash" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> summation:
>> In your SQL, at the bottom of the statement, you
should be able to put a
>> javascript call that will re-structure the
visibility of the elements
>> according to the variabels returned by the SQL. One
page, reloaded once.
>>
>> My switch statement got a little convoluted. You
should be able to just
>> set one variable, or set one number and go from
there (ie, if $v=3, hide
>> other two), but i've not had any coffee or caffinne
yet.
>>
>>
===========================================================
>> Is the code in the third message on this post from
the originating page?
>> I took that it was, that it had a form, that form
reloaded the same page?
>>
>> If so, you should be able to put a switch in there:
>>
>> switch($stage){
>> case "upload":
>> #this should be once the form has been completed
>> $status=1; //status equal one, two or threee is one
method you could
>> use.
>> break;
>> case "complete"://you could aalso set a variable for
each section, i
>> think the one above is better, but this one made
more sense right now,
>> lol.
>> #show the results,
>> $resultsState="show";
>> $formState="hide";
>> $waitState="hide";
>> break;
>> case default:
>> #empty, or first state, show the form to upload the
data
>> $live="form";
>> break;
>> }
>>
>> then, below:
>>
>> <div id="form" class="<?php echo $formState
?>">
>> <form>
>> whatever
>> </form>
>> </div>
>>
>> <div id="wait" class="<?php echo $waitState
?>">
>> <img src="img/wait.gif" />
>> </div>
>>
>> <div id="results" class="<?php echo
$resultsState ?>">
>> <h1>Results</h1>
>> <p>stuff here</p>
>> </div>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Murray *ACE*"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>I can do that. I'm worried about passing the zips
array (which has been
>>>exploded from the input) to the process page. How
would I best do that?
>>>
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>>> "crash" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
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>>>> THis is how I see the process, I guess I
might not be following you:
>>>>
>>>> 1. User goes to form page, to submit zips.
>>>> 2. User completes form, hits upload
>>>> 3. Page refreshes itself, publishes please
wait message (ie, could you
>>>> not put an if [form submit] is true, echo
this image, then begin the
>>>> sql calculations)
>>>> 4. As the calculations are finished, toggle
visibility of image off,
>>>> toggle div with results on.
>>>>
>>>> If that doesn't work, sorry, I completely
misunderstand and will leave
>>>> you be.
>>>>
>>>> "Murray *ACE*"
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>>>>> But then there's no opportunity to slam
the waiting message up
>>>>> there....
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>>> "crash" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
>>>>>
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>>>>>> couldn't you just have it reload the
same page (isn't it anyway?).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Murray *ACE*"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> Thanks, Joe. This troubles my
mind, either way!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>> "Joe Makowiec"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> On 23 Oct 2006 in
macromedia.dreamweaver.appdev, Murray *ACE*
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> LOL - OK, see, I was
hoping to avoid breaking it into separate
>>>>>>>>> pages
>>>>>>>>> like that, but that way
looks like it'll work....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can just re-call the
page which processes the form data, and
>>>>>>>> check
>>>>>>>> whether or not the
processing has been done:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <?php
>>>>>>>> if ($dataWasProcessed) {
>>>>>>>> echo '<h1>Thank you
for using Murray's Data Processing</h1>';
>>>>>>>> } else {
>>>>>>>> // Code to process form goes
here
>>>>>>>> // Code to re-call page with
$dataWasProcessed set goes here
>>>>>>>> // How to set that var left
as an exercise for the reader
>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Personally, I find that it
troubles my mind less to do such things
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> separate files.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Joe Makowiec
>>>>>>>>
http://makowiec.net/
>>>>>>>> Email:
http://makowiec.net/email.php
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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