---- Arno Kuhl <akuhl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I know popup windows are a client-side issue, but I can't figure how to > create and close a popup window from the server side only on condition, > otherwise display normal browser page. > > What I want is to accept a form, check the input, if there are errors return > them to the browser, if there aren't errors then popup a modal window and > start processing (a possibly long process) while displaying results in the > popup window, then automatically close the popup after processing is > complete and redirect to normal browser page with the final results. I want > to use the popup to (a) feedback ongoing progress to the user, and (b) keep > the browser side alive because the process could take several minutes. > > Googling for +php +popup is getting me nowhere, all the results are for > javascript. I know how to create a link or button that when clicked will > create a popup that will display the results of a php script, but I need to > do it the other way round. Can anyone please suggest some pointers on how to > generate a conditional popup from the server, and then get the server to > close it when done. > > Thanks > Arno That's because it is a CLIENT side issue, the server isn't able to do it. If you want to provide feedback on the form, then look into Ajax or use output buffering and flushing to push out a status message as the form is processed. You could do this in a javascripted pop-up window or on the window they submitted the form. If it takes your script minutes to process a form you need to look into your processes. I'd suggest verifying the form had all the pieces and then advising them you will email them when the registration or what-not is complete. HTH, Wolf -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
