I've seen a solution that looks fairly simple to implement. Basically popup a window. Popup window displays "Processing please wait" and an animated gif. when the page in to background is done loading it kills the popup. I think you'd use "onload" in the body tag. try http://javascript.faqts.com olinux --- Adam Royle <ifunk@myrealbox.com> wrote: > I have seen an example using JavaScript where > javascript commands are flushed every so often (from > PHP) which indicates a status bar process. It was > used to monitor mailouts. The javascript commands > were simply telling an image to increase it's width. > Of course you have to have a system where you can > gauge percentages of things done. Alternatively, you > could simply use same method (without image), and > after db stuff is done, output a javascript > redirect. > > The above is probably confusing, but ask me if you > need more explanation. > > Adam > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aspire Something [mailto:sank89@sancharnet.in] > > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 2:56 PM > To: php-db > Subject: Re: Processing Page > > Thanks every one ... > > All the method you told me are static it does not > look if the sql > statemet > being exec by php along with backend has finished > its job . I only > wanted to > show the processig page till the time the query does > it's work . > > let me add here that the time for execution of the > script here is > unpridictable and it is expected that it may vary > according to the job > given > thus > I cannot hardcode the refresh time . > > Regads, > V Kashyap > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php