[Zope] Display a status message while waiting for long process to end

[Max M]

As far as I remember you can do this by calling a page with the "Please 
Wait" message on, and then have that page call the "real" page via 
JavaScript.

Untested:

<script Language="JavaScrip">
self.document.location.href = "the_real_page.htm";
</script>

It's hacksish, and will probably cause odd behavoiur in some browser, 
but you can test that.

I do remember having used the method a few times in the past.

regards Max M

d.houghton@wideawake.co.uk wrote:

>Hi
>
>I have a number of external scripts which can take some time to return.  How
>can I display a 'Please wait' or similar message to the user until the
>script has finished and then update the page.
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Dean Houghton
>
>
>
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