You just gave me an idea on how to solve it... thanks I'll post it here when its done!
-----Original Message----- From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of KidsKilla .grin! wuz here Sent: March-03-09 7:44 AM To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Replacing META REFRESH by AJAX , Loading and Post you wanna do something like this? function check(){ $.ajax({ ... success:function(){ f(checkCondition) { closeOverlay(); } else { setTimeout(check, 5000) } } }); } openOverlay(); check(); 2009/3/3 Cyril Wan <cyr...@technicost.com>: > > No one? I thought this was a no brainer but i just can't get my head around > it... > May be I can try asking it a different way... > > Let's say I have a long process that takes 30 - 40 secs , I need to open a > Loading overlay that displays an icon that it is processing and at the same > time I need to check the server if it is ready to display. When rready, it > needs to refresh the page to the new URL posted by the server. > > Thanks > C > - Показать цитируемый текст - > -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Cyril > Sent: March-02-09 9:22 PM > To: jQuery (English) > Subject: [jQuery] Replacing META REFRESH by AJAX , Loading and Post > > > Hi, > > I'm trying replace a META REFRESH every 5 secs with AJAX. > On Submit of the form, I'd like to trigger the process, and use > SetInterval > to check a URL whether it has finished. > Right now, the trigger will call a program callEquifax, which will > display a > page with another META REFRESH until the program is ready to display a > result where the META REFRESH URL is the final output. > > Now I'd like to replace this using AJAX, here's what Ive attempted > below but > I'm missing a way to analyse the URL, not the output html, and if I > detect a > change in the location.href. > > Bottomline, how can I modify it so that, on Submit: > 1. It displays the Loading Icon > 2. HTTP AJAX POST callEquifax > 3. Check every 5 secs using AJAX to see if the process has ended, if > not > loop again. > 4. Finally refresh the page to the new Page to show the output when it > is > ready to be displayed. > > Thanks > > Below is the snippet on where I am at... I was able to trigger the > process, > and I am trying to replace a META REFRESH URL > > $(function(){ > $('#Submit').click(function(){ > //Loading > alert('AJAX Submit Function'); > $('<div id="overlay"/>').appendTo('body').fadeIn(500); > $.ajax({ > type: "POST", > url: "/eDevScripts/MGrqispi101.dll", > data: > "APPNAME=CreditApp&PRGNAME=callEquifax&ARGUMENTS=- > A2408895331377327030220090 > 90018&prgtype=ADD&customerType=" + $('#customerType').val()+ > "&businessName=" + $('#businessName').val() + "&fileNumber=" + > $('#fileNumber').val() + "&listSimilars=" + $('#listSimilars').val() + > "&firstName=" + $('#firstName').val() + "&lastName=" + $ > ('#lastName').val() > + "&dob=" + $('#dob').val() + "&streetNo=" + $('#streetNo').val() + > "&streetName=" + $('#streetName').val() + "&city=" + $('#city').val() > + > "&province=" + $('#province').val() + "&postalCode=" + > $('#postalCode').val() + "&phoneNumber=" + $('#phoneNumber').val() + > "&ext=" > + $('#ext').val(), > success: function(htmlOutput){ > alert("Please wait while we process > the > transaction!" + htmlOutput); > // Need a way to use SetInterval() > } > }); > return false; > > }); > > > }); > > -- Максим Игоревич Гришаев, AstroStar.ru
