Rajarshi wrote: > Hi, I have a web application built using mod_python.Currently it > behaves like a standard CGI - gets data from a form, performs a query > on a backend database and presents a HTML page. > > However the query can sometimes take a bit of time and I'd like to > show the user some form of indeterminate progress indicator (spinning > dashes etc). My searching seems to indicate that this is based on some > form of asynchronous calls (AJAX) and I'm not sure how I can achieve > this effect in my mod_python app. > > Any pointers to achieve this would be very appreciated. > > Thanks, > If you want "real" progress than you must do it with some asynchronous communications via XMLRPC or sockets. You can "simulate" progress by doing a little client-side javascript and include a progressive GIF. There are a bunch of them available here:
http://www.ajaxload.info/ -Larry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
