twiddle my thumbs

When the user clicks a button on my page a series of rather time consuming
SQL searches take place before the results are returned to the same page.

How can I display something indicating that that the user needs to wait and
twiddles their thumbs for a bit.
I could go to another page but how do I get back when the data is ready?


jaez

Re: twiddle my thumbs

On Dec 23, 9:03=A0am, "jaems" wrote:
> When the user clicks a button on my page a series of rather time consuming=

> SQL searches take place before the results are returned to the same page.
>
> How can I display something indicating that that the user needs to wait an=
d
> twiddles their thumbs for a bit.
> I could go to another page but how do I get back when the data is ready?
>
> jaez

If it returns to the same page I would recommend to use Ajax and
UpdateProgress control
http://www.asp.net/AJAX/Documentation/Live/overview/UpdatePr ogressOverview.a=
spx

RE: twiddle my thumbs

How about an animated gif of thumbs "twiddling"?:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials/aspnet/87272b03-adec-45 e1-b157-b21da3714dfd/aspnet-animated-gifs-and.aspx
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"jaems" wrote:

> When the user clicks a button on my page a series of rather time consuming
> SQL searches take place before the results are returned to the same page.
>
> How can I display something indicating that that the user needs to wait and
> twiddles their thumbs for a bit.
> I could go to another page but how do I get back when the data is ready?
>
>
> jaez
>
>

Re: twiddle my thumbs

but if he doesn't use ajax, the page will refresh and animated gif will
disappear :)

"Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" wrote in message
news:F3FAFA26-6DCA-412D-810E-03889FF7E0C9@microsoft.com...
> How about an animated gif of thumbs "twiddling"?:
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials/aspnet/87272b03-adec-45 e1-b157-b21da3714dfd/aspnet-animated-gifs-and.aspx
> -- Peter
> Site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> UnBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
> MetaFinder: http://www.blogmetafinder.com
>
>
> "jaems" wrote:
>
>> When the user clicks a button on my page a series of rather time
>> consuming
>> SQL searches take place before the results are returned to the same page.
>>
>> How can I display something indicating that that the user needs to wait
>> and
>> twiddles their thumbs for a bit.
>> I could go to another page but how do I get back when the data is ready?
>>
>>
>> jaez
>>
>>