Client has a form that once posted will load another page containing a confirmation number to the end-user.

The DB side isnt built yet, wont be for some time maybe, and wont be by me.
Client states that in the worst case, it might be "8-10 seconds" before the DB can load that confirmation page. Thus, he wants feeback for the user regarding 'please wait' and a spinning graphic (indeterminate progress meter)

i've decided to prototype the delay for the client, showing him not only the spinning please wait graphic, but an 8-10 second delay in loading the confirmation page.

For the spinner, i have an onclick event on the submit button, swapping classes on a DIV containing the graphic (display:none > display:block).

so now it seems all i need to do to complete the prototype is to delay the other onclick event on that button, which is to load the confirmation page.

Here is a sample of what is NOT working. This does not include the code with swap classes. I want to get the delay/interval working first.

I could put the URL to go to up in my function. But was trying to nest it all in my onclick event.

IN THE HEAD

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function PleaseWait()
{
  setTimeout("PleaseWait()", 8000);
}
</SCRIPT>

IN THE HTML

<button name="Submit" onclick="PleaseWait('parent.location='http://www.google.com')">Submit</button>

SOLUTION FOUND. THANKS FOR READING.

While i lack the proper js chops and there will massacre the terminology, here's what i found to work in my prototype.

I needed to apply the setTimeout function to another function, in this case, what i am calling "confirmation". This waits the specified amount of time before it calls the function.

Then, i simply needed to do more research & testing. I needed to tell the function what to do, or, where to go using js location object.

IN THE HEAD:

<script language=javascript>
function pleaseWait(){
setTimeout("confirmation()",8000);
}

function confirmation(){
location.href="http://www.google.com"
}
</script>

IN THE BODY:

<button name="Submit" onclick="P7_MultiClass2('please_wait','divON','full_wrap','divoff');pleaseWait()" >Submit</button>

Just needed to sleep on it, then attack it again with a fresh head. Thanks again.

Just needed to sleep on it, then attack it again with a fresh head. Thanks again.

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