Thanks very much for the suggestion! I found a solution along the lines of what you were suggesting here: http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol8/javascript_no2.htm
This: <a href="http://www.netmechanic.com/promote.htm"; onClick="javascript:return confirm('Would you like to increase your search engine rank?')">Improve your site!</a> provides a cancel/OK box with message and that seems to work fine. Your solution is better because it stays on the page rather than going to another page. So I will probably come back to it later. Thanks again. On May 7, 2:30 am, djidjadji <djidja...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.javascript-coder.com/javascript-form/javascript-form-submi... > > Use the method in the page. Don't use a submit button but a <a> tag > with an onClick attribute. > In the Javascript function update some <div id="lookup"></div> Tag > with the "I'm starting the lookup" text and then submit the form. > When the request is ready the page will update. > > 2009/5/6 Jim <jdeib...@gmail.com>: > > > > > I have a function that goes and looks up some data. I'd like to say > > something to the user after they click submit but before I have any > > results. > > > I've tried HttpResponse with response.write as well as > > self.response.out.write > > > The problem with both of them is that they wait until the function is > > done before they output anything. Saying "I'm starting the lookup" > > doesn't work so well when they see it after the fact ... > > > I've done about 90 minutes of Googling and looking at the Django docs > > and am coming up empty. > > > Thanks! > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
