In my opinion, this is the correct way. There are many web applications, whichs polls every few seconds to give the server a hint, that the client is interested in the answer. (This way you are able to abort a long_running_whatever.) On newer applications, JavaScript is used, of course - so you can do what you like in the meanwhile, without any need to update the page itself. As soon as the call comes back, you can call an update function to handle the output.
There are progress bars available too: http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Progressbar I know, this is not a complete solution to your question, but just a little hint. Greetings, Alexander -- Deutsche Telekom AG Seamless ICT Security Infrastructure & Management im Auftrag T-Systems International GmbH Dipl. Inf Alexander Elgert Langwadener Strasse 17 64625 Bensheim +49 176 22 717 661 (Mobil) +49 671 83419-12 (Tel) +49 671 83419-30 (Fax) E-Mail: alexander.elg...@gmx.de ________________________________________ Von: Igor Chudov [ichu...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Montag, 23. Juli 2012 05:20 An: Mod_Perl Betreff: Framework for handling Query tasks that take a LONG time I am working on my internal IT system for my business. It is, of course, mod_perl based, as is the rest of what I do (algebra.com etc). As a part of it, I have an intranet web form that starts a task, which happens to take a long time, such as minutes. I would like to handle this correctly. While I read some helpful suggestions, my first instinct would be to look for some existing framework based on mod_perl, instead of trying to reinvent the wheel. Would anyone happen to have a suggestion of such a perl module or framework for executing long queries in a nice and graceful manner? Specifically: 1) Start a long query 2) Display an intermediate page that self refreshes 3) Display progress of a task 4) Displaying correct results when task completes. Thanks! i
