I know that IE stops animating a gif when it considers the page submitted. I
think that javascript continues to run until the page hits its unload stage.
So I'm not sure why javascript stops for you.
May I make a suggestion for an entirely different approach? ASP.NET has a
very rich collection of third party controls for almost anything you'd like.
Some are even free. In fact, the date entry controls segment has around 20
items to offer, plus several articles posted on popular ASP.NET sites. With
date controls, most offer a popup calendar that avoids the second window
(which is usually blocked by popup blockers and has other UI shortcomings).
Instead, they use lots of javascript to show and hide a TABLE or DIV
containing a calendar that does not post back each time you click. (The
ASP.NET calendar always posts back.) The third party controls can be found
on these sites:
www.asp.net Control Gallery,
www.123aspx.com, and
www.411asp.net. I am the author of one, "Peter's Date Package",
http://www.peterblum.com/datecontrols/home.aspx.
--- Peter Blum
www.PeterBlum.com
Email:
PLBlum@PeterBlum.com
Creator of "Professional Validation And More" at
http://www.peterblum.com/vam/home.aspx
"Caesar Augustus" <maxrawson@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:92f5efe1.0410151426.685399e3@posting.google.c om...[color=blue]
> First, let me start by saying my asp.net experience is still in it's
> infancy so please bare with me as I try to explain my situation.
>
> I have created a single page that with the use of many controls (i.e.
> roundedcorners component [see
www.4guysfromrolla.com], buttons and
> panels) functions like a tab control. The buttons are
> programmatically designed to make the corresponding panel visible.
>
> Sample aspx.vb code:
>
> Private Sub btnEvent_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
> As System.EventArgs) Handles btnEvent.Click
>
> pnlEvent.Visible = True
> pnlHotel.Visible = False
> pnlTravel.Visible = False
> pnlPerDiem.Visible = False
> pnlOther.Visible = False
>
> End Sub
>
> Private Sub btnHotel_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
> As System.EventArgs) Handles btnHotel.Click
>
> pnlHotel.Visible = True
> If chkhSpouse.Checked = True Then
> pnlSpouseData.Visible = True
> Else
> pnlSpouseData.Visible = False
> End If
>
> If chkhCCHold.Checked = True Then
> txthCCHoldAmt.Visible = True
> lblhCCHoldAmt.Visible = True
> Else
> txthCCHoldAmt.Visible = False
> lblhCCHoldAmt.Visible = False
> End If
> pnlTravel.Visible = False
> pnlPerDiem.Visible = False
> pnlOther.Visible = False
> pnlEvent.Visible = False
>
> End Sub
>
> Private Sub btnTravel_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
> As System.EventArgs) Handles btnTravel.Click
>
> pnlEvent.Visible = False
> pnlHotel.Visible = False
> pnlTravel.Visible = True
> pnlPerDiem.Visible = False
> pnlOther.Visible = False
>
> End Sub
>
> Private Sub btnPerDiem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal
> e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnPerDiem.Click
>
> pnlEvent.Visible = False
> pnlHotel.Visible = False
> pnlTravel.Visible = False
> pnlPerDiem.Visible = True
> pnlOther.Visible = False
>
> End Sub
>
> Private Sub btnOther_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
> As System.EventArgs) Handles btnOther.Click
>
> pnlEvent.Visible = False
> pnlHotel.Visible = False
> pnlTravel.Visible = False
> pnlPerDiem.Visible = False
> pnlOther.Visible = True
>
> End Sub
>
> On each of these panels there are buttons that link to a calendar
> control (Calendar.aspx). Each button passes a textbox name to the
> calendar control so that when a date is selected this value is passed
> back to the corresponding text box.
>
> Sample Button HTML Code:
>
> <SPAN id="calBlock1"><A
> href="javascript
:calendar_window=window.open('//localhost/advtravel/calendar.aspx?
>
> formname=AdminBooking.txteStartDt','calendar_windo w','width=230,height=230');calendar_window.focus() "><IMG
> id="eStartDtCal" height="22" alt="Choose an event start date"
> src="images/calendar.gif" align="absMiddle" border="0"></A></SPAN>
>
> Sample Calendar.aspx HTML:
>
> <%@ Register TagPrefix="cc1" Namespace="PrettyUI" Assembly="PrettyUI"
> %>
> <%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false"
> Codebehind="Calendar.aspx.vb" smartnavigation="true"
> Inherits="AdvTravel.Calendar" %>
> <HTML>
> <HEAD>
> <title>Select a date</title>
> <script runat="server">
> Private Sub cntCalendar_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As
> System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
> cntCalendar.SelectionChanged
> Dim strjscript As String = "<script language=""javascript"">"
> strjscript = strjscript & "window.opener." &
> HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString("formname" ) & ".value = '" &
> cntCalendar.SelectedDate & "';window.close();"
> strjscript = strjscript & "</script" & ">" 'Don't Ask, Tool
> Bug
> Literal1.Text = strjscript
>
> End Sub
> </script>
> <asp:literal id="Literal1" Runat="server"></asp:literal>
> <LINK href="http://localhost/AdvTravel/CSS/calendar.css"
> type="text/css" rel="stylesheet">
> </HEAD>
> <BODY bgcolor="silver">
> <form id="frmCalendar" runat="server">
> <cc1:roundedcorners id="RoundedCorners1" runat="server"
> Width="210px" BorderColor="Navy" BorderStyle="Solid"
> BorderWidth="2px" CornerHeight="20px" CornerWidth="20px"
> Height="210px" BackColor="WhiteSmoke">
> <TABLE cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0">
> <TR>
> <TD height="13">
> <asp:dropdownlist id="drpCalMonth" Runat="Server" Width="100px"
> CssClass="calTitle" OnSelectedIndexChanged="Set_Calendar"
> AutoPostBack="True"></asp:dropdownlist>
> <asp:dropdownlist id="drpCalYear" Runat="Server" Width="60px"
> CssClass="calTitle" OnSelectedIndexChanged="Set_Calendar"
> AutoPostBack="True"></asp:dropdownlist></TD>
> </TR>
> <TR>
> <TD>
> <asp:calendar id="cntCalendar" Runat="Server" Width="100%"
> CssClass="calbody" ondayrender="Calendar_dayrender"
> ShowTitle="True"
> OnSelectionChanged="cntCalendar_SelectionChanged"
> OtherMonthDayStyle-BackColor="White"
> DayStyle-BackColor="LightYellow"></asp:calendar></TD>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
> </cc1:roundedcorners></form>
> </BODY>
> </HTML>
>
> This functionality works well on the first visible panel on the page
> however, soon as I click on a new "tab" to make a different panel
> visible the the calendar functionality no longer works. The calendar
> will pop-up but when a date is selected the calendar.aspx pop-up does
> not close and does not write the value back to the corresponding text
> field.
>
> NOTE: There is a animated .gif on the page that also hangs when the
> javascript fails.
>
> I must conclude with first, an apology for the long-winded
> explaination to my problem and second, a thank you in advance to
> anyone willing to assist a newbie in trying to find a fix to this
> problem.[/color]
