Below is sample code that illustrates what I'm trying to do. For sake
of brevity I didn't include the properties of buildBtn that determine
what data to request.
The problem is I never see "Processing request" and depending on
server utilization the response can take several seconds to load
leading the users to wonder if the system is working. Unfortunately
getting rid of the users is not an option :) so any help I can get on
making this work is greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Bob
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> New Document </TITLE>
<script type="text/javascript">
// dynamically build button
function buildBtn(val){
function evt(){
results.innerHT ML = '<h2>Processin g request</h2>';
// Use for loop to simulate time it takes to
// get results page from server
for (var i=0; i<1500000; i++)
null;
// display results
results.innerHT ML = "<h2>" + btn.value + " results</h2>";
}
var btn = document.create Element('input' );
btn.type = "button";
btn.value = val;
btn.onclick = evt;
document.body.a ppendChild(btn) ;
}
</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<script type="text/javascript">
var b1 = new buildBtn('butto n 1');
var b2 = new buildBtn('butto n 2');
</script>
<div id="results" />
</BODY>
</HTML>
