Using HTML Layout Painter (version 7.1.4), I have 4 reports displayed on one web page, which will be viewed with internet explorer version 6.0.2900.2180. The HTML Layout Painter put each report in an seperate iframe. It can take up to 60 seconds for all four reports to get populated. Does anyone know how to get a wait cursor to display in a report square (or iframe)while it is blank and waiting to get populated? A second question is can anyone direct me to a uers manual for HTML Layout Painter? Thanks in advance!

Hi patjohnson,

Please review this topic:

retrieving data please wait

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Kerry

Thanks to all who offered advice and suggestions. The solution that worked for me was to modify the window_onload() function that the HTML Layout Painter automatically generates. My iframes have the id of report1, report2, report3 and report4. The code below puts a message saying "Processing..." in each iframe and changes the cursor to an hourglass while the data is being generated. As each iframe is populated, the message is replaced and the cursor is automatically changed back to a pointer.


function window_onload() {
report1.document.write("

 

 

Processing...

");
report2.document.write("

 

 

Processing...

");
report3.document.write("

 

 

Processing...

");
report4.document.write("

 

 

Processing...

");
report1.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
report2.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
report3.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
report4.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
UpdateData();
}

I also modified the submit button OnClick event with the same 8 lines of code before the OnExecute(ctrl) function that the HTLM Layout Painter automatically generates so that the user is notified data is being processed after (s)he has submitted a new request for data.

Pat, would you mind putting your code between

[code]

[/code]

tags so that we can see the code. As well, please check the "Disable HTML" check box from the Options area of the Reply window.

Thanks.

We always try to avoid users have to wait.....

Good to know about the "disable HTML" option; thanks!! Here's my second try at showing code with the Disabled HTML checked.

function window_onload() {
    report1.document.write("<p> </p><p> </p><H4></>Processing...</I></H4>");
    report2.document.write("<p> </p><p> </p><H4></>Processing...</I></H4>");
    report3.document.write("<p> </p><p> </p><H4></>Processing...</I></H4>");
    report4.document.write("<p> </p><p> </p><H4></>Processing...</I></H4>");
    report1.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
    report2.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
    report3.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
    report4.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
    UpdateData();
}

Our submit button id = button6; the HTML Layout Painter automatically created the button6_OnClick(ctrl) fucntion and here is my modified version

function button6_OnClick(ctrl) {
    report1.document.write("<p> </p><p> </p><H4></>Processing...</I></H4>");
    report2.document.write("<p> </p><p> </p><H4></>Processing...</I></H4>");
    report3.document.write("<p> </p><p> </p><H4></>Processing...</I></H4>");
    report4.document.write("<p> </p><p> </p><H4></>Processing...</I></H4>");
    report1.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
    report2.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
    report3.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
    report4.document.body.style.cursor = 'wait' ;
    OnExecute(ctrl)
}