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[MattNeeley]

We're using frames to load a VB ActiveX DLL inside of MSIE. Is there any way to make "Loading Please Wait..." appear inside of the framed page while it downloads the .cab file from the server and prepares to run the ActiveX DLL? This would be in the HTML portion somewhere.

 

[LFI]

Javascript will help here.

In the window you want the timer to appear, call showMessage() (which, in turn, calls loading()) as such:

var timeoutObject;
var interval = 5;
var current = 0;
var isDone = false;

function showMessage()
{
 LOADING.innerText = "loading";
 loading();
}//end showMessage()

function loading()
{
 timeoutObject = setTimeout("loading()", 1000);
 if(current == interval)
 {
  LOADING.innerText = "loading.";
  current = 1;
 }//end if
 else
 {
  LOADING.innerText += ".";
  current++;
 }//end else

 if(isDone)
 {
  clearTimeout(timeoutObject); 
  LOADING.innerText = 'Done.';
 }//end if
}//end loading()

Create a SPAN in that window with id='LOADING'. When your ASP is done doing whatever, send a message to this frame, setting isDone to true.

See if this works for you.

--Dave