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Javascript question - popup or prompt box question

Hi Javascript experts,

I have a html page which has a hyperlink to open the pps (powerpoint file). It takes quite some times to load the pps, I want to pop up a messagebox to tell users someting like" file is loading, please be patient"
Please advise how to do it?

Thanks

Ashish Patel

You will have to create a page which will open in the new window and in that page you can have your custom message alogn with a javascript which fires on onLoad of body downloading the ppt file.

LuckyCold

ASKER

Hi asvforce,
Can you give me an example or code. I am not sure how to do it.......................

Here is my ahref on my first htmp page
<div align="center"><a href="/servername/xxx.pps"><img src="/serername/sss.gif"></a ></div>

Thanks in advance.

rkannan2000

Just try this out..
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex11/xpprogressbar.htm

Ashish Patel

Create a new page lets say "custommess.htm" like this
custommess.htm
<html>
<head>
<script>
      function shootMe() {
            document.getElementById('shoot').click();
      }
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="shootMe()">
      <b>Please wait</b>
      <a id="shoot" href="/servername/xxx.pps"><img src="/serername/sss.gif"></a>
</body>
</html>

and your tag in your first.htm page should be like this
<div align="center"><a href="custommess.htm" target="_blank"><img src="/serername/sss.gif"></a ></div>

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LuckyCold

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Thanks asvforce and rkannan2000
My requirement is changed, I am going to close this question and open a new questions. Please help if you can

Thanks a lot