[Resolved] force output to a page

sharyn

I am trying to output text to a page as well as a PNG file. There are some calculations and a few delays before the PNG file can be displayed. Right now, everything waits until the PNG file is ready then the whole page gets displayed. Is there anyway I can have the text output to the screen right away and then the PNG file be displayed when it is ready?

sharyn

rehfeld

you cant output an image to the same page. you can output a link to an image though.

but in case im just not understanding you, you can flsuh php's output buffer by calling

flush();

Installer

You can experiment with output control functions, but in the end it's the browsers that determine when the received pages, or their parts, will be displayed. There's really not much the server can do to affect that.

Apparently you're testing on one browser (IE?). There are other brands of browsers, and if you check them you may notice differences in the timing and order of the display of your pages.

sharyn

Rehfeld,

The flush() sort of works.. I have to use it in conjunction with ob_flush() and it only works on certain browsers...

-:: Mac ::-
no : Safari
no : IE 5.2
yes : FireFox
yes : Netscape 7+

-:: Win XP ::-
yes : Netscape 7+ :
yes : FireFox
no : IE 6.o

Thanks ... it helps :p

Installer

I see my advice was taken, as well. Glad to help.