a processing page

[rolwong]

I have created a form which allows users to select a file from local and upload to the server after clicking a submit button. When i click the submit button, the page is processing and still stay at the same page. When the file is uploaded, it will then go to the other page.
I would like to know how can i make a processing page, something like "Please wait, it is uploading." right after the user click the submit button. I really don't want the upload processing at the first page.

Thanks.

[planetsim]

Im not too sure you can make a middle page since once the form is submitted and the PHP file has the upload once the next page has loaded the File has been uploaded.

You can however do it in a few other ways. One which involves Javascript. Where once the form has been submitted you call on a Javascript function which does something e.g. changes the value on the Submit button say its submit to Processing Please Wait.

[rolwong]

Thanks for the reply.

I saw this example from briefcase.yahoo.com, but i am not sure how it does. But thanks for your hint, I would try to find the other way out.

[planetsim]

Well yahoo has there own custom server if I remember correctly not sure what language they use to do it with so its probably what makes it possible they may also do what I state except a much more advanced version of it.

[harlowhair]

When you declare the submit button, add an onClick handler e.g.

<input type="submit" value="Upload Image" onClick="changeButton()">

and declare a javascript function called changeButton() which swaps the submit button for a message saying 'processing'. I use an anigif to give a progress bar effect in place of the submit button