HOW? Remotely load & run a web page . . . unattended

Discussion in 'JavaScript' started by WebGyver, Apr 4, 2008.

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    Here's a weird situation: I have a web application (classic ASP), and when a client organization updates specific user settings, the database needs to make some calculations for each user of that client.

    Not a problem. I can do this with AJAX, run additional pages remotely and get all of that done without reloading the page. So far, so good.

    The problem: When some of the larger clients make some of those specific changes, it ties up the database for a few minutes. Which means, the AJAX call does not get a return result until that's done.

    Is there any way to just send an AJAX or JavaScript call, let the page run and not worry about getting anything back? Basically, I just want to load and run another web page unattended.

    (I already know how to check and see whether the page is available, and tell the user when it's not; I just need to figure out a way to call the page without expecting any return results.)

    In classic ASP, I have tried this with Server.Execute and Server.Transfer, but in both cases the user ends up waiting for all the web pages to complete their thing . . . which sometimes wastes time unnecessarily.

    Any ideas?

    Is there some kind of AJAX functionality that would just send something like a "run" command to another web page?
     
    WebGyver, Apr 4, 2008 IP