David,
I think this will do it. And the suggestion that it be fired by an "onchange" of a "value" that results from the HTTP action assures the status will be overwritten just after [or during] "url" action. You anticipated my next question! Thanks!
>Terry,
>
>Taking this test fragment I posted last night seems like the javascript needs to take a little way:
>
>
><HTML>
><body>
>
><script language=javascript>
>
>function ShowStuff()
>{
>window.status = window.document.forms[0].field1.value;
>}
></script>
>
><form>
><input id="field1" type="text" onchange="javascript:ShowStuff();" />
></form>
>
></body></html>
>>
>The "normal" status display shows downloading from after typing text and pressing tab ... until you move the mouse though.
>
>>Well thank you David!
>>I am using javascript with IE. Javascript functions make HTTP requests to a VFP COM. So it's an "in browser" issue. Could I include your sugestion in the function?:
>>
.function Radio_Click(theKey)
>>{
>>window.parent.frames("Content").document.location.href
>>="http://host/scripts/xISAPI.dll/myCOM.MyClass.GetContentPage?key=theKey";
>>window.StatusText="Does this status have status?"
>>}
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