Popup freezes while downloading

[Marc]

We have build a site, where at a certain point we open a popup.
From this popup we push a file to the end-user.

While the file is being send to the end-user the mother browser screen
freezes and the end-user is unable to continue to surf.

The code is written in Asp en Javascript, it uses a file upload plugin and
runs on IIS.
Someone knows a way to fix this problem ?

Tnx,
Marc

[Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)]

Change it to a passive download and give the user the option of downloading
the file by clicking on a link rather than pushing. Unfortuantely, popups
are overused and have a lot of downsides. Of course, you could keep the
stealth download and piss off customers, if that is a nice option for you.
;->

It is okay to make the customer work a bit.
--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
Author: ADO.NET and XML: ASP.NET on the Edge

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Post by Marc
We have build a site, where at a certain point we open a popup.
From this popup we push a file to the end-user.
While the file is being send to the end-user the mother browser screen
freezes and the end-user is unable to continue to surf.
The code is written in Asp en Javascript, it uses a file upload plugin and
runs on IIS.
Someone knows a way to fix this problem ?
Tnx,
Marc

[Chris Barber]

You can use a standard mechanism such as ASP to start a donwload save-as and
obscure the file and pathname by setting the relevant HTTP headers.

http://www.xefteri.com/articles/may082002/default.aspx

Chris.

Post by Marc
We have build a site, where at a certain point we open a popup.
From this popup we push a file to the end-user.
While the file is being send to the end-user the mother browser screen
freezes and the end-user is unable to continue to surf.
The code is written in Asp en Javascript, it uses a file upload plugin and
runs on IIS.
Someone knows a way to fix this problem ?
Tnx,
Marc