response.redirect

gop373 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-04, 09:08

Hi

I have button in page index.asp. When user clicked this button , it will go to responsepage.asp. I want to show message "Thank you" for 5 sec before redirect to showlist.asp. In other word, it is somthing like when you post topic or post any answer in this forum. YOu will see message before it will redirect you to main forum. I tried this code but it does not work. It did not show message, it just redirected to showlist.asp. I want to show message message first before redirect

This is responsepage.asp


<%
Dim timeold
timeold=Timer()
response.write "Thanks you<br>"
Do Until (Timer() >= (timeold+5)) OR (Timer() < timeold)
Loop
response.redirect "showlist.asp"
%>

KlansMan · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-04, 11:35

Hi Try This After The <Title></Title> Tag in your responsepage.asp
<Meta http-equiv ="Refreash" Content ="5";URL="showlist.asp">

Content = The Number Of Seconds
URL = Page Name With Path If Its Not In The Same Directory That you Want To Redirect To

Regards

KM

rokslide · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-04, 20:34

slight change to fix a typo....

Code:

<Meta http-equiv ="Refresh" Content ="5";URL="showlist.asp">

gop373 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-04, 05:41

Hi
I see the message Thanks but the page doesn't redirect to showlist.asp !!!

rokslide · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-04, 06:09

Try another version...... can't remember the exact format...

Code:

<Meta http-equiv ="Refresh" Content="5;URL=showlist.asp">

Ryker · #6 (**permalink**) 10-08-04, 08:06

I could be wring, but I think what you're trying to do won't work in .asp.

A response.redirect won't work afte rthe headers are written. If you have a response.write anywhere in the code before a reponse.redirect that will prevent the response.redirect from functioning.

I hate to say this, but if you wrote your page using .aspx (the asp.net framework) it might work as REsponse.Redirect under .net seems to function differently.

Of course you need to be on a .net server.

Another solution would be to set up a JavaScript alert box (dunno if response.redirect will work after that but ir might) , or a Java script function on a submit foem with a message then then a return value which allows the form to submit (bit complex though
).

rokslide · #7 (**permalink**) 10-08-04, 08:22

Ryker, you are correct, the method he suggested _orginally_ won't work. The meta tag will work.

You can use java but for this it is over kill. btw, we tested the syntax and it appears correct.