Q. Need an ASP.NET Sleep function

kahlua001 said:
i believe its system.thread.sleep(x)

where x is milliseconds
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Doesn't work. I got:

Compiler Error Message: CS0246: The type or namespace name 'system' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Source Error:
Code: 
[/b]Line 132:
Line 133: public void GoHome(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
[color=red]Line 134:	 system.thread.sleep(20000);[/color]
Line 135:	 Response.Redirect([url="http://www.google.com/"]http://www.google.com/[/url]);
Line 136: }
 
Asp.net doesn't work that way - there is no point making the server sleep for a while as that will just delay the page being sent to the client (which will then redirect immediately anyway).
You would either need to use a Meta Refresh or possibly a bit of client side javascript.
 
kahlua001 said:
sorry, its

System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(x)
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Looks like this makes everything sort of freeze up for a bit, which is not what we are trying to do.

A little background: This is for a form mailer with two panel controls: Panel1 is visible and has the standard "email form" features; Panel2 is hidden and displays a confirmation to the visitor after the message has been sent.

We want the website to show Panel2 after the message has been submitted, then return to our homepage after x milliseconds ...unless the visitor decides to browse elsewhere, of course.

Sleep() just seems to halt everything; Panel2 never shows. Am I using it incorrectly, or is there another function that I want for this? I would use the JavaScript setTimeout() function, but my code does NOT like this.
 
Yes, then in this case thread.sleep is not what you want. JS will work, or use a meta tag like..

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="10;url=http://www.google.com">
 
kahlua001 and PlausiblyDamp:

I have one form with two panels.

How would I get the "meta tag" or "JS" to be idle when one panel is active, then perform its job when the other panel becomes active?

Yes, I could use two separate webpages, but this admits defeat!
 
So when one panel becomes active, why cant you use the setTimeout function in JS to wait and then redirect? Was it not working for you before? Show us your code.
 
kahlua001 said:
So when one panel becomes active, why cant you use the setTimeout function in JS to wait and then redirect? Was it not working for you before? Show us your code.
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The problem is getting JS and ASP to talk to one another. Is it really possible?

I had to greatly simplify my code, but here it is:
Code: 
<%@ Page Language="c#" %> 
<%@ import Namespace="System.Text" %> 
<%@ import Namespace="System.IO" %> 
<%@ import Namespace="System.Web.Mail" %> 
<script runat="server"> 
 
public void OnClickSubmit (object sender, System.EventArgs e) { 
string strUsername = "JonDoe"; // no, this is not my username 
string strPassword = "123xxx"; // no, this is not my password 
 
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "smtp.mail.yahoo.com"; // Yahoo!'s $19/year service 
MailMessage mail = new MailMessage(); 
mail.Subject = "New Email From Website"; 
mail.From = "\"" + Request.Form["txtName"] + "\" <" + Request.Form["txtEmail"] + ">"; 
mail.To = strMyEmailAddress; 
mail.Body = Request.Form["txtMessage"]; 
mail.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpauthenticate", "1");
mail.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername", strUsername); 
mail.Fields.Add("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword", strPassword); 
SmtpMail.Send(mail); 
lblResponse.Text = "<h3><center>Thank You!</center></h3>Your message has successfully been sent.<hr>"; 
MainPanel.Visible = false; 
DonePanel.Visible = true; 
}
</script> 
<html> 
<head><title>Mail Form</title></head> 
<body> 
<asp:panel id="MainPanel" runat="server" Width="100%"> 
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server"> 
<table width="100%"><tbody> 
<tr><td align="middle" colspan="2"><h3>Email Form</h3></td></tr> 
<tr> 
<td align="right"><b>Name:</b></td> 
<td align="left"><asp:textbox id="txtName" runat="server" /></td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
<td align="right"><b>Email:</b></td> 
<td align="left"><asp:textbox id="txtEmail" runat="server" /></td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
<td align="middle" colspan="2"><b>Message:</b><br />
<asp:textbox id="txtMessage" runat="server" Rows="10" Columns="60" TextMode="MultiLine" /><br />
<asp:button id="submit" onclick="OnClickSubmit" runat="server" Text="Send" />
</td> 
</tr> 
</tbody></table> 
</form> 
<center>Click <a href="javascript:history.go(-1)">here</a> to go back. 
</asp:panel> 
<asp:panel id="DonePanel" runat="server" Width="100%" Visible="False"> 
<form id="Form2" runat="server"> 
<asp:Literal id="lblResponse" runat="server"></asp:Literal> 
</form> 
<center>Click <a href="javascript:history.go(-2)">here</a> to go back.</center> 
</asp:panel> 
</body> 
</html>
 
When you enable the second panel, you write some js to the page like..

<Script language="javascript">
setTimeout("window.location = 'http://www.google.com'",5000);
</script>
 
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