OnLoad... will it REALLY wait?

**DamnRock** · Jan 23rd, 2003, 03:08 PM

I'm wondering... I'm using a document_onLoad() sub procedure (vbscript)... my intent is that I need it to wait until the page completely loads before it continues...

there is a link on the page that is disabled... and I want to be sure the page loads before I start a script that enables the link. My question is... does anyone know if onLoad will wait till EVERYTHING on the page loads? Including objects (activex)... if necessary, and pre-cached images?

Here's my code...

Code:

<style>
<!-- 
	#myDiv1 {font-family: verdana; color: red;}
	#myDiv2 {font-family: verdana; color: blue;}
-->
</style>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">
 
	Image1= new Image(50,60)
	Image1.src = "test1.bmp"

	Image2= new Image(70,80)
	Image2.src = "test2.bmp"

	Image3= new Image(70,80)
	Image3.src = "test3.bmp"
	
	Image4= new Image(70,80)
	Image4.src = "test4.bmp"
	
	Image5= new Image(70,80)
	Image5.src = "test5.bmp"
	
	Image6= new Image(70,80)
	Image6.src = "test6.bmp"

</SCRIPT>

<SCRIPT ID=clientEventHandlersVBS LANGUAGE=vbscript>

	sub Window_OnLoad()
		'window.open "http://www.espn.com"
		msgbox "Site Has Finished Loading"
		myDiv2.style.visibility = "hidden"
		myDiv1.style.visibility = "visible"
	end sub

</SCRIPT>

' all that is in <head></head>

' this is in body
   	<font face="Verdana" size="2">
     <div id="myDiv1" style="position: absolute;visibility: hidden;">
     	<a href="<%=gstrURL%>ActiveOlap/axdActiveOLAP.vbd?...wholebiglongurlhere">Application Loaded!  Begin Forecasting</a>
     </div>
     <div id="myDiv2" style="position: absolute;">
     	Please Wait While Application Downloads... 
     </div>
 	</font>

This "functions" but it loads so fast I can't tell if it really waits till the images load... they're big images... but they're local... I'm usign the images to tell if it will load them and THEN pop up the dialog and fix the link...

Rock

**veryjonny** · Jan 23rd, 2003, 03:25 PM

Guess that shd work, else u can put the onload part right at the bottom in just script tags...would work only in IE though

**Rick Bull** · Jan 24th, 2003, 05:40 AM

Yes it is supposed to be called when everything has finished loading (or the user presses stop).

**Sundance Kid V2** · Jan 24th, 2003, 06:33 AM

<SCRIPT FOR=document EVENT=onreadystatechange>
if (this.readyState == 'complete')
{
// perform some action
}
</SCRIPT>

Works like a champ... Then you know everything is loaded, you can continue....

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