[TYPO3-dev] Show progress in backend module

[Jigal van Hemert]

Hi,

On 7-1-2011 13:50, Michael Oehlhof wrote:
> I am implementing a backend modul that converts data and has a long
> runtime.
> The content is normally shown when the execution of the module is
> finished. The user dont see any progress a long time.
> I want to show the user the progress in the backend form.
>
> Is there a possibility to render the content while the module is running?

A proper AJAX setup is technically the nicest solution, but if you need 
a quick and dirty approach, take a look at the Extension Manager (not 
the new one from version 4.5) in the "Translation handling" function.

It takes care of rendering the BE module (instead of using the normal 
functions), draws a progress bar and in a loop adds some JavaScript to 
update the progressbar and displays extra output.

It's technically not very clean, but rather easy to implement with that 
example :-)

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Jigal van Hemert
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