input type text does not get update until js routine ends

[tonybernardo]

I have a link on my page - The link below calls a Ticker Symbol lookup javascript routine - The js routine displays 'Please Wait' in a input field & after the routine completes the lookup it then clears the 'please wait'. Thr screen does not get updated however with the please wait - If I put an alert(''); after setting the value I see it - It is as if the screen does not update until the routine completes or an alert occurs - does anyone know how to fix this.

Link
<a href=&quot;javascript:void(tickerSymbolLookup('XX'));&quot; onmouseover=&quot;return changeStatus('Ticker Symbol Lookup');&quot; onmouseout=&quot;return changeStatus('');&quot;>Lookup</a>

Please Wait Input
<input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;lblpleasewait&quot; class=&quot;label&quot; readonly size=&quot;15&quot; value=&quot;&quot; onfocus=&quot;blur();&quot;>


function tickerSymbolLookup(psURL) {
var loAssetForm=document.frmMG;
var xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject(&quot;Microsoft.XMLHTTP&quot;
var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject(&quot;Microsoft.XMLDOM&quot;

var lsSearchURL;
var lsTicker;
var llEquityStyle;
var llFixedIncomeStyle;

frmMG.lblpleasewait.value = 'Please Wait';
//The please wait will only display if I do an alert here

xmlhttp.Open(&quot;POST&quot;,psURL + lsTicker,false);
xmlhttp.send();

xmlDoc.async=&quot;false&quot;;
xmlDoc.loadXML(xmlhttp.responseXML.xml);

document.frmMG.lblpleasewait.value = &quot;&quot;;

 

[mwolf00]

seems like it should work

try something like this...

document.frmMG.lblpleasewait.value = &quot;Please Wait&quot;
foundVal = document.frmMG.lblpleasewait.value

while (foundVal == &quot;&quot{
foundVal = document.frmMG.lblpleasewait.value
}

xmlhttp.Open(&quot;POST&quot;,psURL + lsTicker,false);
xmlhttp.send();




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