[StuartMack]

Hi

I am developing a web application using Java Script.
I DON'T want to allow to a user clicking on any buttons
during some operation (DB update, for example).

I have the following code:
1. Disable all buttons
2. Perform data operation
3. Enable the buttons back

The problem is that the Disable operation (1) doesn't execute immediately.
It seems like the disable operation (1) executes asynchronously together
with the data operation (2).

How can I make disable to execute immediately?

P.S. I tried to use setTimeout before the data operation (2), but it didn't help.

Thanks

[jfulton]

Could you post the code you have?

[StuartMack]

Code:

function onClickButtonFilterSearch()
{
  document.all("btnSearch").disabled = true;
  iCallID = ManagerService.callService(onLoadGetFilterResult, filter.CallObject);
}

The callService() is asynchronous (AJAX), but since I call it after the disable operation I expect the disable to perform first.

function onLoadGetFilterResult(result)
{
  if((result.error)&&(iCallID==result.id))  
 {    
  raiseError(result);
 }
 else
 {
  var dom = result.value;
 }

  // code to fill the ListBox here
  document.all("btnSearch").disabled = false;

}

[TwoD]

I'm not sure why it wouldn't disable the button before sending the call...

However, I wouldn't use the document.all collection for anything. It only exists in IE and ruins the code for every other browser.
Use document.getElementById('btnSearch') instead.