All,

I am using javascript (window.open()) to create a popup to do some processing. This popup is going to create a PDF which can take anywhere from 10 secs to 2 mins (alot of backend SQL calls) and I was hoping to use this popup to show the user that something is going on (animated gif) and give them the ability to use the parent window to do other things in our system (while the popup is creating the PDF on the server).

My problem lies in the fact that while the popup is creating the PDF, the parent window cannot navigate to other pages (until the popup window is done). Is there any way to disassociate the popup window with the parent window so a user will be able to navigate with the parent window while the popup window is processing?

Thx
jonpfl

 You can do like this. Open the pop up window without starting any process. Then make a link on that to the process of PDF. of course then it will work as seperate.

 But i dont think so that you will not be able to work with the parent window while processing the popup window's content. What ever the time it takes, both seperate.

 Please provide your code if you can.