<HTML>

<HEAD>

<script language='javascript'>

<!--//

myFloater = window.open('statuspage.html','myWindow','scrollbars=no,

status=no,width=350,height=100');

// THIS CLIENT FUNCTION WRITES TEXT INTO

// THE CHILD WINDOW, A * IS WRITTEN EACH

// TIME IT'S CALLED.

function increment(runOnce) {

if (runOnce == 1) {

myFloater.document.write ("<font face='Verdana' size = 3>

LOADING:</font><br>");

}

else {

myFloater.document.write ("<font face='Verdana' size = 5>*<

/font>");

}

}

//-->

</script>

</head>

<body>

<%

' THIS IS THE SIMULATION OF AN

' AS SCRIPT THAT TAKES A LONG TIME

' TO EXECUTE. EVERY 700 COUNTS, IT

' UPDATES THE STATUS WINDOW

Dim counter

counter = 0

splitVal = 700

for i = 1 to 10000

if (i mod splitVal) = 0 then

if counter = 0 then

response.write "<script>increment(1)</script>" & vbCrLf

counter = 999

else

response.write "<script>increment(0)</script>" & vbCrLf

end if

end if

next

%>

</body>

</html>