Question

I know the question sounds too vague so let me explain exactly what I want to implement.

I have a WebApplication that many users log into to submit a request, Request in my project is a form that accepts some information from the user and when he click submit, it reflects on the administrator page. then the admin can grant or decline this request. and of course the result need to be sent to the user’s ‘Pending Requests’ page.

this process is all about time so I need a clean and efficient way to show the admin the requests instantly and for the user to see the admin’s response instantly. (kind of like facebook notification system).

I hope my problem is know clear. I understand that there are many ways to implement this and I have a very small knowledge about them. But I just want you guys to recommend an effecient way because I’m sure that the good ways to do this is limited.

Thanks in advance everybody 🙂

Answer 1

You could also look into using a Timer control. It’s a client side control that will cause a postback for ASP.NET AJAX applications. Here’s a simple tutorial

http://ajax.net-tutorials.com/controls/timer-control/