Postback Multitask progress bar (ajax)

hello

I have a asp.net page that takes several actions uppon a button click.

Suppose this page triggers 3 functions on that button click: (THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE)
1) Saves data to local data base
2) Export data do internet data base
3) send emails to 50 users reporting this update

What I want to do is show the user wich action the server is performing at the moment.
basically, it should show (on a Modal PopUP, i figure) all the 3 steps taken.
1) ...saving data...
2) ...exporting data ...
3) ... notifying users ...

does anyone have a solution for this?

thanks

Checkout this threadhttp://forums.asp.net/t/1133013.aspx

Problem in Update Progress

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MaybeProgramming UpdateProgress Controls in Client Script
is a good starting point for you.