title: asp.net postback with jquery ajax and jquery dialog
body: <p>We have a method on an asp.net page that is called on a button click. The problem is that the method take a long time to process. I've been asked to have the page call the method (or call the postback) and then display the jquery.ui dialog which will let the user know that this process could take a long time. I'm looking at serializing the asp.net form and doing a $.post() but to be honest I'm completely stuck on whether this will even work and how I can prevent the actual postback from happening and just displaying the dialog. Has anyone had any experience with doing this that can give me some pointers?</p>
  
  <p>I found this <a href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/eliminating-postbacks-setting-" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/eliminating-postbacks-setting-</a> but I'm not sure if it's a bit OTT. The article is a little long winded.</p>
  
  <p>Hope someone can help.</p>