Setting field before INSERT FROM URL doesn't work

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I'm missing a trick to get a field to update with a "status" message before running an INSERT FROM URL...what's happening is that the INSERT FROM URL runs, THEN the status message updates.

I want to give the user a message like "Starting your 'x' job" before running the INSERT FROM URL.

I've tried doing a commit after the SET field, but the field doesn't display until the IFURL returns.

Do I need to do a delay or something before the IFURL?

Thanks

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Usually, some combination of Refresh Object, Refresh Screen, and/or Pause/resume script works well for this. Here's an example where all that's needed is Pause/Resume:

// show progress in a log field
Set Field [ globals::gSMSlog ; "Preparing to send to " & $N & " recipients" ] 
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): .5 ] 
[...]
// log the URL
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): .5 ] 
Set Field [ globals::gSMSlog ; "Sending request:¶¶" & $url ] 
// use CURL to do the transfer
Insert from URL [ Select ; With dialog: Off ; Target: $out ; $url ] 
// log the result
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): .25 ] 
Set Field [ globals::gSMSlog ; globals::gSMSlog  & "¶¶Result:¶¶" & $out & "¶¶" ]
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Thanks!