title: Long running server process updating a label on the client side. AJAX ASP.Net
body: <p>I have a long running server side process (gets data via a web service in batches as part of a do/while loop). On each pass through the loop I want to push a status message back to a label control in an update panel on the client. </p>
  
  <p>I've tried assigning the value to the label in code behind and then using a timer control to refresh the update panel every minute. But that doesn't seem to work.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas or suggestions?</p>
  
  <p>TIA</p>