Oracle's 'Working...' Message - Can it be simulated?

Has anyone ever tried to simulate the Oracle message 'Working...' which is automatically displayed when committing a transaction (on a form)?

I have a form that will update several thousand rows and I had to customize the update in the Commit trigger. The problem is that now, the user will not get a 'Working...' message but that the form looks "hung up" until this transaction is completed which may take a while.

Furthermore, putting the #EXEMACRO MESSAGE 'Working'; in, say, a pre-commit trigger will not immediately display this message and will require the user the acknowledge it once it is displayed.

So I need a message to come up right away (after the Commit key is pressed) without requiring the user to press the Enter key to acknowledge.

Thank you for suggestions.

Michael.

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