AW: getting timeout with load URL

[Tiemo Hollmann TB]

Hi Phil,
that's what I was wondering too, because the docs don't point into that
direction. It refers only to the socket functions...
Tiemo

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-revolution-
> bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Phil Davis
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. Februar 2009 18:38
> An: How to use Revolution
> Betreff: Re: getting timeout with load URL
> 
> Hi Jim and others,
> 
> My comment here moves us away from the original issue a bit, but...
> 
> As far as I can tell, the socketTimeoutInterval doesn't seem to interact
> with the 'load' command. At least, the 'socketTimeout' message isn't
> sent when 'load' exceeds the socketTimeoutInterval. That's my
> experience. Am I missing something?
> 
> Thanks -
> Phil Davis
> (re-sent because original went into 'moderation' queue due to size)
> 
> 
> Jim Bufalini wrote:
> > Hi Tiemo,
> >
> > It's probably not a Rev issue but a machine specific issue. Please do a
> > Google search on "socket keepalive windows." (keepalive is one word)
> > Something on that machine is set wrong. You'll find a lot of information
> on
> > this topic and what to look for on the machine. As far as Rev goes, the
> > socketTimeOutInterval is all you normally have to adjust.
> >
> > Jim Bufalini
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-revolution-
> >> bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Tiemo Hollmann TB
> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:50 AM
> >> To: 'How to use Revolution'
> >> Subject: AW: getting timeout with load URL
> >>
> >> Hi Jim,
> >> yes, I have followed this excellent roadbook from Eric and everything
> >> works
> >> fine so far. Up to now, where one beta tester got these mysterious
> >> timeouts
> >> (which I verified with URLStatus()). So it isn't a general problem, but
> >> seems to be an issue on his PC (Win XP) or his Provider line. I was
> >> wondering if there are other settings as the socketTimeoutInterval I
> >> can
> >> control from Rev or if I have to take it as it is?
> >> Thank you
> >> Tiemo
> >>
> >>
> >>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >>> Von: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-revolution-
> >>> bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Jim Bufalini
> >>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. Februar 2009 17:32
> >>> An: 'How to use Revolution'
> >>> Betreff: RE: getting timeout with load URL
> >>>
> >>> Hi Tiemo,
> >>>
> >>> Would you go here:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.sosmartsoftware.com/?r=revolution_didacticiels&l=en
> >>>
> >>> and down to tutorial #018 How to download data from the Internet.
> >>>
> >> Download
> >>
> >>> the tutorial. Everything you need to know should be there including
> >>>
> >> using
> >>
> >>> the load command.
> >>>
> >>> Jim Bufalini
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-
> >>>>
> >> revolution-
> >>
> >>>> bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Tiemo Hollmann TB
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:28 AM
> >>>> To: 'How to use Revolution'
> >>>> Subject: AW: getting timeout with load URL
> >>>>
> >>>> I tried it with setting the socketTimeoutInterval to 20000 and even
> >>>> 30000
> >>>> before the load url, but this guy still gets a timeout at most
> >>>> attempts.
> >>>> After 5-10 retries he can download the file of about 4MB.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any other tweak or any other idea, what could be going on here and
> >>>> where to
> >>>> look for?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for any ideas
> >>>> Tiemo
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >>>>> Von: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-
> >>>>>
> >> revolution-
> >>
> >>>>> bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Klaus Major
> >>>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. Februar 2009 11:52
> >>>>> An: How to use Revolution
> >>>>> Betreff: Re: getting timeout with load URL
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi Tiemo,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I am experiencing sometimes timeouts with a load URL at a beta
> >>>>>>
> >>>> tester.
> >>>>
> >>>>>> Testing the same download from same server at the same time,
> >>>>>>
> >> runs
> >>
> >>>>>> smooth.
> >>>>>> Obviously the bottleneck seems to be the internet connection or
> >>>>>> provider of
> >>>>>> the tester, though he is supposed to have a 2000 kBit line. On
> >>>>>>
> >> the
> >>
> >>>>>> other
> >>>>>> hand he can surf the net and downloads mails without a problem
> >>>>>>
> >> -
> >>
> >>>>>> beside of
> >>>>>> slow performance some times.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Are there any options to tweak the load URL / internet
> >>>>>>
> >> connection
> >>
> >>>> from
> >>>>
> >>>>>> within Rev, like setting the timeout, retrying or anything
> >>>>>>
> >> else? Or
> >>
> >>>>>> do I
> >>>>>> just have to live with that behaviour and have to tell my
> >>>>>>
> >> customers
> >>
> >>>> to
> >>>>
> >>>>>> retry?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks for any experience
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> you can get and set "the socketTimeOutInterval" like:
> >>>>> ...
> >>>>> put the socketTimeOutInterval into alt_interval
> >>>>> set the socketTimeOutInterval to 20000
> >>>>> ## Do your internet stuff...
> >>>>> set the socketTimeOutInterval to alt_interval
> >>>>> ...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> that's the way we do it and it works fine so far :-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Tiemo
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> Best
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Klaus
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Klaus Major
> >>>>> klaus at major-k.de
> >>>>> http://www.major-k.de
> 
> --
> Phil Davis
> 
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