Basic libURL bug?

[Chipp Walters]

OOPS my bad. Didn't read it correctly. I've added the pause and things seem
to work again. Hurray

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Chipp Walters <chipp at chipp.com> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> BTW, I'm using REv 4.0 and libURL 1.1.6. The ulDoProcessLength handler is
> not the same as the one you show. Where should I put the delay?
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Chipp Walters <chipp at chipp.com> wrote:
>
>> Dave,
>> Per your advice, this seems to work more often, but not always. I'll try
>> the delay next.
>>
>> on mouseUp
>>    put ""
>>    set the httpHeaders to "Connection: close"
>>    put URL "http://www.widgetgadget.com/stuff/test.log" into fld 1
>>    put the number of lines in fld 1
>> end mouseUp
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Dave Cragg <dave.cragg at lacscentre.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 3 Jan 2011, at 02:27, Chipp Walters wrote:
>>>
>>> > Dave,
>>> >
>>> > It's just a standard IIS logfile from a server. There's nothing funny
>>> about
>>> > it. In fact, I cut/pasted it into a text file and uploaded it to the
>>> server
>>> > it's on right now, so as to keep Chris from hollering at me! (It had
>>> the
>>> > problem on our server as well).
>>> >
>>> > Do you suggest I add the debug line you mention, or is there something
>>> > 'better' to do for now?
>>>
>>> Not sure, Chipp. It's not clear whether we're all seeing exactly the same
>>> thing or not.
>>>
>>> Two suggestions for now:
>>>
>>> 1.  In the libUrl script where I added the DEBUG 1 line, add this
>>> instead:
>>>
>>>    wait 15 milliseconds with messages
>>>
>>> This works here. But it fails if I set it to 10 milliseconds. (But I
>>> guess this will slow the total download by a number of seconds, so it's a
>>> bit of a desperate fix.)
>>>
>>> 2.  set the httpHeaders to "Connection: close"
>>>
>>> I was seeing socket errors sometimes (perhaps similar to what Mark
>>> reported) when retrying the script. I think the error on the socket probably
>>> occurred on the previous try, but for some reason, the error isn't being
>>> seen by LC and it is trying to re-use the faulty (or already closed) socket
>>> on subsequent calls. Setting the connection header will force the socket to
>>> get closed on completion and LC will automatically open a fresh socket for
>>> subsequent calls. So not a fix as such, but it may help to reduce some of
>>> the consequential effects.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chipp Walters
>> CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc.
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Chipp Walters
> CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc.
>
>


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Chipp Walters
CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc.