Re-2: repeat or send - what takes less cpu time?

runrev260805 at m-r-d.de runrev260805 at m-r-d.de
Tue Oct 20 18:20:45 EDT 2009


Sarah,

thanks for your answer. The app is still reacting to other things like keystrokes or button clicks?

Matthias



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: repeat or send - what takes less cpu time? (21-Okt-2009 0:08)
From:    Sarah Reichelt <sarah.reichelt at gmail.com>
To:      runrev260805 at m-r-d.de

> > i have to create a little app, which stays in the taskbar and connects 
> > every 5 minutes to a website to check, if a specific file is online. If 
> > this file is not found the program waits 5 minutes before it checks again 
> > for the file. What takes less cpu time? A repeat loop or should i better 
> > use "send...."
> 
> I recommend using "send". That way the app is resting and not using
> any CPU during it's 5 minutes.
> 
> Cheers,
> Sarah
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