How to use LiveCode (server time-out issue)

[Apps Foundry]

I asked this question (how to detect a non-responsive/non-existent server
without waiting for an annoyingly long time-out) recently of
support at runrev.com and got a reply referencing a revOnline article giving a
method for doing this:

http://livecodeshare.runrev.com/stack/393/Checking-for-an-open-server-port


Haven't had time to try this yet, FYI...


Larry Walker