How to clear the cache

[Shawn Blc]

Mr. Alex, Thank you very much.   This newbie appreciates the help and
explanation.

Shawn



On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Alex Tweedly <alex at tweedly.net> wrote:

> Shawn,
> you have a couple of issues here ...
>
> 1. (minor)
> if this is the entire script, then   tCount is a local (i.e. handler
> local) variable, so it is re-created each time the handler is called, so
> you finish up with the same value each time. I think you ant to make it a
> script-local variable (i.e. declare it outside any handler) and then it
> retains its value from one call to the next. (I'm also paranoid, so I added
> a check for it not being a number). And since it's a script-local, I
> renamed it to sCount :-)
>
> 2. in line 3, you have an extra keyword "URL" You have
>
>    *put* URL ("www.google.com?count=" & tCount) into pURL
>
> and you need to simply have
>
>    *put* ("www.google.com?count=" & tCount) into pURL
>
> We are just trying to build up the string of the URL - what you had was
> trying to fetch it.
>
> 3. (trivial) I renamed pURL to tURL just to follow convention - it's a
> local variable, not a parameter :-)
>
>
> I changed those - and a couple of other things for my testing, and got the
> following script which seems to work OK; fails with "invalid host address"
> when wifi is switched off.
>
>
>
> local sCount
> on mouseUp
>    if sCount is not a number then
>       put 1 into sCount
>    else
>       add 1 to sCount
>    end if
>    put   ("http://www.google.com/?**count= <http://www.google.com/?count=>"
> & sCount) into tURL
>    put the millisecs && tURL &CR& the Result &CR&CR after field "F" --
> just for testing
>    get URL tURL
>    if the result is empty then
>       put the millisecs &&"success" &CR after field "F"
>    else
>       put the millisecs && the result &CR after field "F"
>    end if
> end mouseUp
>
> -- Alex.
>
>
> On 19/05/2013 17:56, Shawn Blc wrote:
>
>> Alex,
>>
>> I added your idea of varying the URL each time, but still not able to get
>> the script to work correctly.  See below.
>>
>> For instance, on my mac, when I disable wifi I shouldn't be able to
>> connect, when I enable my wifi I should be able to connect.
>>
>> What's wrong with my script?
>>
>>
>> *on* mouseUp
>>
>>     *add* 1 to tCount
>>
>>     *put* URL ("www.google.com?count=" & tCount) into pURL
>>
>>     *get* URL pURL
>>
>>     *put* the result into tResult
>>
>>     *if* tResult is not empty *then*
>>
>>        *put* "disconnected" && tResult into field "fldStatus"
>>
>>        *show* image "imageRed"
>>
>>        *hide* image "imageGreen"
>>
>>        *return* false
>>
>>     *else*
>>
>>        *put* "connected" into field "fldStatus"
>>
>>        *show* image "imageGreen"
>>
>>        *hide* image "imageRed"
>>
>>     *end* *if*
>>
>> *end* mouseUp
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Alex Tweedly <alex at tweedly.net> wrote:
>>
>>  unload URL tURL
>>>
>>> or if you prefer make the URL vary each time
>>>
>>> add 1 to tCount
>>> put ("http://mydomain.com/****theurlname.lc?count=<http://mydomain.com/**theurlname.lc?count=>
>>> <http://**mydomain.com/theurlname.lc?**count=<http://mydomain.com/theurlname.lc?count=>
>>> >"
>>>
>>> & tCount) into tURL
>>> and use that URL.
>>>
>>> -- Alex.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19/05/2013 12:59, Shawn Blc wrote:
>>>
>>>  I have a little script to check for an internet connection.  Problem is
>>>> that if I take this little script out of the preOpenCard and put it
>>>> into a
>>>> button the results are the same.  It keeps the last state, regardless
>>>> if I
>>>> disconnect my wifi or not.  I'm thinking that the URL that I'm
>>>> connecting
>>>> to to check for an internet connection is still in cache.
>>>>
>>>> How would I clear this cache?   These don't work.
>>>> clear URL
>>>> clear cache
>>>>
>>>> Any help is appreciated or at least point me in the right direction.
>>>>
>>>> Dank.
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