RE: spawn
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20879
interpreted = N
texte = I don't know about other people on this list, but I LOVE the spawn command! There are times when I must do quite intensive webDNA processing and in the pre-spawn days, this would hold the server up and prevent data from getting back to the user.Use it when you need to run a separate thread of actions that have all of the parameters they need feed to it and you don't need any on-screen confirmation.Aloha, Olin> -----Original Message----- > From: PCS Technical Support [mailto:support2@smithmicro.com] > Sent: Friday, November 06, 1998 12:34 PM > To: WebDNA-Talk@smithmicro.com > Subject: Re: spawn > > > >But doesn't the [SPAWN] have to wait to start until the WebDNA before it > >gets processed, or does it start immediately? > > Yes, it does not start until the WebDNA before it is executed, but also > realize the spawn-ed portion is no longer 'in context'. It is > not 'inside' > your search, or even that page. It is a completely separate page unto its > own. We do make a copy of the incoming URL variables (from a form or URL) > so they are available to the spawn. It's impossible to duplicate all the > containing contexts' variables recursively up the chain. > > Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== > Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, > 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, > San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon > 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ > >
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I don't know about other people on this list, but I LOVE the spawn command! There are times when I must do quite intensive webDNA processing and in the pre-spawn days, this would hold the server up and prevent data from getting back to the user.Use it when you need to run a separate thread of actions that have all of the parameters they need feed to it and you don't need any on-screen confirmation.Aloha, Olin> -----Original Message----- > From: PCS Technical Support [mailto:support2@smithmicro.com] > Sent: Friday, November 06, 1998 12:34 PM > To: WebDNA-Talk@smithmicro.com > Subject: Re: spawn > > > >But doesn't the
[spawn] have to wait to start until the WebDNA before it > >gets processed, or does it start immediately? > > Yes, it does not start until the WebDNA before it is executed, but also > realize the spawn-ed portion is no longer 'in context'. It is > not 'inside' > your search, or even that page. It is a completely separate page unto its > own. We do make a copy of the incoming URL variables (from a form or URL) > so they are available to the spawn. It's impossible to duplicate all the > containing contexts' variables recursively up the chain. > > Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== > Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, > 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, > San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon > 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ > >
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