Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ...

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27440
interpreted = N
texte = hmmm i wanna try it. where do i get spawn?Alex McCombie wrote:> on 2/13/00 5:51 PM, Kenneth Grome at ken@simplewebstores.com wrote: > > > Has anyone ever seen any evidence that [spawn] actually speeds up the serving > > of web pages? > > > > That's the claim of the [spawn] context -- it's supposed to allow the > > resulting page to be delivered instantly, rather than waiting for the code > > inside the spawn context to be processed by webcatalog. > > > > However, it does not work. > > > > The only thing I can see that [spawn] actually does is hide the enclosed > > results from the web page. It fails to make the page return any faster, that's > > for sure! > > > > When I hit a template with an applescript context in it, the template takes > > 30-40 seconds to be returned. And when I put that applescript inside a [spawn] > > context, it *still* takes 30-40 seconds for the page to be returned! > > > > From what I can see, [spawn] does not work at all ... > > > > :( > Actually no, I use spawn on a variety of pages. One in particular is > looping 500 times through a tcpconnect context, getting data and then > appending that data to a text file. > > Inside the spawn context the page returns in less then 1 second. > However, the loop takes 15-20 minutes. I know this as it sends me an email > when it reaches the end of its loop, letting me know that it is done and the > data is ready. > > So perhaps there is something going on between spawn and applescript, > but it definitely does work. > > Alex > -- > Alex J. McCombie (800-724-8973) > http://OurClients.com Corporate > http://McCombie.com Personal (Alex@McCombie.com) > > http://ClubGab.com/ > <--- Now here's a serious WebCat Chat Room! ---> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > To end your Mail problems go to . > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  2. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Rob Marquardt 2000)
  3. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  4. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Chuck Rice 2000)
  5. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Alex McCombie 2000)
  6. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Bob Minor 2000)
  7. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (M.B. 2000)
  8. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  9. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (M.B. 2000)
  10. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Alex McCombie 2000)
  11. Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (M.B. 2000)
  12. Spawn doesn't work as advertised ... (Kenneth Grome 2000)
hmmm i wanna try it. where do i get spawn?Alex McCombie wrote:> on 2/13/00 5:51 PM, Kenneth Grome at ken@simplewebstores.com wrote: > > > Has anyone ever seen any evidence that [spawn] actually speeds up the serving > > of web pages? > > > > That's the claim of the [spawn] context -- it's supposed to allow the > > resulting page to be delivered instantly, rather than waiting for the code > > inside the spawn context to be processed by webcatalog. > > > > However, it does not work. > > > > The only thing I can see that [spawn] actually does is hide the enclosed > > results from the web page. It fails to make the page return any faster, that's > > for sure! > > > > When I hit a template with an applescript context in it, the template takes > > 30-40 seconds to be returned. And when I put that applescript inside a [spawn] > > context, it *still* takes 30-40 seconds for the page to be returned! > > > > From what I can see, [spawn] does not work at all ... > > > > :( > Actually no, I use spawn on a variety of pages. One in particular is > looping 500 times through a tcpconnect context, getting data and then > appending that data to a text file. > > Inside the spawn context the page returns in less then 1 second. > However, the loop takes 15-20 minutes. I know this as it sends me an email > when it reaches the end of its loop, letting me know that it is done and the > data is ready. > > So perhaps there is something going on between spawn and applescript, > but it definitely does work. > > Alex > -- > Alex J. McCombie (800-724-8973) > http://OurClients.com Corporate > http://McCombie.com Personal (Alex@McCombie.com) > > http://ClubGab.com/ > <--- Now here's a serious WebCat Chat Room! ---> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > To end your Mail problems go to . > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to M.B.

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