Re: Flag checking
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32232
interpreted = N
texte = Without knowing more, here is my first guess at a solution thay may work for you.create a frameset with a frame that doesn't show like this:
Then you can do your check in the frame that doesn't show (invis.tpl) and if your flag is set then refresh the bady (page1.tpl).Will that work?>This is basically working against the grain of _all_ CGI programs. HTTP>is stateless by nature (a given page can be displayed once a second or>once an hour or in a random order). CGI programs are never suitable for>realtime programming, due to the latency in the web and the reliance on>the client to request the next page (rather than the server pushing an>updated page). In addition, if you set a page for 1-second refresh, you>will completely hose anyone with a slow link (since the page will not>finish loading before it tries to reload).>>Perhaps if you described what you are trying to accomplish, we can give>you some suggestions for other ways to accomplish it. If you are trying>to provide some kind of secure login checking, with automatic logout>based on some kind of external criteria, your are trying to do something>that plain HTTP will never work well with. You will have to move to a>true client-server development (maybe with Java).>>John Peacock>>Jeff Homan wrote:>>>> This my first message to this group, so bear with me...>>>> I need to check for a flag in a database, when that flag is found, I>> need to update the screen by refresh or reload or even redirect. The>> problem that I am having, is that I need to check for this flag every>> one or two seconds. I have no problem with using javascript, it's just>> that currently I am stumped with what I can do.>>>> My only idea is this:>>>> -Set a loop (I'm not sure how many times per second the loop runs>> though)>> -Check the database in a showif>> -If the flag is found, redirect the page to itself>>>> Does this sound reasonable, or does someone else have a better idea?>>>> Thank you,>> Jeff Homan>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list
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Without knowing more, here is my first guess at a solution thay may work for you.create a frameset with a frame that doesn't show like this:Then you can do your check in the frame that doesn't show (invis.tpl) and if your flag is set then refresh the bady (page1.tpl).Will that work?>This is basically working against the grain of _all_ CGI programs. HTTP>is stateless by nature (a given page can be displayed once a second or>once an hour or in a random order). CGI programs are never suitable for>realtime programming, due to the latency in the web and the reliance on>the client to request the next page (rather than the server pushing an>updated page). In addition, if you set a page for 1-second refresh, you>will completely hose anyone with a slow link (since the page will not>finish loading before it tries to reload).>>Perhaps if you described what you are trying to accomplish, we can give>you some suggestions for other ways to accomplish it. If you are trying>to provide some kind of secure login checking, with automatic logout>based on some kind of external criteria, your are trying to do something>that plain HTTP will never work well with. You will have to move to a>true client-server development (maybe with Java).>>John Peacock>>Jeff Homan wrote:>>>> This my first message to this group, so bear with me...>>>> I need to check for a flag in a database, when that flag is found, I>> need to update the screen by refresh or reload or even redirect. The>> problem that I am having, is that I need to check for this flag every>> one or two seconds. I have no problem with using javascript, it's just>> that currently I am stumped with what I can do.>>>> My only idea is this:>>>> -Set a loop (I'm not sure how many times per second the loop runs>> though)>> -Check the database in a showif>> -If the flag is found, redirect the page to itself>>>> Does this sound reasonable, or does someone else have a better idea?>>>> Thank you,>> Jeff Homan>>------------------------------------------------------------->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 >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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