Re: [WebDNA] Proper use of [spawn]?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2009
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 102488
interpreted = N
texte = No, this won't work. Nothing within a SPAWN context will be delivered to the browser, nor will any HTML within the SPAWN be interpreted. SPAWN is intended to run time-consuming server-side tasks (like large database updates) without making the browser wait for it to complete.Brian FriesBrainScan SoftwareOn Apr 27, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Dan Strong wrote:> I have some affiliate ads that include separate, 3rd-party 1x1 pixel > tracking images with them. These tracking images sometimes take a > long time to load. Would this solve the problem?>> ============>
![](theAd.jpg)
> [spawn]
![](http://www.theTrackingserver.com/
> theTrackingImg.jpg)
[/spawn]> ============>> I am currently testing, and yes, it does speed page load > considerably, however, I am not sure if the tracking image actually > gets loaded since the code between [spawn][/spawn] doesn't show up > in the browser's view source.>> I suppose I could set up a test image on a domain of my own... in > the meantime, anybody have an answer from past experience?>> Thanks,> -Dan
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No, this won't work. Nothing within a SPAWN context will be delivered to the browser, nor will any HTML within the SPAWN be interpreted. SPAWN is intended to run time-consuming server-side tasks (like large database updates) without making the browser wait for it to complete.Brian FriesBrainScan SoftwareOn Apr 27, 2009, at 10:55 AM, Dan Strong wrote:> I have some affiliate ads that include separate, 3rd-party 1x1 pixel > tracking images with them. These tracking images sometimes take a > long time to load. Would this solve the problem?>> ============>
![](theAd.jpg)
>
[spawn]![](http://www.theTrackingserver.com/
> theTrackingImg.jpg)
[/spawn]> ============>> I am currently testing, and yes, it does speed page load > considerably, however, I am not sure if the tracking image actually > gets loaded since the code between
[spawn][/spawn] doesn't show up > in the browser's view source.>> I suppose I could set up a test image on a domain of my own... in > the meantime, anybody have an answer from past experience?>> Thanks,> -Dan
Brian Fries
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