Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17749
interpreted = N
texte = Kenneth Grome changed the universe:> >> Performance > >> of databases (especially acgi-calls) are faster without AppleScript... > >> > >> To me, performance is not just speed, it is also capabilities... > > > >But 2 seconds delay is a backdraw anyway, isn't it? > > I've never seen a 2 second delay for anything, and I'm on a slow 68K Mac. Is > there something else going on that's causing this kind of delay on your system? > I've always had AppleScript on all my Macs and never have I heard of this kind > of thing before ... Yes, that is the same answer I got from Starnine and Foresight... But it happens. In fact it happens with 4D-databases running in acgi mode. Delay is 2-4 seconds when AppleScript is on. Looks like if the Mac receives an acgi call, asks AppleScript first, discovers that he has no chance to handle that call and finally sends the request to the right application (that is my own childish interpretation ;-) But, on the other hand, it seems to depend on the complexity of a query so it could be 4D itself (compiled app) which goes down when AppleScript is on - but ACI feels innocent either... There are three 4D-databases on this machine, WebTen with FTP, Autoboot, Timbuktu 3 and nothing else. RAM is 96 MB, 15 MB for each database. In this configuration we can play the game at any time: AS on = delay, AS off = no delay. Perhaps we are the only company with this problem, but that does not help - when I see such a behavior and cannot find an acceptable explanation I blame AppleScript for doing some funny things under the hood... Peter __________________________________________ Peter Ostry - po@ostry.com - www.ostry.com Ostry & Partner - Ostry Internet Solutions Auhofstrasse 29 A-1130 Vienna Austria fon ++43-1-8777454 fax ++43-1-8777454-21 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Mike Heininger 1998)
  2. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  3. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  4. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Britt T. 1998)
  5. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  6. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Britt T. 1998)
  7. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  8. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Britt T. 1998)
  9. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  10. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  11. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  12. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Bob Mosebar 1998)
  13. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  14. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  15. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Bob Mosebar 1998)
  16. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  17. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  18. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  19. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  20. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Bob Mosebar 1998)
  21. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Bob Mosebar 1998)
  22. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Britt T. 1998)
  23. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  24. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  25. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  26. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Bob Mosebar 1998)
  27. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  28. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  29. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  30. Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Peter Ostry 1998)
  31. Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions (Bob Mosebar 1998)
Kenneth Grome changed the universe:> >> Performance > >> of databases (especially acgi-calls) are faster without AppleScript... > >> > >> To me, performance is not just speed, it is also capabilities... > > > >But 2 seconds delay is a backdraw anyway, isn't it? > > I've never seen a 2 second delay for anything, and I'm on a slow 68K Mac. Is > there something else going on that's causing this kind of delay on your system? > I've always had AppleScript on all my Macs and never have I heard of this kind > of thing before ... Yes, that is the same answer I got from Starnine and Foresight... But it happens. In fact it happens with 4D-databases running in acgi mode. Delay is 2-4 seconds when AppleScript is on. Looks like if the Mac receives an acgi call, asks AppleScript first, discovers that he has no chance to handle that call and finally sends the request to the right application (that is my own childish interpretation ;-) But, on the other hand, it seems to depend on the complexity of a query so it could be 4D itself (compiled app) which goes down when AppleScript is on - but ACI feels innocent either... There are three 4D-databases on this machine, WebTen with FTP, Autoboot, Timbuktu 3 and nothing else. RAM is 96 MB, 15 MB for each database. In this configuration we can play the game at any time: AS on = delay, AS off = no delay. Perhaps we are the only company with this problem, but that does not help - when I see such a behavior and cannot find an acceptable explanation I blame AppleScript for doing some funny things under the hood... Peter __________________________________________ Peter Ostry - po@ostry.com - www.ostry.com Ostry & Partner - Ostry Internet Solutions Auhofstrasse 29 A-1130 Vienna Austria fon ++43-1-8777454 fax ++43-1-8777454-21 Peter Ostry

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