Re: Spawn doesn't work as advertised ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 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:
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.
DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!
Top Articles:
Talk List
The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...
Related Readings:
here is one for you.... (2000)
[SearchString] problem with [search] context (1997)
passing username and password (2000)
redirect with frames (1997)
IIS Brain Dead (1998)
USPS change to SSL tcpconnect (2007)
[WebDNA] test (2011)
purchase plugin (1996)
[append] vs. [appendfile] delta + question? (1997)
search for all (1998)
TARGET=window_name (1996)
New NT betas available (1997)
HTML Editors (1997)
Summing results of a nested search (2006)
New iMac, now ... how do I make webdna serve .html files? (2005)
Bug or syntax error on my part? (1997)
[WebDNA] filter out the exclaimation point (2017)
WebDNA hosting? ... (2004)
WebCat2: Formulas.db question (1997)
Getting Emailer to send mail (1997)