Re: Unanswered trigger questions ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 52618
interpreted = N
texte = So apparently the answer is: Triggers NEVER retry no matter what value is or is not in the 'retry' field. Thanks for answering before I asked my question ... :( >I did address the 'trigger retry' feature a couple weeks ago, when answering >a question about the 'validation text' trigger setting. Here is a copy of >that post: > > >I've just discovered that the trigger 'retry' code has been disabled for >some time now (since the 4.0 release, and possibly earlier). We will look >at re-enabling that feature for the next WebDNA release. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris List Recipient [mailto:chris-list2@surfcity.com] >Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 8:56 AM >To: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com >Subject: Trigger Validation Text Broken > > >SMSI: I removed the "Validation Text" from the trigger file and set the >"Validation Text" of the trigger to a bogus value and trigger still appears >to run. It seems that the "Validation Text" stuff is broken. I bring this up >because I have a trigger that does not appear to be processing but the >WebCat engine thinks it is. > >I say it "appears to run" in that the trigger is set to run hourly and, when >the trigger is executed, the next run time is set to the next hour. It is >not set to the time of the next "retry" interval which it should because the >"Validation Text" could not have been not found. > >-Chris > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kenneth Grome [mailto:kengrome@webdna.net] >Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:59 PM >To: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com >Subject: Unanswered trigger questions ... > > >There's nothing in the docs that explains HOW MANY TIMES a trigger >will 'retry' if there is a retry value set for that trigger. Does it >continue to retry every [retry] seconds until it finally gets the >requested page? Or does it retry only ONCE after the initial attempt >to retrieve the page? > >This is critically important to me. > >There is also no information in the docs to explain what happens if >NO RETRY VALUE is entered. If this field is blank, does it NOT retry >at all? Or does it retry constantly without waiting until it finally >gets the requested page? > >Thanks. >-- > >Sincerely, >Kenneth Grome >------------------------------------------------------------- >Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! >------------------------------------------------------------- > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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So apparently the answer is: triggers NEVER retry no matter what value is or is not in the 'retry' field. Thanks for answering before I asked my question ... :( >I did address the 'trigger retry' feature a couple weeks ago, when answering >a question about the 'validation text' trigger setting. Here is a copy of >that post: > > >I've just discovered that the trigger 'retry' code has been disabled for >some time now (since the 4.0 release, and possibly earlier). We will look >at re-enabling that feature for the next WebDNA release. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris List Recipient [mailto:chris-list2@surfcity.com] >Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 8:56 AM >To: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com >Subject: Trigger Validation Text Broken > > >SMSI: I removed the "Validation Text" from the trigger file and set the >"Validation Text" of the trigger to a bogus value and trigger still appears >to run. It seems that the "Validation Text" stuff is broken. I bring this up >because I have a trigger that does not appear to be processing but the >WebCat engine thinks it is. > >I say it "appears to run" in that the trigger is set to run hourly and, when >the trigger is executed, the next run time is set to the next hour. It is >not set to the time of the next "retry" interval which it should because the >"Validation Text" could not have been not found. > >-Chris > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kenneth Grome [mailto:kengrome@webdna.net] >Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:59 PM >To: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com >Subject: Unanswered trigger questions ... > > >There's nothing in the docs that explains HOW MANY TIMES a trigger >will 'retry' if there is a retry value set for that trigger. Does it >continue to retry every [retry] seconds until it finally gets the >requested page? Or does it retry only ONCE after the initial attempt >to retrieve the page? > >This is critically important to me. > >There is also no information in the docs to explain what happens if >NO RETRY VALUE is entered. If this field is blank, does it NOT retry >at all? Or does it retry constantly without waiting until it finally >gets the requested page? > >Thanks. >-- > >Sincerely, >Kenneth Grome >------------------------------------------------------------- >Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! >------------------------------------------------------------- > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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