Charles Logan wrote: > > Hello... I have written a small script that uses lynx to retrieve data from an > external web site, then parse and format parts of that data, finally writing > out a script for a java based application which displays the data on the > local web page. The perl script is called via an #exec cmd in the local html > code, followed by the java <script> that acts on the file perl has written. > While this works flawlessly 99% of the time, there are occasions where the > remote web site is down, or at least very busy and slow to respond. At these > times, the loading of the local page is delayed until the remote server is > connected and the data is received or the natural duration of a time out is > reached. Is there a way using lynx, or wget, or some other method to specify > a timeout so that if the remote site doesn't respond in a specified amount of > time, the perl script will continue on? > It will be easy enough to have the perl script create a 'data not available' > sort or message to satisfy the java routine if a timeout occurs and the > remote data isn't received. It's a rare occurance, but when it happens I'd > prefer a 'no data' message as opposed to a delay of up to 2 minutes while the > local page waits for things to happen. Here are the lines I presently have > for retreiving the data:
You can use the LWP::UserAgent (or LWP::Simple which uses LWP::UserAgent) module which allows you to set a timeout value. perldoc LWP::UserAgent John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
