Use sockets to test the connection. Open socket to <url:port> If the result is not empty then… Close socket <url:port>
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2023, at 17:49, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >> On 22/07/2023 01:02, prothero--- via use-livecode wrote: >> Folks: >> Sorry for the trivial question, but.. >> I have an app on my iphone that I am updating from a several years old app >> the previously worked on an older version of livecode. It needs to access a >> mysql database on the internet. It works fine when there is internet service. >> >> I test access by downloading a file with a simple text code. If there code >> is returned in the message, I continue accessing the database. However, when >> there is no internet, the "put URL” command seems to hang forever. I’ve >> looked for a way to set the timeout for an internet command, but…. can’t,. >> >> Could you direct me to a simple explanation about how to set a reasonable >> internet not connected message? >> > .... not thoroughly tested .... > > You should, I think, be able to do this using tsNetSetTimeouts. But I > wouldn't :-) > > I'd do something like the following - I've tested some, but not all, failure > cases, but haven't tested a successful url. > > >> local sEventID >> >> -- neverhappens.com is a website - returns "Forbidden" >> -- nevehapens.com isn't, so almost immediately returns "can't be reached" >> -- I didn't test a properly working case :-) >> >> constant KURL = "http://neverhappens.com"; >> >> on mouseup >> load url kURL with message "gotareply" >> send "timetocheck failed" to me in 10 seconds -- or whatever timeout >> you want >> put the result into sEventID >> end mouseup >> >> on gotareply pURL, pURLStatus >> cancel sEventID >> timetocheck pURLStatus >> end gotareply >> >> on timetocheck pWhat >> local tAnswer >> put "time to check" && pWhat &CR after msg >> if pWhat = "loaded" then >> put URL kURL into tAnswer >> if tAnswer contains "mycode" then >> -- Internet is good >> put "Internet is good" &CR after msg >> end if >> end if >> -- Internet problematic >> put "problem" &CR after msg >> if pWhat = "error" then put libUrlErrorData(kURL) &CR after msg >> >> unload URL KURL >> end timetocheck > > > Alex. > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
