I asked this question (how to detect a non-responsive/non-existent server without waiting for an annoyingly long time-out) recently of supp...@runrev.com and got a reply referencing a revOnline article giving a method for doing this:
http://livecodeshare.runrev.com/stack/393/Checking-for-an-open-server-port Haven't had time to try this yet, FYI... Larry Walker _______________________________________________ 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