On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Bob Sneidar <bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com>wrote:
> What I need is a way to check for the availability of the database without > actually running a query. My gut feeling is that there is not without > invoking the dreaded 1 minute timeout, so the real question is, can I > adjust the amount of time Livecode will wait before giving up? have you tried some queries NOT using SQL yoga? I thought most timing stuff was on the server side… regarding a reliable 'ping': I know there are non-storage mySQL commands like time and calculations that would be very small blips… I assume you've tried those. it's been a while since I did much mySQL work.. and I used Trevor's earlier 'abstraction layer' libraries that I needed to hack for my own purposes. *--* *Stephen Barncard - San Francisco Ca. USA - Deeds Not Words* _______________________________________________ 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