The connection ID is only used/needed when you use the asynchronous commands of tsNet.
The synchronous commands like tsNetUploadSync or tsNetFileUploadSync or others (they are ending with Sync) do not use connectionIDs. And i assume that put URL and get URL are using the synchronous commands. Matthias > Am 06.12.2017 um 17:08 schrieb Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: > > Still searching… let's break this down a bit > > Almost TSNet functions and commands require a connectionID. In some instances > these are aribitrary strings assigned by the dev on the initial call, then > used later. > > but what if we use the simple libURL commands? > > get url "https://www.domain.com/ping.txt <https://www.domain.com/ping.txt>" > > OR > > set a mobile player to a URL and start the player > > OR > > use "load" > > how do we extract a connectionID? > > use case is to check the socketTimeout pSocketID (which may not be the same > as a "connectionID" . > > I am still searching the dictionary for clues on how it all works. Not clear > on using plain libURL commands with TSNet… > Or if best practice is to switch over entirely to TSnet "vocabulary" for all > URL calls. will check for lessons on this later.. > > Goal is preloading images or pages in books (aka "load") and monitoring > bandwidth and triggering notifications in low bandwidth conditions. > > BR > > > > FYI the dictionary does not declare units for the pLowSpeedTime, it > should… I've assumed integers = seconds and not milliseconds for param 5. > > Second (dumb) question: how do we trap for the timeout? we keep checking > the tsNetStatusCallback on a loop? and if and when we see timeout we inform > the user? But we need a connectionID, so how do we extract a connectionID > from put/get/set/ http urls? where we are targeting browser widget on a > card. Or a mobilePlayer? > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto: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
