Denzil Kruse wrote: > Hi all, > > I think I'm having a problem with my browser timing > out because my cgi script is taking too long. The > script processes some database records. When it does > 250 of them, it takes about a minute or so, and the > browser has no problem. But when I do more, the > script takes about 2 or 3 minutes, and the browser > gets an incomplete response.
It's probably the server timing out and not the browser. > > Is there a way to tell the browser to hang around a > bit longer to wait for a response? Or is there > another way to keep the browser's attention so it > knows it has a "live connection" and to wait? One way is to have the CGI script output some data periodically. For a more sophisticated approach, see http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/WebTechniques/col20.html -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
