Hello... I have written a small script that uses lynx to retrieve data from an external web site, then parse and format parts of that data, finally writing out a script for a java based application which displays the data on the local web page. The perl script is called via an #exec cmd in the local html code, followed by the java <script> that acts on the file perl has written. While this works flawlessly 99% of the time, there are occasions where the remote web site is down, or at least very busy and slow to respond. At these times, the loading of the local page is delayed until the remote server is connected and the data is received or the natural duration of a time out is reached. Is there a way using lynx, or wget, or some other method to specify a timeout so that if the remote site doesn't respond in a specified amount of time, the perl script will continue on? It will be easy enough to have the perl script create a 'data not available' sort or message to satisfy the java routine if a timeout occurs and the remote data isn't received. It's a rare occurance, but when it happens I'd prefer a 'no data' message as opposed to a delay of up to 2 minutes while the local page waits for things to happen. Here are the lines I presently have for retreiving the data:
$lynx = "/usr/bin/lynx"; open(DATAIN,"$lynx -source http://remotesite.com/remotedata|"); chop (@lines = <DATAIN>); Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
