If I turn off async will that only block on that one call or will it block other calls from happening also?
On Nov 10, 2009, at 7:27 AM, Alex McAuley wrote: > To stop the stacking just use asynchronous flag and set it to false... > > Though it does go against the AJAX it will work... > > Perhaps you can get around the decay/frequency with somehting else > > Alex Mcauley > http://www.thevacancymarket.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William Taylor > To: prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:48 PM > Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Re: PeriodicalExecuter that doesn't stack > > This will call a function and not a url ? > new Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater(container, url[, options]) > stacking: ie multiple request will stack on top of each other > whether or not the previous one > has completed or not. > If this is making a request say every second there is the > possibility that the request may not finish in time before the > next one gets fired off. I need a way to prevent that. > > Im using PeriodicalUpdater not PeriodicalExecutor. I need the > frequency and decay that Updater provides. > > Thanks, > William > > > On Nov 10, 2009, at 6:17 AM, Alex McAuley wrote: > >> >> You have answered your own question... >> >> In your original post you said that you could fix the problem if >> you could >> get Periodical to "call a function instead of a url" .. and what i >> suggested >> does just that ... >> >> I am not sure i understand what you mean by stacking >> >> As for frequency: you dont need to worry about it if you are usig >> periodical >> executor and opposed to updater >> >> Alex Mcauley >> http://www.thevacancymarket.com >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "William Taylor" <willi...@rebelfactions.com> >> To: <prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:06 PM >> Subject: [Proto-Scripty] Re: PeriodicalExecuter that doesn't stack >> >> >>> >>> wow I must have been tired when I wrote that. >>> I said PeriodicalExecuter but I really meant Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater >>> >>> So ya is there a way to make Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater not stack and to >>> possibly give it >>> a maximum frequency limit? >>> >>> -William >>> >>> On Nov 10, 2009, at 4:00 AM, Alex McAuley wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I wasn't aware that PeriodicalExecuter did call a URL... >>>> >>>> Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater does... >>>> >>>> >>>> If you want to just call a request every X seconds and change >>>> things >>>> just >>>> use PeriodicalExecutor or simply setTimeout >>>> >>>> Alex Mcauley >>>> http://www.thevacancymarket.com >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "williamt" <willi...@rebelfactions.com> >>>> To: "Prototype & script.aculo.us" >>>> <prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:55 AM >>>> Subject: [Proto-Scripty] PeriodicalExecuter that doesn't stack >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Im looking for a way to make PeriodicalExecuter not stack plus >>>>> add in >>>>> a max period setting. >>>>> >>>>> If PeriodicalExecuter could call a function instead of a url I >>>>> could >>>>> set/clear some flags >>>>> so it would or wouldn't make the call depending on the flags. >>>>> But I don't see how I could do that unless I could make it call a >>>>> function and not a url. >>>>> >>>>> I think a max period would have to be hacked into prototype. I'm >>>>> not >>>>> sure on that one though. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone have any thoughts on how I could achieve this? >>>>> Basically PeriodicalExecuter that doesn't stack plus a max period >>>>> setting. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> William >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
