[flexcoders] Polling vs. Timeout error vs. ???
I think I asked this question before but my searches for my messages come up empty (search in this forum is awful). I have a Flex application that I need to do polling. Because of the implementation/install of our app I cannot use any push technology. So my solution, which I am not sure will work, is to create a timer on my the main stage that every 3 minutes tell the app to it needs to make another httpservice call. My question is can this be done or if I create a timer that loops forever will I get a Timeout error script has been running blah blah or what ever the time error says? Or I could create a timer and have it run and when it sends out a request create a new timer and kill/delete/remove the last timer? Any other way to accomplish this?
RE: [flexcoders] Polling vs. Timeout error vs. ???
Is it just the RTMP part you cannot use, or can't you use the amf-polling stuff as well? Gk. Gregor Kiddie Senior Developer INPS Tel: 01382 564343 Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 3QJ Registered Number: 1788577 Registered in the UK Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk blocked::http://www.inps.co.uk/ The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it by anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of INPS or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient please contact is.helpd...@inps.co.uk From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of flexaustin Sent: 21 April 2009 16:35 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Polling vs. Timeout error vs. ??? I think I asked this question before but my searches for my messages come up empty (search in this forum is awful). I have a Flex application that I need to do polling. Because of the implementation/install of our app I cannot use any push technology. So my solution, which I am not sure will work, is to create a timer on my the main stage that every 3 minutes tell the app to it needs to make another httpservice call. My question is can this be done or if I create a timer that loops forever will I get a Timeout error script has been running blah blah or what ever the time error says? Or I could create a timer and have it run and when it sends out a request create a new timer and kill/delete/remove the last timer? Any other way to accomplish this?
Re: [flexcoders] Polling vs. Timeout error vs. ???
if you only have to reload the data every 3 minutes, you should be fine using a timer. You won't get the 'script running too long' error as a result of using a timer. That error happens basically when code takes too long to process or goes into an infinite loop. john On Apr 21, 2009, at 11:34 AM, flexaustin wrote: I think I asked this question before but my searches for my messages come up empty (search in this forum is awful). I have a Flex application that I need to do polling. Because of the implementation/install of our app I cannot use any push technology. So my solution, which I am not sure will work, is to create a timer on my the main stage that every 3 minutes tell the app to it needs to make another httpservice call. My question is can this be done or if I create a timer that loops forever will I get a Timeout error script has been running blah blah or what ever the time error says? Or I could create a timer and have it run and when it sends out a request create a new timer and kill/delete/remove the last timer? Any other way to accomplish this?
