It seems that it is not possible to write a non blocking select query in C (if the server is not responding, the program is hung till the timeout expires). If the above is true, is it possible to use threads (on a Linux machine) along with the MySQL client library? -- Jean-Luc Fontaine --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php