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    #16
    Re: http_get_page2

    Tom:
    Yes the page, like many others, almost all others, are built dynamically but that has nothing to do with the page info. That's static until the web designer changes it. The scripts that trigger those other parts of the page, those scripts are part of the page info and you should be able to see them.

    These functions evidently aren't doing the job. I haven't tried others but I am not sure why does the client want to copy the page info? For what use?

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      #17
      Re: http_get_page2

      Tom,
      Have you tried http_get_page2() with

      "include_headers" = .t.

      ?

      The default is .f.

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        #18
        Re: http_get_page2

        Garry,
        HTTP_GET_PAGE() obtains the headers by default and does not obtain the "Includes" that are missing.....using the header argument in the HTTP_GET_PAGE2() function actually delivers a bit less information....

        This sure seems to be something that will be wanted by possibly many and hopefully a way is found to get around the apparent limitation that is imposed by some websites.
        Mike
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          #19
          Re: http_get_page2

          Tom,
          In my earlier post I should have written http_post_page2() not http_get_page2().

          So have you tried http_post_page2() with

          "include_headers" = .t.

          ?

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            #20
            Re: http_get_page2

            Thanks all.

            Further digging here indicates that maybe this is a timing issue. I'm trying to retrieve the source html from the specified web page and then parse it. This is happening in a script since I'm trying to automate the sequence. I'm beginning to think maybe, just maybe, what's happening is that my script is beginning to parse the source text before it's all been downloaded. Since my script looks for markers in the source text that are near the bottom of the web page its returning my "not found" error trap, probably well before the source itself has been completely downloaded. Is this possible?

            What's odd is that week before last it ran cleanly.

            Anyway, I'm going to move the "get source" routine to a separate UDF to isolate it from the script. Will let you know what I find. Thanks again.

            Later on ...

            Yes, that did the trick. I changed the script to have it call a UDF. The only thing the udf did was get the source html using http_get_page2(), and return it in a char variable. My script then waited for the function to do its work before beginning my parse routines.
            Last edited by Tom Cone Jr; 08-23-2010, 06:24 AM. Reason: Update findings

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              #21
              Re: http_get_page2

              Originally posted by Tom Cone Jr View Post
              Yes, that did the trick. I changed the script to have it call a UDF. The only thing the udf did was get the source html using http_get_page2(), and return it in a char variable. My script then waited for the function to do its work before beginning my parse routines.
              That should be a point of general interest. It's something I've suspected for a long time but haven't bothered testing.

              Apparently UDFs will wait until everything inside has completed before returning control to the calling script/function but A5 built-in functions do not necessarily operate the same way. The issue described above seems to indicate that at least some A5 functions will return control to the calling script before they have completed their task; i.e., all functions are not created equal!

              It would be interesting to know which built-in functions act this way. It may be the reason for all the weird, totally random crashes in my most complex application.

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                #22
                Re: http_get_page2

                I have run across/mentioned this in the past as well....I remember an Alpha function that even was inconsistent in how it acted...sometimes would finish prior to the next and other times not.....I now assume that none but UDFs work in succession in order to make certain aspects of an application more bulletproof.
                Mike
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                It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
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                  #23
                  Re: http_get_page2

                  Originally posted by CALocklin View Post
                  TThe issue described above seems to indicate that at least some A5 functions will return control to the calling script before they have completed their task; i.e., all functions are not created equal!
                  Not sure how you arrived at that conclusion?
                  Originally posted by MikeC View Post
                  I have run across/mentioned this in the past as well....I remember an Alpha function that even was inconsistent in how it acted...sometimes would finish prior to the next and other times not.....I now assume that none but UDFs work in succession in order to make certain aspects of an application more bulletproof.
                  Never heard that dog bark before! Would like to see an example.

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                    #24
                    Re: http_get_page2

                    If I remembered what it was I would have given it when I posted...seems familiar when attempting some API/Windows work using Alpha to obtain info but cannot place the exact function.

                    The main point is that some Alpha functions halt the code and some don't.....and that the documentation usually does not specify which (although sys_shell() does inform us that your scripts will continue to run). UDFs, at least all that I have created, seem to run one at a time--using UDFs have cured an enormous amount of timing issues I have had in my work.
                    Mike
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