Scott, One way I do this (remember that getting a URL is a threaded event)
get "" put "..." into dots get url thislink repeat while it is empty and timeout > waitedsecs put "waiting for URL" & dots wait one sec put "." after dots add 1 to waitedsecs end repeat foo it ---------------------=--------------------- Xavier Bury TNS NT LAN Server ext 6465 Scott Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/11/03 08:00 Please respond to Discussions on Metacard To: Metacard List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Re: URL exists? . On 11/6/03 10:23 PM, "Shari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the fastest way to check if an URL exists? > > I tried: > > if URL "http://www.whatever.com/something/else.html" is empty then > blah blah blah > end if > > Very very slow. Is there a faster way? How do you define "very very slow"? When I use: get url "http://www.blablabla.com/index.html" answer it ...on a DSL connection, the answer is near instantaneous, especially with a bogus domain/address. If you think about it, how else can you determine if a url exists without actually trying it? I have seen delays occur when there's heavy data to be returned. And I would expect a dialup connection to be even slower. But it seems you could put up some kind of notice (ie "checking url - one moment...") to provide feedback while the check takes place. Are you looking for something else? Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design ----- E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.tactilemedia.com _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard Visit us at http://www.clearstream.com IMPORTANT MESSAGE Internet communications are not secure and therefore Clearstream International does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Clearstream International or of any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. END OF DISCLAIMER _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard