And don't forget my telnet technique. Telnet will tell you if there is a basic connection without "actually" connecting with a protocol of any sort. So it doesn't suffer from any of the built in timeouts that web protocols must have to work properly.
Bob S > On Jul 27, 2018, at 10:53 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Klaus wrote: > > >> Define "valid"... > > > > Sorry, I meant if the machine is currently connected to the internet. > > And if an URL actually does exist = "valid". > > Assuming the protocol in question is HTTP/S, a request to a non-existent > resource should return "404" in the error string provided in "the result". > If "the result" is empty the resource was retrieved as expected. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
