Mike,
Thanks. This might be a bit easier than I thought.
>you do it by using a different filehandle for each socket, just like for
>files. since you're pulling URLs out of an array, and don't know ahead of
>time how many items the array will hold, you'll probably want to use
>indirect filehandles.
-snip-
>will open ten separate and distinct filehandles named FILE_00, FILE_01, ...
>FILE_09. sockets are bound to filehandles for i/o, so the same trick can
>be used to open multiple sockets.
>
This is what I'll have to do, you make it sound sooo easy.
>except with socket code. you can also include a counter within the loop
>so it gives up after a certain number of tries, which will keep you from
>spawning subprocesses that loop forever.. but then you have to start
>worrying about fail-case handling, and things get just slightly complex.
>
Complex? I'll stick to the easy way for now.
Thanks for the pointers.
Ron
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