Re: Waitforfile question

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 58074
interpreted = N
texte = At 3:32 PM -0400 5/26/04, Brian B. Burton wrote: >I though I knew how this command works, but rereading the command reference, I am less sure... > >does waitforfile spawn the code within into a new thread No. >OR >does waitforfile act sequentially in a template, halting processing of ALL following code until the waitforfile completes? Yes. To be clear, it does not process the code within the [waitforfile...] context if the file never appears within the specified or default timeout. ~joe ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Waitforfile question ( Joe D'Andrea 2004)
  2. Re: Waitforfile question ( Tim Robinson 2004)
  3. Waitforfile question ( Brian B. Burton 2004)
At 3:32 PM -0400 5/26/04, Brian B. Burton wrote: >I though I knew how this command works, but rereading the command reference, I am less sure... > >does waitforfile spawn the code within into a new thread No. >OR >does waitforfile act sequentially in a template, halting processing of ALL following code until the waitforfile completes? Yes. To be clear, it does not process the code within the [waitforfile...] context if the file never appears within the specified or default timeout. ~joe ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Joe D'Andrea

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