Re: Set the time out limited

[vanderWalt.Devlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

   Scott
   That was very useful information. So this is our API that I believe we
   are using:
           http_url_post_xml( ServiceURL
                            : %addr(SOAP) + 2
                            : %len(SOAP)
                            : %paddr(StartOfElement)
                            : %paddr(EndOfElement)
                            : *NULL
                            : HTTP_TIMEOUT
                            : HTTP_USERAGENT
                            : 'text/xml'
                            : 'WebServiceControl');
   I see the "timeout" parameter is HTTP_TIMEOUT, I assume it to be global
   variable, would you maybe know how I could go about finding where it is
   declared and maybe how to set it? I suspect it to be a default variable
   with the HTTP API, am I wrong?
   Also we using a windows web services server. I would to know, is it
   possible for a web services server to send a byte back every 30
   seconds? and will that keep the connect alive?
   Enjoy
   Devlyn
   From:        Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
   To:        HTTPAPI and FTPAPI Projects <ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
   Date:        2012/11/19 05:13 PM
   Subject:        Re: Set the time out limmited
   Sent by:        ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
     __________________________________________________________________

   Devlyn,
   "Timeout" is one of the parameters to the APIs.   You can set it to any
   value you like.  For example:
        rc = http_get( myURL: myStmf: 120 );
   In the above example, I've set the timeout to 120 seconds.    All of
   the
   HTTP APIs that perform network access have a timeout parameter. Check
   the parameter lists in HTTPAPI_H for the API you're calling.
   Also...  the way the timeout works:  It's NOT measuring the total
   run-time of the API.  Instead, it's measuring the "lull" time on the
   connection.  So..  suppose you are downloading a very large file with
   HTTPAPI, and it will take 1 hour to download.  A timeout of 60 seconds
   is no problem, here...   it does not matter that the file download
   takes
   an entire hour, because the "60 seconds" is not measuring the download
   time.   AS long as you receive at least 1 byte every 60 seconds,
   HTTPAPI
   will be happy.   However, if it should occur that HTTPAPI receives
   nothing for 60 seconds (not even a single byte) then it will close the
   connection and report a timeout error.
   But, yeah, you can set it to a higher number... just change the timeout
   parameter.  The only "thing to watch out for" is that dead connections
   will take longer to time out.
   -SK
   On 11/19/2012 4:10 AM, vanderWalt.Devlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
   >     Hi All
   >     We are starting to notice when a few of our processes that take
   longer
   >     than a minute, we start getting time out errors.  Is there a way
   to
   >     increase the time out limit?  And in doing so what must one look
   out
   >     for?
   >     Enjoy
   >     Devlyn
   >
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