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Jan 4, 2000, 5:33 AM
Lee
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Jan 4, 2000, 5:33 AM
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LWP time out
When using LWP, if the source is unavailable at the moment, it will try for 60 seconds to access that data. Is there a way to tell LWP to only try for like 10 seconds?
Jan 4, 2000, 7:27 AM
GClemmons
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Jan 4, 2000, 7:27 AM
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where $ua is defined as your user agent, use

$ua->timeout([$secs]);

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Jan 4, 2000, 11:46 AM
Bmxer
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Jan 4, 2000, 11:46 AM
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yeah, where you said to put it but it would just be
$ua->timeout([10]);
or
$sec = 10;
$ua->timeout([$sec]);
since the default time of $secs in UserAgent.pm is like over 100 seconds.

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Jan 4, 2000, 11:55 AM
Lee
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Jan 4, 2000, 11:55 AM
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Thanks for the feedback. Here is where I show my ignorance, for this is an area I am unfamiliar with. You say to define $ua as my user agent. "User Agent" means absolutely nothing to me. Can anyone enlighten me, or am I beyond help? Smile

Thanks again for all your feedback.