Re: Is WebTen Started Up?

[Dave Higgins <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/6/01 2:38 PM, Warren Michelsen wrote:

> As reported here earlier, if the mail server SIMS is running on my WebTen
> machine, then WebTen crashes near the end of its startup process. I found that
> if I first start WebTen, and then when it is completely started up, start
> SIMS, the two get along nicely. So, I use an AppleScript to launch WebTen,
> wait for a set delay, then start SIMS. I put the script into the Startup Items
> folder and all is well...
> 
> ... Until I have a crash or other problem that makes WT take longer than
> normal to start up -- Fast File First Aid can churn for quite a while, under
> those circumstances. What happens then is that the script launches SIMS before
> WT has completed starting up. When WT gets near the end of its startup
> sequence, Crash...
> 
> So, it there any way, via AppleScript, to query WT and test to see if it is
> completely started up? I'd like to make my script loop, checking for WT
> startup completion, and only when WT is completely started, start SIMS.
> 
> The alternative is to use a worst-case delay between starting WT and SIMS. But
> who knows what a worst case is?!?

I'm not in a position to check this out, but you could try this... In the
script that starts SIMS, perhaps there is a way to see if FFFA is still
running. Although this would not guarantee that WT is completely started,
you may be able to stall SIMS for a while longer if it is running.

Another option may be to use URL Access Scripting in the script to see if
you get a response from one of the web sites running on WT. If the site
isn't available yet, then delay SIMS a little longer.

Just a couple of thoughts.

Dave.


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