On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 11:02:58AM -0800, Justin Tang wrote:
> --Basically I made a function that would dynamically create the config file
> then I use the `` operator to invoke spider.pl with the newly created config
> file, and the function dies after the invocation while spider.pl continues
> to run.

You can dynamically configure the spider right in the spider's config
file.  Just build the @servers array from your database or whatever
you need.


I saw your post on the LWP list.  If you are seeing "Alarm clock" then
you are getting an alarm without trapping the signal.

Try this modification to spider.pl:

        system("stty echo");
        print STDERR "\n";  # because we disabled echo
        chomp($password);

        alarm( 0 ) unless $^O =~ /Win32/i;
    };

    # Add this line below:
    alarm( 0 ) unless $^O =~ /Win32/i;

    return if $@;

That second alarm( 0 ) should be outside that eval block.



-- 
Bill Moseley
moseley@hank.org

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