detecting internet connection

[t0ddie]

my script crashes when inetget is used and there is no internet connection.

i tried a workaround, but it didnt work.

Select
        
        Case $msg = $button1
            call("update")

the function was the workaround. i didnt have it go to a function before i started experimenting

with detecting an internet connection.

because if there was no connection it should return. here is the part of the function that i tried to check with.

InetGet($remoteFile1, $localFile1, 1)
            $noconnect = @InetGetActive
            If $noconnect = -1 Then
                MsgBox(0,"Not connected!","The internet is not connected!")
                Return
            EndIf

because it crashes when trying to get the file and there is no internet connection. i looked in the help file for another way to determine internet connection, like before i call inetget but could not find any.

any suggestions?

[Nuffilein805]

i syour script crashing or just not doing anything?

have you waited a while for it to continue

you can check the connection via inetget if you want

$a = inetget($remoteFile1, $localFile1, 1)
if $a = 0 then
MsgBox(0,"Not connected!","The internet is not connected!")
Return
EndIf

hope this helps you

[GaryFrost]

my script crashes when inetget is used and there is no internet connection.

i tried a workaround, but it didnt work.

Select
        
        Case $msg = $button1
            call("update")

the function was the workaround. i didnt have it go to a function before i started experimenting

with detecting an internet connection.

because if there was no connection it should return. here is the part of the function that i tried to check with.

InetGet($remoteFile1, $localFile1, 1)
            $noconnect = @InetGetActive
            If $noconnect = -1 Then
                MsgBox(0,"Not connected!","The internet is not connected!")
                Return
            EndIf

because it crashes when trying to get the file and there is no internet connection. i looked in the help file for another way to determine internet connection, like before i call inetget but could not find any.

any suggestions?

Why not just try a simple ping of the host your trying to get the file from?

$var = Ping("www.AutoItScript.com",250)

If $var Then; also possible: If @error = 0 Then ...

Msgbox(0,"Status","Online, roundtrip was:" & $var)

Else

Msgbox(0,"Status","An error occured with number: " & @error)

EndIf

[jezzzzy]

There may be a better way to test internet connectivity. I usually use Ping() to test. Do you really need to download a file to see if internet is up? Try Ping() should work better.

[t0ddie]

@ first reply

it just does nothing. then i try to close it and windows tells me the program is not responding.

thanks that worked though.

@second reply

im not checking with the file... im already planning on having the file download. i just wanted to check the connection so when i get the file it doesnt crash and i can make it return instead.

@third reply

see @second reply

Edited November 2, 2005 by t0ddie

[jezzzzy]

@second reply

im not checking with the file... im already planning on having the file download. i just wanted to check the connection so when i get the file it doesnt crash and i can make it return instead.

Ok. I understand. Your INetGet() shouldn't crash. On failure, it should just return 0. Maybe you can test connectivity with Ping() and then run your INetGet() as a workaround like this:

$pingtest = Ping($remoteLocation)

If $pingtest <> 0 Then
    InetGet($remoteFile1, $localFile1, 1)
Else
    MsgBox(0,"Not connected!","The internet is not connected!")
EndIf

[Nuffilein805]

the time your script stops because the you are not connected it just stops for about 30secs up to 1 min, then it should work as usual

[tonedeaf]

InetGetSize() returns 0 and sets @error to 1 if a file cannot be downloaded from internet.

InetGetSize($sURL)
If @error Then
    MsgBox(0,"Not connected!","The internet is not connected!")
Else
    InetGet($remoteFile1, $localFile1, 1)
EndIf