When has the internet library loaded?

[Simon]

Hi,
Is there a message that I can monitor that indicates that the Internet Library has loaded? Or all libraries have loaded?
The docs just say don't used a command at startup, preOpenStack... Not very precise.

THX,
Simon

[FourthWorld]

What conflict are you having with it?

There are ways to invoke it whenever you need it.

[shaosean]

Simon, the internet library is included in a hidden group on your mainStack and is not available until after it loads (following the load order through the message path).. You can always include a backScript to listen for the libraryStack message and the you can check against the list of stacksInUse to see if the internet library is loaded

[Simon]

Thanks Richard & Shaosean for your reply's.
After upgrading to LC 5.x my applications started throwing an error on libUrlSetSSLVerification false that I put down to the internet library not being loaded. Since my apps mainly communicate with servers I want to start using the library as soon as possible, just to test if the user is online.
I will investigate Shaosean's suggestions and see what happens.

Simon

[jacque]

Libraries are included in a standalone as an hidden group, and so they will load after the first card's background loads. Basically you can count on them being available after the first card is open (it's actually a bit sooner than that, but waiting for the card to open will always work.)

I don't think the librarystack message is sent for groups, is it?

[Simon]

hmmm...
I just made a new stack with:

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on openCard
   libUrlSetSSLVerification false
end openCard

and it threw an error again.
but:

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on openCard
   load url "http://www.runrev.com/"
end openCard

Does work.
It must be the libUrl, is there something different about it?

Simon

EDIT: error message
executing at 11:12:23 AM
Type Handler: can't find handler
Object card id 1002
Line libUrlSetSSLVerification false
Hint libUrlSetSSLVerification

[Simon]

OK another data point.
This is acting like the breakpoint troubles. Opening the stack from the IDE File>Open does not throw the error, double clicking on the .livecode file does. Both occur since the release of LC 5.x. Not a big problem if that's all it really is.

Simon

[jacque]

Sounds like the IDE hasn't loaded libURL yet. If you open the stack from the File menu then everything has already loaded. Your own apps will likely act the same way.

For your apps you could do a "send" on openCard that calls a handler which in turn sets the libURL functions. Send the message in 1 second or so, to give everything else time to load.