Hi.

Let's say my perl script counts from 1 to 1,000,000 using for(...). If I type the url of my script on my browser - http://xxx.xxx.xxx/cgi-bin/count.cgi - and press enter, the perl script then starts counting to 1,000,000. My question is that if my internet connection gets interrupted when count.cgi is only at, say, 500,000, does the perl script continue counting until 1,000,000 or does it stop at 500,000 or somewhere near there and prematurely end? By "interrupted" I mean totally disconnected (e.g. dog bites off my ethernet cable, plane crashes into my building or my computer explodes) Of course, the server where my script resides is miles away and will be safe as part of the givens of my scenario. Thanks in advance for your reply!

Gorby

In reply to Re^2: Does it go on running? by Anonymous Monk
in thread Does it go on running? by Gorby

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