[BCB] Real-Time data via the internet?

["Mitch Mitchell" <mmitchell@nospam.ids-sports.com>]

First, it seems to me that "real-time" and "internet" are like "oil" and
"water" - they just don't mix well.  You might get near real-time
performance at times but count on delays and heavy traffic at other times.

Second, why bother with CGI?  Just open a plain TCP port and talk to the
sensor directly (unless maybe you have some security issues).  If your
sensor can't talk TCP/IP, you could write a simple app that talks to the
sensor locally and makes that data available through TCP/IP.

I did kind of the same thing one time.  We had some software that used a TCP
socket to interface with another company's system.  The other company was
located in Spain so instead of flying over there we just opened a chat
session did the whole test over the internet.  It worked very well.

Mitch Mitchell, IDS

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-bcb@nospam.orionlink.net [mailto:owner-bcb@nospam.orionlink.net]On Behalf
Of Jurgen Fechner
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 6:05 AM
To: bcb-list@nospam.orionlink.net
Subject: [BCB] Real-Time data via the internet?



How can I send Real-Time Data via the internet? To read temperatures in
different parts of the world for example.

Can I use a CGI? Where can I get an example of a CGI written in either
Delphi or C++Builder?

Best Regards
Jurgen Fechner