>I am trying to retrieve data from Citylink Couriers web site - most of the time the information is returned quickly but every now and then the objHTTP.Send() times out with an error
>
>Any idea of the best way to give the system more time or to force a repeat search on the error
>
>select logix
>scan
>partaa=ALLTRIM(logix.cityref)
>parta="http://www.city-link.co.uk/pod/xmltracking.php?jobno="
>partb="&custno=318951&x1=AAA11AAA07KRFAHWS7654321AAAAAAAAAAAA="
>url=parta+partaa+partb
>
>url=STRTRAN(url,'"',"")
>url=ALLTRIM(url)
>
>objHTTP = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0")
>objHTTP.Open("GET", url,.f.)
>objHTTP.Send()
>Insert into WebPage (myMails) VALUES (objHTTP.ResponseText)
>objHTTP = null
>RELEASE objHTTP
>etc
>
>endscan

Nothing to do with the question but if, as it appears, you are using objHTTP multiple times is it not possible to create it just once and, rather than releasing it, close and re-open to change the URL ?