RE: WEATHER example using HTTPAPI

["Peter Connell" <Peter.Connell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep, I experienced the same symptom a while back, so I tend to use IP
addresses since the host domains for these connections are unlikely to
change.
This may not be an HTTPAPI thing since the API correctly finds the local
DNS as a means of resolving the IP address.

I recall our Ops dept mentioning using a totally unrelated tool that
showed exactly the same behaviour you mention.

Peter

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Subject: WEATHER example using HTTPAPI

I have been using the example created by Scott to display the weather
forecast on my signon screen.  This has worked great up until a few days
ago.  I have always run the pgm in batch every morning.  Now, it ends
abnormally with the following message:  Host name look up failed.

If I run it interactively, the first time it fails with the same error. 

HTTPAPI Ver 1.23 released 2008-04-24
OS/400 Ver V6R1M0

New iconv() objects set, PostRem=819. PostLoc=0. ProtRem=819. ProtLoc=0
http_persist_open(): entered
http_long_ParseURL(): entered
DNS resolver retrans: 2
DNS resolver retry  : 2
DNS resolver options: x'00000136'
DNS default domain: WDS
DNS server found: 10.0.10.3
SetError() #2: Host name look up failed.

Running it again immediately, it works with no problems.  Sometimes,
when I run it a third time I get the same error above.  There does not
seem to be any consistency.

Another time, I log in, run the pgm interactively and it works fine. 
Immediately run it again, it ends with the same error above.

Running IBM i 6.1 with latest cume and groups.

Has anyone seen this?

Thanks.
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