From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-06-24T16:06:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Multiple HTTP Sockets or Threads for file uploads.

2008/6/22 gberz3 <gberz3@gmail.com>:
> I have a client for whom I developed a small application using Ruby
> and Curl to upload files to his file server (to and from Windows
> boxes).  He now wants that application to have multiple sockets in
> order to upload more than one file at a time.  I have no idea what
> course is the safest here.  Do I simply create threads that run the
> "curl" command and let that be,

You just need to fork multiple curl processes.

> or do I try a library such as (http://
> www.chilkatsoft.com/upload-ruby.asp) and go from there?  I'm honestly
> not familiar with threading or chilkat.

I do not know that lib.  If it does provide multiple concurrent
uploads that's probably a good choice.

If you were doing it in pure Ruby (i.e. using net/http) you could use threads.

Kind regards

robert

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