Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 07:52:17 -0800 From: Harry Chesley <chesley@FLIGHTS.COM> Subject: Re: PreloadNetThing uri >How do you use the PreloadNetThing command? >I know people have gotten it to work -- I've seen it.PreloadNetThing preloads a URL into the Netscape disk cache, so it can be used later without download delays. It'll preload anything (hence the name): movies, HTML, GIFs, etc. It operates asynchronously, so the current movie continues playing and interacting with the user while it's going on. You can check NetDone to find out when it's finished.
Note: There's a limit of 4 outstanding asynchronous operations at a time. Beyond that, you need to wait for the previous operation(s) to finish before starting new ones.
Also, when you do gotoNetMovie or gotoNetPage, the current movie continues to run until the new movie or page is available. But then, when it arrives, the current movie is terminated without warning.