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Originally Posted by apd "-" means that the Overture search timed out. We all know sometimes Overture takes forever to get a result, so I set in the script a time out of 2 seconds, that way it doesn't make the script hang.
Of course, I could set the time out to say 10 seconds or more which would result in more Overture values (if it is slow at the time) but if you are searching for 100 domains at a time it could take ages for the results to come back. It's very hard to determine a good balance between getting an Overture value for every domain and one where the user wants a fast script. Maybe I should put a time out of 5 seconds as a compromise. Hope I've explained that correctly. |
I see. I thought it equated to "0"
You're near the mark with this tool, so yes, some tweaking of the timing attribute[s] would be merited.
In this case:
*I only checked one name ["bbc.co.uk"]
*OVT traffic seems relatively light at the moment [few time-outs].
Without alteration, I'd expect that your script would result in near 100% time-outs at times when OVT gets a long hammering, which is for a week or more after the time of the new monthly results being uploaded.
Good luck!