+FlygURL Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I've noticed that if I log my caches for the day and then, within say 12 hours, I run the special MyFind PQ, it may or may not have those find and/or logs in it. How long do I have to wait? What is your experience? Link to comment
+larryc43230 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 (edited) I've noticed that if I log my caches for the day and then, within say 12 hours, I run the special MyFind PQ, it may or may not have those find and/or logs in it. How long do I have to wait? What is your experience? The last time I ran the MyFinds PQ (on December 26), I wound up with similar wierdness. I waited about 12 hours between logging my latest finds and running the PQ. The file I got by e-mail included all the caches I had found, but for one of the three caches I had logged earlier the same day, the entry not only didn't include my own log, it didn't include any logs! When I ran the GPX file through FindStats and uploaded the file to itsnotaboutthenumbers.com, some of the stats that came out of those analyses were skewed because those logs were missing. I went to the Web page for the cache with the missing logs and downloaded the information in GPX format. This copy did include all the logs, including mine. I opened the MyFinds GPX in a text editor and spliced my log entry into the XML code. Then when I ran the corrected MyFinds file through FindStats and itsnotaboutthenumbers.com, all the numbers were OK. Why the MyFinds file was incomplete in the first place is a mystery. Since I can only run the thing once a week, I'll have to wait a few days and check the next edition. --Larry Edited January 2, 2007 by larryc43230 Link to comment
+ThePropers Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I believe the PQs run off a separate database than what you log to, but I'm not sure how often they sync with each other. Apparently it's more than every 12 hours though... Link to comment
+FlygURL Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I believe the PQs run off a separate database than what you log to, but I'm not sure how often they sync with each other. Apparently it's more than every 12 hours though... Moderators - What is the time from posting a log until it is completely available to the My Finds PQ? Link to comment
+FamilyDNA Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 As an experiment, I just ran my "My Finds" pq. It was up-to-date and included the three caches I logged about 2 1/2 hours ago. Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I have run the "my finds" query within 1 hour of new logs and it was up-to-date - so not sure what may be going on with yours but some kind of delay is likely. Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I believe the PQs run off a separate database than what you log to, but I'm not sure how often they sync with each other. Apparently it's more than every 12 hours though... I wonder if it's a function of when you request it? I bet during the "heavy" times, there's probably a big delay with the databases syncing themselves as they try to keep up with the logs coming in. I usually request my file on Monday or Tuesday and I'll get it, all caches accounted for, within a minute. Link to comment
+FlygURL Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 Moderators - What is the time from posting a log until it is completely available to the My Finds PQ? Is it a delay between servers? Is it affected by the level of activity? I appreciate all who responded. Most of the responses are speculation. I am wondering what the facts are. Link to comment
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