On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Sumanda Basu wrote:

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> I am using curl for ftp downloading of some files from some remote servers.
> I am automating the job by scheduling it to execute through a Vignette
> template using TCL script for downloading multiple files.

I'm not familiar with what a "Vignette template" is.

> But often curl.exe creates its multiple instances and consumes 100% of
> CPU utilisation.

Curl doesn't create multiple instances. Curl is a single tool running in a
single task.

> Each instance of curl application consumes upto 50% of CPU time.

"Each instance" ? That's some program starting many curls, that's not a curl
behaviour.

What if you use a single curl running from the command line, does the same
effect occur then? What if you use the -v option, can you spot anything
particular that happens when the unusual CPU utilization happens?

> Any suggestion for automating ftp download of the files from a remote
> server in this regard.

Curl usually does this splededly.

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