A script takes too long to run or is not responding

When using z/OSMF, you might encounter the long-running script dialog, which means that a script is taking a long time to run or that a script has stopped responding. From the dialog, you can decide either to stop executing the script or to continue executing it. If you stop executing the script, the function on that web page that is dependent upon the script might not function properly. If you continue executing the script, the dialog will re-display each time the number of statements executed or the amount of time executing a script exceeds the browser's threshold.

To decrease the number of times the long-running script dialog is displayed, you can increase the maximum amount of time a script is allowed to execute or you can increase the maximum number of statements that can be executed. Whether you are modifying the amount of time or the number of statements is dependent upon the browser. For example, the Firefox threshold is based on time; while the Internet Explorer threshold is based on the number of statements.

For more information about unresponsive or long-running scripts, see the appropriate support web site for your browser: