I'm assuming you've wrapped the cal in a try/catch block? You can always use CFHTTP to try to access the webservice and, on successful connect, use CFINVOKE to actually consume the service. It means making 2 hits to the web service tho...
-- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 942-5378 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Tyler Silcox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 1:46 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CFMX Webservices hangup>>> > > > Is there any way to check to see if a webservice exists before > you call it? We have a application on a shared server, and as > far as we can tell whenever the webservice can't connect to the > remote server, it creates a server-crashing thread that > eventually brings ColdFusion. It's on a shared box, so we're in > a panic trying to get it fixed...any ideas? > > Tyler > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4