Assuming you're using an ODBC datasource... How about an external application this is constantly checking the availability of the databases in question, and modifies the ODBC DSN to point at a working one?
----- Original Message ----- From: "admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:33 PM Subject: Database Availability > I hope that this isn't a stipid question but I'm sure it must have been asked before. > > I have a two identical databases on different sql boxes. One primary and one back up. I would like to be able to do something like this in the application.cfm > > <cfif primary_available> > <cfset use_database="primary"> > <cfelseif Secondary_available> > <cfset use_database="secondary> > <cfelse> > .... no database available > </cfif> > > Any thought on how I can easily check to see which box is available. > > Cheers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
