hmm, I think you will be shocked by what db system schema people will generate etc... ;-)
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 July 2003 17:23 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: cftransaction quick question > what if you want to perform an action, open a transaction , view the results > and the commit/rollback depending on status? 1) You must never, never, _never_ prompt for user response inside a transaction! The Database 101 Fairy will smack you upside your head with his widdoo wand! Think about what's happening on the backend while your user makes up his mind (or goes to lunch). This isn't an ISAM system, and he isn't the only user. Besides, you can't do this from a ColdFusion interface; this is typically a mistake made by people running stateful connections to a database, such as with Query Analyzer or a program written in Java or C++ that maintains a constant connection throughout the user session. 2) All decisions to commit or rollback must be made inside the transaction, and be derived from data available to the transaction. 3) What you're trying to accomplish should be implemented through a multi-step process, where all interim steps keep some status attribute in the pending rows to some "incomplete" value, then a later step either updates that status value to "complete" or deletes them (or demotes their status values). Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis Member of Team Macromedia Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training ColdFusion MX Master Class: July 14 - 18, 2003 http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com Download CommerceBlocks V2.1 and LoRCAT from http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com The ColdFusion MX Bible is in bookstores now! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
