> I'd want a little more detail on what database, how long the list is and how > often this happens before deciding.
Database: SQL Server How often: As needed. Could be once an hour or once a week, who knows. Client certainly doesn't! I've built a pretty extensive administration system for them to send out newsletters to subscribed members and manage email lists. They're looking for an easier way to get large list entered. They'd be importing lists with 10 to 1000 names/email addresses at a time, as far as I can tell. Who's entering this stuff? Could be anybody at the organization. Current system is pretty idiot proof, but somebody always finds a way to monk with it. Importing a list presents a number of ways to really screw things if it's not delimited properly, so I'll have to have extensive verification of everything before it gets written into the database. > Cold fusion can execute DTS packages from the server. A cfm page can > gather the data, set up the database, then trigger the DTS package to > run the import without the user even being aware of what is happening. Is there a really good write-up on this anywhere I can study. Never tried this before, but with the proper data-verification, sounds like a nifty idea - providing the evil IT guys the client has working for them will grant the proper permissions (?) on the server to allow it to happen. (You wouldn't believe how long it took to get the newsletter system itself to word - or rather - the hoops IT made us jump through before it *would* work...) TIA! -- Les Mizzell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:185742 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
