You should use something like a buffered writer to create the file. you can probably createObject("java", ...) to get it working. Look at:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/BufferedWriter.html for info on how it works. I don't really have time to play with it today, so, sorry i can't help any more. -nathan strutz http://www.dopefly.com/ On 8/25/05, gabriel l smallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have an app. That needs to turn a query of about 150,000 records into a text > file, zip it, send back to user. > > Using cf to loop and build the text file just wont work, it takes forever > and often crashes. > > Someone mentioned a way todo it with php, by invoking a function that > converts the record set in ram to a text file and then zips and send back. > But we are stuck doing it on box with mx 6.0. > > Looked at having sql generate the file, but trying to avoid mapping drives > to move it around. > > Anyone got an clever ideas? > > gabe > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:216385 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