I'd suggest the following <frameset> <visible frame> This displays "Your report is being generated". It contains javascript that reloads itself every 15 seconds and checks to see whether a variable session.reportDone EQ TRUE. If yes, it returns the contents of session.reportResults <hidden frame> this calls your report.cfm page. report.cfm starts by setting session.reportDone=FALSE. When it finishes, it writes its output into a variable session.reportResults and sets session.reportDone=TRUE (Make sure you write to reportResults before you write to reportDone) </frameset>
--- Aidan Whitehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to trigger a ColdFusion template that > generates a report in the > background. I want to start the process and then > redirect the browser to a > "your report is being created" page. Try as I might, > I can't get the report > started without the browser being forced to wait at > some point for the > report to be finished. > > The report generation needs to be triggered > on-demand. Updating a CFSCHEDULE > and then running it straight away doesn't seem to > work (I guess because it > must be set at least 15 minutes in the future). > > Calling the report making template via CFHTTP before > using CFLOCATION > doesn't work, as the page sits there until the > report is finished before > redirecting. > > Using CFHTTP at the end of the "your report is being > created" also makes > that page take forever to be rendered. If I was > using CF5, I guess I could > CFFLUSH the page before doing CFHTTP last, but we're > stuck with v4.0.1. > > I can't call CFML.EXE via a URL and CFEXECUTE is > only 4.5+. > > > Any ideas? I've run out... > > Thanks. > > -- > Aidan Whitehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Macromedia ColdFusion Developer > Fairbanks Environmental +44 (0)1695 51775 ===== I-Lin Kuo Macromedia CF5 Advanced Developer Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
