Have you tried cfflush? I believe this tag will allow you to send partial responses to the browser. I might have spelled it wrong, but I am sure there is a function in CF.
David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Schreiber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 7:17 AM Subject: Send response to browser, but continue working on request? > I have a function that allows a user to create a file of available > inventory. The problem is that it takes a long time and eventually the > browser will timeout, but they haven't gotten their file yet... > > What I want to do is let the user make the request and then respond with > "Thank you for your request. Your file will be created and emailed to you > shortly". > > How can I "spawn" off the part that will actually create the file and > still respond with a finished request to the browser? > > > Tony Schreiber, Senior Partner Man and Machine, Limited > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.technocraft.com > > http://www.simplemessageboard.com ___Free Forum Software for Cold Fusion > http://www.is300.net ___________The Enthusiast's Home of the Lexus IS300 > http://www.digitacamera.com ______________DigitA Camera Scripts and Tips > http://www.linklabexchange.com _____________Miata Link ECU Data Exchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm 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
