I didn't know you could do that with CFEXECUTE, that sounds like it will work perfectly. I can simply use cfexecute to initiate the cf template that generates the file... Very cool.
> I don't know what OS/platform you are using, but CFEXECUTE should do what > you want. > > Recently I was working on this exact problem. The application is a content > management system for an advertising agency. When Jobs are updated, > sometimes HUGE files need to be moved, hundreds of megabytes in fact. The > best way I found to do this was to spawn a batch file with cfexecute, set > the timeout to 0, which is a non-blocking mode of execution. This means the > process will run in the background and return control to the browser right > away. > > The batch file can execute a ColdFusion template that will do the requested > file manipulation, OR you can use your operation system's native file > commands and then send the execution to a ColdFusion template to send the > email confirmation. > > The possibilities are somewhat large if not endless. What I've done is take > this process and update a database field, effectively locking access to > parts of the Job until file executions are done. You can even create a > queue for pending file operations in this way! > > Also, another trick you can do is to execute the cf templates from the batch > file with the user's session id, namely cfid and cftoken. In addition, if > they have to log in, you can have a page where they can go to view the > status of the file operations in progress, merely by reading a value from > the database. > > You have to be careful because you can run into some problems when you get > this granular. An example would be a process that is spawned goes off into > never-never land. This is why there should be some kind of reporting for > long running spawned processes. There are many ways to accomplish that, > though. > > Have fun! > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony Schreiber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:10 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Send response to browser, but continue working on request? > > > > > > No, I want the browser to request a page that returns immediately (so the > > broswer isn't waiting for a request to be completed and ultimately time > > out), but "spawns" a long-running request that will create the requested > > file and then email it to the user... > > > > I think the previously posted javascript/cfflush might work... > > > > > you are wanting the browser to make a request for a file but > > not wait for > > > the file to be retrieved? if so, I don't think that's feasible. > > a general > > > solution for the problem of generating the email would be to have a <img > > > src="createfile.cfm"> that can send out the email and you can show them > > > whatever message you'd like to show them and the browser > > waiting for more > > > should have no effect on the cfm or on the user. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony Schreiber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:33 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Re: Send response to browser, but continue working on request? > > > > > > > > > That let's me get a message to the browser, but the request is still > > > running and the browser is still waiting... > > > > > > I want to browser to stop waiting... > > > > > > > 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. 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