The problem with all the solution except this one is that they tie up a connection on the server, which is the last thing you want to do. Better to put the pause on the client side or have the client keep checking whether the task is complete. Perhaps with a simple META REFRESH to check for the file.
Justin > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Everland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:34 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How do I let the ColdFusion server wait between two > commands > > Or better yet, > > <cfscript> > function sleep(timeMillis) { > var thread = createObject("java", "java.lang.Thread"); > thread.sleep(timeMillis); > } > </cfscript> > > Haven't tested it yet, but that should work. > > Robert Everland III > Dixon Ticonderoga > Web Developer Extraordinaire > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Eidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:23 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How do I let the ColdFusion server wait between two > commands > > > There is a custom tag for this. > > <CFX_SLEEP SLEEPTIME=3> > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Broek, ir. M.A. van den [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 6:43 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: How do I let the ColdFusion server wait between two commands > > > Hello, > > I would like to zip a few files with cfexecute and then > redirect to this zip > file (see code below). The ColdFusion server has two wait a > few seconds > before the <cflocation> is executed, because it takes some > time to zip the > files. How can I accomplish that? > > Thank you, > > Machteld > > > <cflock timeout="15" throwontimeout="Yes" name="zipper" > type="EXCLUSIVE"> > <cfexecute name = "D:\Progra~1\WinZip\wzzip.exe" > arguments = "E:\ArcIMS\Output\#ID#.zip #LocationDir#\#ID#.*" > > </cfexecute> > </cflock> > > <cflocation url="http://#Session.ServerName#/Output/#ID#.zip";> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.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
