I'm with Isaac and Mike - CF can handle this as well as anything else. I would first make sure that your current process is optimized as much as possible, then take advantage (as Isaac suggests) of gateways and the scheduler to streamline the process and finally, if the process is still really that bad, consider placing it on it's own hardware.
The very first thing to examine the process and determine what's taking the time - is it network related (which switching languages just won't help) or engine related? Still, if you must consider something else you might want to migrate to Java simply because it's so close to CF. You might be able to optimize the more troublesome bits into pure java and still use CF to store and transform the data. As for other languages that would work... well, anything would. If you know JavaScript already (and are on Windows) you might find creating an HTA application or Windows script to be the simplest. You write all of your code in JavaScript and (for the HTA) HTML and DHTML. The app can be launched with command line parameters via AT. I think that HTAs are the most underutilized aspect of Windows Development - you can create capable, robust client-side applications using only Web technologies. I've made lots of little utilities that just couldn't be done as easily in CF but I've not had to learn another language to do it (since I knew JavaScript and DHTML already). Depending on what's slowing up your current process it may not be any faster, but it will take CF out of the loop if that's what you want. Like the Java Approach you might create this in a hybrid style: the utility could just fetch the pages and save them someplace with a CF process that parses them and stores the data. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162829 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
