no problem. Processing it means taking the crystal report, applying the filters to the data and exporting it out to a pdf, xls, txt, etc. file. The reason that I don't want to process them instantly is that some take a while to generate, like 2~3 minutes and if you need to run a lot of them, it could take quite a while. So, I thought queing them and then running them through a separate process would provide a better user experience (TM)
On 4/11/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Zaphod, > Can you explain exactly what you're doing a little better? I don't > understand why you're not just processing the reports as they are > requested. > Also, what does it mean to "process" it? Print it? Generate some sort of > file (pdf, word, excel)? > > - Matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:41 PM > Subject: RE: Options for scheduled task > > > > Create a Windows Service. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 11:59 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Options for scheduled task > >> > >> I've got a website that allows people to run custom crystal reports, > >> custom > >> being that they can filter data. When the run the report, it dumps the > >> filter data into a que and then forwards them onto a 'que view'. I've > >> currently got a scheduled task that runs once a minute that will sweep > >> the > >> que and process the first report it sees that isn't processed yet. > >> > >> The problem is you can only schedule a task to run every minute. Some > of > >> these reports will run in 10 seconds, some will run for 2 > minutes. I've > >> already got my template set up so that it's single threaded. I'd set > it > >> up > >> to process multiple reports in a single run, but I figure that has the > >> 100% > >> chance of timing out if enough reports are queued at one time. > >> > >> schtasks.exe only supports 1 minute increments also. > >> > >> am I overlooking an option here? > >> > >> > >> -- > >> America spells competition, join us in our blind ambition > >> get yourself a brand new motor car. > >> And someday soon we'll stop to ponder > >> what on earth's this spell we're under > >> we made the grade and still we wonder > >> Who the hell we are!, "The Grand Illusion", Styx > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203672 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
