Also, what web technology are you using? .NET, CF, etc. - Matt
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chesty Puller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:37 PM Subject: Re: Options for scheduled task > So 1 person needs to generate multiple reports? > > - Matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:31 PM > Subject: Re: Options for scheduled task > > >> 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:5:203679 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
