One person can generate more than 1 report and more than 1 person can be generating reports at one time. Strictly CF so far.
Currently, I'm working on srvany combined with batch file that calls wget. On 4/11/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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:5:203686 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
