> Are there any known issues surrounding the use of the
> CFX_Excel tags? I'm using it for several applications now,
> and I was wondering if there are any issues to be aware of
> - like, how many concurrent calls to Excel can it handle?
> The reason I've asked is that two days in a row, Excel on
> our server caused a "kernel32.dll" error and locked the
> server. Now, assuming that nothing is hosed up in Windows
> NT (we all know that never happens) and the Excel install
> is A-OK (which it seems to have been to the point the
> problems started) - what are the possibilities? I'm
> wondering if too much traffic on the tag/application combo
> might be the culprit? Also, can you do a CFLOCK to avoid
> this problem? Any thoughts?
I haven't used CFX_EXCEL, but I do know that OLE automation, which I'm
guessing that CFX_EXCEL uses, isn't really very scalable generally, and that
many CFX tags aren't thread-safe, which means you'll need to use CFLOCK when
you call them.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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