You could also cache the query that the charts are generated from if it is just the data you want to preserve.
On 12/13/05, Adrian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can write them to disk and do logic when displaying them. > > Ade > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Ford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 December 2005 14:49 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CFCHART and caching > > > Hey folks, quick question - > > Haven't used CFCHART much in the past. I've got a small number of charts > that I'd like to cache for a long period of time (hours or days). During > that time I do NOT want those charts to be regenerated (because they are > generated based on data that may have since changed and because the runtime > of the queries involved are expensive). I want to be guaranteed that the > charts are generated precisely once. > > In CFIDE, "You can specify the maximum number of charts to store in the > cache. After the cache is full, if a new chart is generated, then the oldest > chart in the cache will be discarded. Caching of charts allows multiple > requests for the same chart to be much faster, as the chart is only > generated once." > > So that doesn't solve the problem, because the long-duration charts will > still be bumped out of the cache if many other newer charts are generated. > > Anyone got any ideas about how to save these charts for however long I want? > Are there any custom tags that will copy the cached file of a chart over to > another location with a file name of your choice where it will persist for > as long as you want as an image? > > Thanks, > Terry > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:226928 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
