and that's not working? the admin API should be able to verify a DSN for you - if not the factory service can,
jb. On 27/01/06, Michel Deloux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > do you have suggestions about how to know if a external DB is online? > > I'm using this simple script: > > <cfsetting requesttimeout="500"> > <cftransaction action="begin"> > <cftry> > <cfquery name="blabla" datasource="#app.DSN#"> > select TOP 1 field from externalDB > where 1=1 > </cfquery> > <cfcatch type="any"> > Error - DB offline > </cfcatch> > </cftry> > </cftransaction> > > Cheers > > MD > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230581 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
