Is this available in SQL Server 2000? Looking at the docs, it doesn't look like it is.
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 5:29 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: cross server locking > > Russ wrote: > > We have a template that basically trickles mail out (we store mail in > the > > database, and the template generates the actually cf_mail calls, etc and > > sends out batches of 1000) at a time. Is there a way to somehow do a > cross > > server lock so that each of our 2 servers doesn't try sending out the > same > > emails? > > > > I don't think this is possible to do in ColdFusion itself, maybe through > > some kind of database lock? > > Yes. Look up SELECT ... FOR UPDATE in your database manual. Use > in conjunction with NOWAIT if you want 1000 messages per server, > or without if you want 1000 messages in total. > > Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231621 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

