Hmmm...sounds like a perfect use of the new CFTHREAD tag in BD 7.0: http://blog.newatlanta.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=152A1ECC-B7C2-5C0D-4269B203A722C055
Vince Bonfanti New Atlanta Communications, LLC > I am aware (somewhat!) of the asynchronous Web services capability > with CFCs in ColdFusion. What would listers recommend if I simply want > to call a ColdFusion action page asynchronously. The asychronous call > is a one-way trip and does not require data back to the caller. > > Here's the scenario briefly: I have a sign-up form that calls an > action page, but the action page does a lot of heavy lifting with > numerous queries and loops. The page takes about 15 seconds to run, > the result of which is an autogenerated e-mail link with an autologin > to an application environment. > > I echo back an acknowledgement page immediately while processing > continues on the action page. What I have will work since the thread > will continue to run even if the user click away from the page, but I > would prefer that the thread would run asychronously and not appear to > be tying up the page. > > I would prefer to not go the CFC route, but I am open to persuasion. > > Thanks. > > Paul Fraser Minneapolis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:246823 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
