Thanks for the pointer. I have read that doc loads of times and I could swear that I have never seen it before :). In fact I must have skipped over it before I asked the question (wanted to check the doc before I asked :)
Cron poller feeding into a queue is the solution it seems in this instance. Paul On 14 Sep 2009, at 13:31, Benjamin Schuster-Böckler <[email protected]> wrote: > > As far as I understand, there IS an upper limit: > > "maximum countdown/ETA for a task: 30 days from the current date and > time" > from: http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/taskqueue/overview.html > > Best, > Benjamin > > On 14 Sep 2009, at 12:38, Paul Kinlan wrote: > >> Excellent, I potentially have a situation where it could be a task >> could be scheduled for a couple of months into the future and I am >> trying to work out if a cron poller would be more appropriate >> instead. >> >> Paul >> >> 2009/9/14 Nick Johnson (Google) <[email protected]> >> Hi Paul, >> >> As far as I'm aware, there's no upper limit on the ETA you can set. >> >> -Nick Johnson >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Paul Kinlan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> >> Just a quick question. Is there a maximum time that eta/countdown >> that I can use on Task, for instance can I set a task to run a year >> into the future? >> >> I have searched taskqueue.py in the SDK and can't see anything >> obvious that indicates that I would be limited, but that might be >> different in production. >> >> Kind Regards, >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nick Johnson, Developer Programs Engineer, App Engine >> Google Ireland Ltd. :: Registered in Dublin, Ireland, Registration >> Number: 368047 >> >> >> >> >>> > > -- > Benjamin Schuster-Böckler > Pear Computer LLP > > 86 Cavendish Road > Cambridge CB1 3AF > United Kingdom > > Company No. OC340192 > VAT No. 971 3948 85 > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
