We have some"agent" programs that do just this. A timer wakes them up periodically and they check for any work to do. They run 24/7/365. On one server we are currently running 7 instances. 0 CPU while sleeping. Each one uses a little over 1MB of RAM while idle.
John Weller wrote: > That's basically the same as option 2. I was concerned that VFP would hog > too much of the system resources and hoping someone would have experience of > a similar situation and could advise me if it does. > -- Richard Kaye Artfact/RFC Systems Voice: 617.219.1038 Fax: 617.219.1001 For the fastest response time, please send your support queries to: Technical Support - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australian Support - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet Support - [EMAIL PROTECTED] All Other Requests - [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- This message has been checked for viruses before sending. --------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
