calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
I have some code that I would like to run with each page request, but it might take a while and I'd like to not have to wait for it to finish running. So basically, I'd like to initiate a template in Application.cfm, without a cfinclude. Is this possible? This will be on crystaltech, a shared hosting enviroment, so please keep in mind the tag restrictions. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331479 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
Read up on threading, which CF implements with the cfthread tag. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331481 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
cool, I'll check it out. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Peter Boughton bought...@gmail.com wrote: Read up on threading, which CF implements with the cfthread tag. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331482 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
If you are using CF8 or CF9 - I'd looked into what can be done with cfthread. And I would not put that into the Application.cfm (should be using Application.cfc anyways - you can do more with it), that kind of code should be executed from your controller for every page request. Spawn the thread at the beginning of the request then gather the results in at the end of the request. Another way is to use AJAX. Wil On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Matthew Smith chedders...@gmail.com wrote: I have some code that I would like to run with each page request, but it might take a while and I'd like to not have to wait for it to finish running. So basically, I'd like to initiate a template in Application.cfm, without a cfinclude. Is this possible? This will be on crystaltech, a shared hosting enviroment, so please keep in mind the tag restrictions. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331483 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
Check out cfthread. -Original Message- From: Matthew Smith [mailto:chedders...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2:22 PM To: cf-talk Subject: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running I have some code that I would like to run with each page request, but it might take a while and I'd like to not have to wait for it to finish running. So basically, I'd like to initiate a template in Application.cfm, without a cfinclude. Is this possible? This will be on crystaltech, a shared hosting enviroment, so please keep in mind the tag restrictions. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331484 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
On 3/9/2010 11:36 AM, Wil Genovese wrote: Another way is to use AJAX. Wil Yet another way, if you want to go old school - before the days of cfthread... you can also do a cfhttp... with a timeout value of 0. Another new school way that may be relevant, is ColdFusion gateways. Really depends on what one is actually trying to accomplish. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331487 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
Yes, find it clean to set up a gateway instance and then call SendGatewayMessage() for background processing. Not sure if Matthew's Crystaltech will let him access that. -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:h...@ilsweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:48 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running On 3/9/2010 11:36 AM, Wil Genovese wrote: Another way is to use AJAX. Wil Yet another way, if you want to go old school - before the days of cfthread... you can also do a cfhttp... with a timeout value of 0. Another new school way that may be relevant, is ColdFusion gateways. Really depends on what one is actually trying to accomplish. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331489 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
you can also do a cfhttp... with a timeout value of 0. Much easier. Any drawbacks? I don't need any values back from the request, I just need it to run. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Ian Skinner h...@ilsweb.com wrote: On 3/9/2010 11:36 AM, Wil Genovese wrote: Another way is to use AJAX. Wil Yet another way, if you want to go old school - before the days of cfthread... you can also do a cfhttp... with a timeout value of 0. Another new school way that may be relevant, is ColdFusion gateways. Really depends on what one is actually trying to accomplish. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331498 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: calling a template but not waiting for it to finish running
On 3/9/2010 1:20 PM, Matthew Smith wrote: you can also do acfhttp... with a timeout value of 0. Much easier. Any drawbacks? I don't need any values back from the request, I just need it to run. Other than it is much more limited in capabilities then the modern cfthread... equivalent, if it meets your needs within its limitations the is nothing wrong with the technique. Just realize that there is *zero* way to know what the results of the abandon request was, so if it is throwing errors or not doing what it is supposed to be doing, it is not going to be telling you of its problems. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331502 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
