Could you break your task into little chunks and run it as a state machine with a permanant process that runs state 'chunks' and records progress? Its an odd way to do it, but it lets you run it all in a single thread.
-- Shayne O'Neill http://perth.indymedia.org I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." ----George W. Bush On Fri, 21 May 2004, Ian Sparks wrote: > Sorry...didn't CC the list. > > Nick Murtagh wrote: > >> > I do this using a database table that records the name, status (running, > not running, error) and progress (1 - 100%) of each thread. > << > > So you use a number of worker threads? Since I'm concerned about swamping my server > I think I'll stick to one. > > Where do you initialize your worker threads? From a servlet or from some startup > hook in WebWare (if so, where is the best place to put this) ? > > Thanks! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Murtagh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 11:45 AM > To: Webware-Discuss (E-mail) > Subject: Re: [Webware-discuss] Task-Queue using Webware... > > > Ian Sparks wrote: > > Has anyone done this with webware? Advice? Pitfalls to avoid? > > I do this using a database table that records the name, status (running, > not running, error) and progress (1 - 100%) of each thread. The threads > themselves are responsible for keeping this updated. You could also use > this table as a sort of mutex / semaphore, assuming your database can > give you the required transaction isolation... > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Webware-discuss mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id149&alloc_id66&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Webware-discuss mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id149&alloc_id66&op=click _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
