Problem with running a DTS package from CF Code

Question

i am using a CFQUERY Tag with EXEC dbo.storedprocname to
execute a stored procedure on our sql server which runs a DTS
package. the cf template allows them to upload a text file to the
server for import to a sql table via this DTS package. the problem
is that if the DTS package fails - it does nto notify the user
runnign the CF template. is there any way to notify the user when
the DTS package fails?

Answer 1

well the size of the data file being import varies widely.
the import is to be run daily but some days it might contain 10
records and some days it might contain 10,000. the dts package
itself generally takes a few seconds to process and the CF template
takes around 5-10 seconds to complete.
so if i were to add a dts task to the end of my work flow to
update a table with a status message, that might work, but how
would i capture the status of the dts import task?
as for the asynchronous gateway, i don't think that would
work for me, the user would want more immediate feedback, they
would not wait for an email confirmation (the target users have
trouble figuring out how to use email as it is - they are not the
most computer savvy). so likely if i could get the dts package to
write a status message to a table, then i would just add a cfquery
to my cf template after the one that runs the dts package, and
check for the status message and output it to the screen.
but the key is how do i add a dts task to grab the status of
the dts import task and drop it in a table.