problem with web service time outs

[FALCONSEYE]

ok, i am having a big issue with invoking a web service. sometimes, the web service in question fails to respond. when i used :
<cfinvoke webservice..." method="createNewOrder" timeout="10" returnvariable="myCUID">

it seems like it always times out. I tried increasing the timeout to even 25 seconds and got no luck. Generally, this process takes between 3-8.5 seconds. is there a better way for checking timeouts for webservice calls?
thanks.

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[SnakeHollywood]

If the web service is not run by you, then you cannot do much about its reliability.
If you want to have better error handling, you can put a CFTRY/CFCATCH block around your cfinvoke to stop the site throwing an error when it times out.


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[FALCONSEYE]

i did have cftry and cfcatch hoping i could catch the timeout. however, it just hung in there and not return anything. cfinvoke with timeout doesn't work either for some reason. therefore, i ended up pinging the server first where the webservice is, and then make a call to that webservice. i know it kind of sux, but it seems to be only choice at this moment. thanks

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