User Guide

cfexecute 107
Usage
Do not put other ColdFusion tags or functions between the start and end tags of cfexecute. You
cannot nest
cfexecute tags.
Exceptions
Throws the following exceptions:
• If the application name is not found: Application File Not Found
• If the effective user of the ColdFusion executing thread does not have permissions to execute
the process: a security exception
The time out values must be between zero and the longest time out value supported by the
operating system.
Example
<h3>cfexecute</h3>
<p>This example executes the Windows NT version of the netstat network
monitoring program, and places its output in a file.
<cfexecute name = "C:\WinNT\System32\netstat.exe"
arguments = "-e"
outputFile = "C:\Temp\output.txt"
timeout = "1">
</cfexecute>
variable Optional Variable in which to put program output. If no
outputfile or
variable attribute is specified, output is displayed on page
from which it was called.
timeout Optional 0 Length of time, in seconds, that ColdFusion waits for output
from the spawned program.
• 0: equivalent to non-blocking mode.
• A very high value: equivalent to blocking mode
If the value is 0:
• ColdFusion starts a process and returns immediately.
ColdFusion may return control to the calling page before any
program output displays. To ensure that program output
displays, set the value to 2 or higher.
• If the
outputFile attribute is not specified, any program
output is discarded
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description