3-1-Tags:CFExecute

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lmajano on 23-Aug-2009

cfexecute

Enables ColdFusion developers to execute a process on a server computer.

<cfexecute  
	[name="String"]
	[arguments="Any"]
	[outputFile="String"]
	[timeout="number"]
	[variable="String"]
 />

[] = Optional attribute

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	String	No		The full pathname of the application to execute. Note: On Windows, you must specify the extension as part of the application's name. For example, myapp.exe,
arguments	Any	No		Command-line arguments passed to the application.
outputFile	String	No		The file to which to direct the output of the program. If not specified, the output is displayed on the page from which it was called.
timeout	number	No		Indicates how long, in seconds, the ColdFusion executing thread waits for the spawned process. A timeout of 0 is equivalent to the non-blocking mode of executing. A very high timeout value is equivalent to a blocking mode of execution. The default is 0; therefore, the ColdFusion thread spawns a process and returns without waiting for the process to terminate.If no output file is specified, and the timeout value is 0, the program output is discarded.
variable	String	No		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.