Stick the outputFile = "Output file name" timeout = "Timeout interval">
parameters in to get the returned error or whatever Without the timeout param it won't wait for the program to return, just spawn a process and return. To check if its permissions, log in as the cfserver user, and try to execute it yourself. Justin > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 18 December 2002 12:02 > To: CF-Linux > Subject: Strange cfexecute problem > > > Hi all, > > Running CFMX on Redhat 7.2, apache 1.3.x as per Macromedia > recommendations. > > I've a rather confusing problem concerning cfexecute and > htmldoc.exe, a pdf > generating tool [1]. I'm using original codebase which worked perfectly on > my old windows configuration and simply modified the relevant paths to the > linux filesystem. I thought maybe it might be a permissions issue whereby > user apache doesnt have permissions to execute htmldoc, however I ran a > dummy test on netstat which behaved in exactly the same manner. > > The templates concerned are being returned without error and no errors are > showing up in any of the logs. The name and argument attributes have been > checked and double checked to be correct and manually submitting > the command > and arguments on the machine as root user works perfectly, thus > I'm thinking > it may be a permissions problem with the apache user whom I > believe is also > the cfmx user(?!?) If so, how do I configure apache user with > permissions to > execute? Bear in mind I've already tried a chmod 777 on the htmldoc.exe > file. > > The following is a short sample of my code for trying netstat.exe > > <cfset parameters="-lpn"> > <cfexecute name="/bin/netstat" arguments="#parameters#"></cfexecute> > > TIA, > Dave > > [1] HTMLDoc info can be found at http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/htmldoc.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=14 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=14 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.14
