If you're running the command from the command line, you don't need the /C. /C is not a switch of "copy," it's a switch of "cmd."
-- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:Rick@;GoLibertyOnline.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 12:38 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Using CFEXECUTE from a Web Browser??? > > > You're right, Dave... > > When I ran it from the command prompt, it said 1 file(s) copied, > but no printer response. > > Interestingly enough, when I used the /c in front of the copy... part > of the command (without any quotes anywhere in the command line) > I got this error from the system: > > '/c' is not recognized as an internal or external command > operable program or batch file > > When I ran it without the /c it gave the 1 file(s) copied, response. > > However, when running the same command from the .cfm page, > it would return the following error without the /c in the code: > > Timeout period expired without completion of > C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe copy > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfdocs\printtest\CFLoop-OutputReservationCalendar.txt > LPT1 > > Suggestions? > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Wilson [mailto:dave@;autosdirect2u.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 12:08 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Using CFEXECUTE from a Web Browser??? > > > I dont think the issue is with CF at all Rick. Like you say, you got the > response: > > 1 file(s) copied > > Which means the file was dumped to the port (LPT1). My suspicion is that > your printer (or print drivers) simply wont support this type of > print job. > Try running the print dump directly from a cmd prompt to see if it works > that way. I did this on a machine here with a little Epson inkjet printer > attached and although the printer activity light luminated, the job itself > didn't print. > > HTH, > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Cordes [mailto:davecordes@;charter.net] > Sent: 24 October 2002 17:01 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Using CFEXECUTE from a Web Browser??? > > > I got the same response but a barcode printed on my thermal printer using > the following code. > > <CFEXECUTE NAME="C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" > ARGUMENTS="/c copy C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CFDEV\barcode\zebra.txt LPT1" > TIMEOUT="5"> > </CFEXECUTE> > > I'm running ColdFusion MX so I'm not sure if 4.5.2 would work. I think it > should though. > > Dave Cordes > Senior ColdFusion Developer > 636-939-1081 (H) > 636-578-4235 (M) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:Rick@;GoLibertyOnline.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:02 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Using CFEXECUTE from a Web Browser??? > > > I tried running this code and got this response in the browser... > (Windows 2000 Pro, CF 4.5.2) > > <CFEXECUTE NAME="C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe" > ARGUMENTS="/c copy > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cfdocs\printtest\CFLoop-OutputReservationCalendar.txt > LPT1" > TIMEOUT="30"> > </CFEXECUTE> > > > 1 file(s) copied. > > But nothing happens with the printer. (Yes, the printer's on. :o) ) > Does this work with CF 4.5.2? > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Cordes [mailto:davecordes@;charter.net] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:34 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Using CFEXECUTE from a Web Browser??? > > > Jochem, > You are the man! That works like a charm. I guess the "/c" was the whole > difference. > > And it works when ColdFusion is logged in as "Administrator" AND as "Local > System Account". > > Very cool. > > Dave Cordes > Senior ColdFusion Developer > 636-939-1081 (H) > 636-578-4235 (M) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:jochemd@;oli.tudelft.nl] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:19 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Using CFEXECUTE from a Web Browser??? > > > Dave Cordes wrote: > > > Windows XP > > ColdFusion MX > > OK, so your process will always run for as long as the timeout specified. > > > What did you mean by the "/c" parameter? Should I add that command in > > order to close the command? > > Yes. But I usually make it the first option I specify: > <CFEXECUTE NAME="C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" > ARGUMENTS="/c copy C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CFDEV\barcode\zebra.txt LPT" > TIMEOUT="5"> > </CFEXECUTE> > > Jochem > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
