Ok, solved the problem another way. Still used CF to write a batch file, but then got CG to tell the task scheduler to run the batch file, now it runs in a new window and executes perfectly.
-- Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: James Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 October 2004 13:18 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Running tasks in a console window? > > I haven't tried that yet, will give it a shot this afternoon sometime. > > -- > Jay > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Craig Dudley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 20 October 2004 14:31 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Running tasks in a console window? > > > > So you haven't tried an arguments array then. Try this.. > > > > <cfscript> > > args = arraynew(1); > > args[1] = "file"; > > args[2] = "url"; > > args[3] = "etc"; > > </cfscript> > > > > <cfexecute name="c:\path\curl.exe" arguments="#args#" > > timeout="30"></cfexecute> > > > > Might not make a difference, but its worth a try. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 20 October 2004 13:42 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Running tasks in a console window? > > > > > > I have tried... > > <cfexecute name="c:\path\curl.exe --arguments ......... someurl"/> > > <cfexecute name="c:\path\curl.exe" arguments="--arguments > > .........someurl"/> > > > > Both with and without timeout variables. I have even tried... > > <cfexecute name="c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" arguments="/c > > c:\path\curl.exe ..."/> > > > > And all produce the same result. > > > > -- > > Jay > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:182328 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
