If you want to see the output I would do <cfsavecontent valiable="perloutput"> <cfexecute name="C:\PERL\BIN\PERL.EXE" arguments="#arg_build#" timeOut="5"/> </cfsavecontent>
This will keep you from having to use cffile to read in the results. Adam H On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:54:26 -0800, Richard Colman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TNX Kem!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kym Kovan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:31 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Running Perl from CF on Windows > > Hi Richard, > > > I need to run a perl program from CFMX 6.1 under Windows. Can anyone > > provide some points on how to do this? > > A typical example (from our pages that get traffic info from mrtg, which is > all perl): > > <!--- set up the stuff you want to run ---> <cfset arg_build = > "D:\WebSites\myscript.pl #parameters#"> > > <!--- Run Perl Script & Redirect Data to Dump File ---> <cfexecute > name="C:\PERL\BIN\PERL.EXE" arguments="#arg_build#" > outputFile="D:\WebSites\flag.file" timeOut="5"></cfexecute> > > -- > yours, > > Kym > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:200384 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

