You might consider developing the C++ into a CFX tag. http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/CFXTags_1.html
If the third party app has a commandline interface you could just use that with cfexecute http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/Tags_d-e_18.html Though I perfer the Java method for CLI http://stannard.net.au/blog/index.cfm/2007/9/21/executing-system-commands-with-coldfusion -Andrew > Hi all - > > I'm working on a Coldfusion application that needs to interface with a > 3rd party API that is written in C++. I cannot register their .dll > with windows so I cannot access the API using cfobject. It is my > understanding that I need to wrap this is into a COM object. > > My question is: Does this mean that I need to write a C++ procedure > that calls the C++ in their API and then compile and register my C++ > procedure and then access it as a CFX tag? > > Any insight would be helpful. Thanks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:313095 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
