But that doesn't accomplish anything beyond what you can already do with the outputfile attribute. Namely, you specify a file, read it with CFFILE, and then display the contents on the page. The documentation suggests that these steps should be unnecessary if you merely don't include the attribute.
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brendan Avery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 6:21 PM Subject: RE: CFEXECUTE output to page > MS DOS fun factoid #29484: > you can generate output from any console program by following the > command > line with a > and the name of the output file; ala: > > C:\myproggie.exe > C:\output.txt > > ::brendan avery 2.0 > ::310.779.2211 > ::[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ::santa monica, california > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 17:04 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CFEXECUTE output to page > > > In the CF5 docs, regarding cfexecute's 'outputfile' attribute, it > states: > > "Optional. The file to which to direct the output of the program. If > not > specified, the output is displayed on the page from which it was > called." > > While outputfile seems to work as advertised when I specify a file, I'm > not > seeing the behavior of "If not specified, the output is displayed on > the > page from which it was called." I see nothing. Does this require the > output of a particular variable or what exactly am I not doing > correctly? > > Jim > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
