I haven't run into this. I was just working on a template yesterday using
cfexecute exactly like yours. I capture the output of a command-line
program to a file. In this case, the particular program only generates
output if it encounters an error, so I immediately read the file and display
an error message only if the file isn't empty. Haven't seen a problem with
locks.
You might try the following, which should do the same thing as your code:
<table border="1" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td><strong>Output:</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td><pre><cfexecute name="command" arguments="arguments"
timeout="155"></cfexecute></pre></td></tr>
</table>
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: CFexecute
> <cfset outfile=GETTEMPFILE("C:\temp\","MH")>
>
> <cfexecute name="command" arguments="arguments" outputfile="#outfile#"
> timeout="155"></cfexecute>
>
> <cffile action="READ" variable="stdout" file="#outfile#"><Br>
> <table border="1"
> cellspacing="0"><tr><td><strong>Output:</strong></td></tr>
> <tr><td><cfoutput><pre>#stdout#</pre></cfoutput></td></tr></table><Br>
>
> This all looks ok. I was getting errors that the file was still locked.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: CFexecute
>
>
> > I think you may have it backwards. If the timeout attribute is missing
or
> > set to '0', then CF will spawn the executable and return immediately.
In
> > that case, you can't be sure the output file will exist yet, or that the
> > spawned program has finished.
> >
> > If CF returns before the timeout lapses, then the program it launched
> should
> > have completed and the output file should be closed. If you just want
to
> > display the output of the program in-line, then set a sufficiently large
> > timeout value. It's a maximum value, so it doesn't matter much what you
> set
> > it to, as long as you're certain the program can complete in that time.
> > Then _don't_ specify an outputfile attribute and CF will display the
> results
> > on the generated page.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Neil H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 11:10 AM
> > Subject: CFexecute
> >
> >
> > > timeout attribute. I have the case where I want to display the output
> > from
> > > the temporary file. The problem is the file is still in use (i.e. CF
> runs
> > > too quick :) ) Anyway I can specify a timeout in the cfexecute tab,
but
> > is
> > > there a maximum OR is there like a default like 0 which will wait
until
> > its
> > > finished?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
> >
>
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