cfdirectory a network drive

Question

This works:

<cfdirectory action="list" name="qry" directory="C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Atlas\" >
</cfdirectory>
<cfdump var="#qry#">

So I know that cfdirectory is working. But this doesn't work:

<cfdirectory action="list" name="qry" directory="\\Vostro420\myDir\">
</cfdirectory>
<cfdump var="#qry#">

It doesn't fail: it just returns an empty result. I can copy/paste the address into Windows Explorer and it navigates to Vostro420\myDir\, so I know it's not a typo.

I'm trying to access a file that's on our local network.

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 05 '12 at 20:10

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The first thing to check here is the permissions. If you are trying to access a remote / mapped network drive, the ColdFusion service will need to be changed to run as a user in the domain of the networked drive, and with permissions that allow it to read / write to that mapped drive.

So, make sure that ColdFusion has the correct permissions to access the systems on the mapped drive and you should be all set. :)

The Adobe ColdFusion help archives has a nice article on how to run ColdFusion as a specific user:

http://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/running-coldfusion-specific-user.html

answered Jul 05 '12 at 20:10

Matt Gifford

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My apologies for the double answer - submitted a new one instead of editing this one :) – Matt Gifford Jul 05 '12 at 20:14
plus 1 - it's usually permissions. Your syntax looks ok to me. – Mark A Kruger Jul 05 '12 at 21:32
Much better is this approach in my opinion: http://stackoverflow.com/a/7867064/376086 – Tobias Jan 16 '14 at 12:32

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 05 '12 at 20:12

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I have this working on a server at home, but I attached the network location as a logical location. So instead of my path being:

//COMPUTERNAME/DIRECTORY

I'm using:

X:/DIRECTORY

The only times I have issues is when the network computer sleeps :P

answered Jul 05 '12 at 20:12

ShortRound1911

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ShortRound, that didn't seem to work for me. I'm just getting the same (no) results. – Phillip Senn Jul 05 '12 at 20:25

cfdirectory a network drive

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