cfexecute with pipe(|) character command not working

Question

I am trying to execute an sc query command:

<cfexecute name = "sc"
  arguments='\\192.168.7.152 queryex type= service state= all | find "Apache2.2"'
  timeout = "10" variable="scVal">
</cfexecute>

<cfdump var="#scVal#">

But it fails with the error message: "Timeout period expired without completion of sc". Yet, if I run it via the command prompt, it works.

Executing the single command below also works:

<cfexecute name = "sc"
    arguments = '\\192.168.7.152 queryex type= service state= all'
    timeout = "10" variable="scVal">
</cfexecute>

<cfdump var="#scVal#">

I guess it can't recognize that it is a double command or there is a pipe character issue.

Put the command in a batch file and run that instead. – Peter Boughton Mar 11 '13 at 12:27 — Peter Boughton, Mar 11 '13 at 12:27
already tried to replace the pipe character with ASC(123)? – Mike Saunders Mar 13 '13 at 20:23 — Mike Saunders, Mar 13 '13 at 20:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '13 at 01:20

To make the pipe command work try adding a caret (^) as the escape character

<cfexecute name = "sc"
  arguments='\\192.168.7.152 queryex type= service state= all ^| find "Apache2.2"'
  timeout = "10" variable="scVal">
</cfexecute>

<cfdump var="#scVal#">

cfexecute with pipe(|) character command not working

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