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Asked: 2026-06-07T00:20:15+00:00

This works: <cfdirectory action=list name=qry directory=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Atlas\ > </cfdirectory> <cfdump var=#qry#> So I know that

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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.

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  1. Editorial Team

    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

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