Can't fire script with CFThread, CFExecute and Plink - batch-file

Question

I am needing to run a remote script on our network to import files. I have set up plink and have it working as needed if I run it manually.
plink name#localserver -ssh -i myKey.ppk /home/here/scriptName.sh
We are writing the code in ColdFusion so this will run in a CFThread using CFExecute.
The cfexecute does not error when I run it via the code it just not fire the script.
In my research I have found people saying that cfexecute has some issues with the argument string and a better idea is creating a batch file and using cfexecute to run the batch file.
so I have created a batch file.
import.bat
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myapp\plink\plink.exe name#localserver -ssh -i myKey.ppk /home/here/scriptName.sh)
again if I run the the batch file manually it works.
import.bat
but if I run it via cfexecute it does nothing.
To test cfexecute I have it running two commands, the first what I need to work and the second a test. the second works as needed. the first one is not erroring to screen or log file. It did if I entered bad syntax. The second is writing to file as needed.
(code below)
starting
<cfoutput>
<cfexecute name = "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myapp\plink\import.bat" errorfile="C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myapp\logs\#timeformat( now(),"HHMMSS") #.log" ></cfexecute>
<cfexecute name = "C:\WinNT\System32\netstat.exe"
arguments = "-e"
outputFile = "C:\Temp\#timeformat( now(),"HHMMSS") #.txt"
timeout = "1">
</cfexecute>
</cfoutput>
the end
<cfabort>
any thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks,
Brian

Answer 1

Try
<cfexecute name="c:\winNt\system32\cmd.exe"
arguments="/c C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myapp\plink\import.bat" timeout="100">
</cfexecute>