For real, <img src="image.cfm?imgid=47"> is the best way to go. You can then store your images wherever you want and nobody can find them... It's incredibly easy...
***************** Ken Ferguson 214.636.6126 ***************** Michael E. Carluen wrote: >> i just didn't (and still don't) know if there's any performance impact >> > > >> as far as converting the data back into an image. can you elaborate >> > > >> on whether or not there is? >> > > > > > > >From Dave's original requirement, he's talking about a loop of a hundred or > so images. So I'm sure there will be a noticeable performance hit doing the > tobinary() conversion back to an image file, then displaying. Once that it > done, he's back to his orig problem. Even if the calling page says > display.cfm?image=123, right clicking on the image will still reveal its > path. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:247339 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

