>> the file is being read in binary form, whether it's being read off >> the hard disk or from binary code in the database, correct?
Technically correct however if read off the OS's file system it is just the web server software processing the file, however if read from the DB then you have the Database and Cold Fusion processing the data, before sending it to the web server for transmission to the Browser. >> there really should be little difference in performance regardless of how the >> file data is accessed. Not exactly. The OS file system and web server are optimized for this particular task. Adding both CF and the DB into the mix is addition besides them not being optimized for it. Best Regards, Dennis Powers UXB Internet - A website design and Hosting Company 690 Wolcott Road P.O. Box 6029 Wolcott, CTÂ 06716 Tel: (203)879-2844 http://www.uxbinternet.com/ http://www.uxb.net/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292895 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
