Tod and Will, Sorry, we're not on the same page yet, the source XML file is to be uploaded by a user, so, we don't have a file sitting on the server box yet.
And yes, I've also tried something like the following to no avail. <cfset tmpFileName = "tmpFile#Right(Rand(),2)#"> <cffile action = "write" file = "D:\filBufferZone\#tmpFileName#.xml" output = "#FORM.FileToUpload#"> <cfform action="#CGI.script_name#" method="post"> <cfinput type="hidden" name="sucker" value="#tmpFileName#"> <cfinput type="submit" name="confirmUpload" value="Continue"> </cfform> Then upon the above form submission, -- read the file back <cffile action = "read" file = "D:\filBufferZone\#FORM.sucker#.xml" variable = "theSucker"> debug: <cfoutput> #IsXML(theSucker)# </cfoutput> <cfdump var="#theSucker#"> Many thanks. Don? It's a file. Stop thinking XML for a second and start thinking of a >file. fileCopy()? > >On Jan 18, 2008 10:30 AM, D > > >-- >~Todd Rafferty >http://www.web-rat.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:296822 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4