> I'm having problems getting an image which I've used CFIMAGE to crop on CF8. > > I can crop the image, return it to the browser, but trying to 'get' at it on > the subsequent page request is driving me mad. > > I can output the image, i.e <img src=" > http://localhost:81/CFFileServlet/_cf_image/_cfimg588898389753871789.jpg"; /> > for the usual five minutes the temp file exists for, but if I try to do: > > <cfimage > action="write" > source="#expandpath('/CFFileServlet/_cf_image/_cfimg588898389753871789.jpg')#" > destination="#expandPath('/images/portraits/#profile.image#_crop.jpg')#" > overwrite = "yes" /> > > i.e, I want to copy/move the file from the temp location to a more permanent > location, > > I'd get > File D:\www\blah\html\CFFileServlet\_cf_image\_cfimg5926235398043866604.jpg > does not exist. > > When it really does - I can pull it up in a browser and look at it. > > This is presumably due to /CFFileServlet/ not being a physical directory? > I've tried using cfimage to create another image object from the same > location, and also tried to use cfhttp to get the image, but to no avail.. > > How does everyone else do it?
Can't you just either (a) save it to a variable in memory on your first operation, or (b) save it to a specific destination on your first operation? You can then serve it in the browser as needed. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:341924 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
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