What user is CF running under? Does that user have the drive mapped? Do you have rights as that user to that drive?
If any of this is too difficult, try using UNC file names rather than relying on mapped drives. (This is my standard answer for any drive mapping questions :) Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/04/02 02:19PM >>> On our server I have a mapped drive letter "Q" pointing to a directory on another server. I'm trying to read in a file off the server but I keep getting an error. Can't I specify a mapped drive letter in CFFILE? <cfset File="Q:\dir1\filename.txt"> <cffile action="READ" file="#File#" variable="FileContents"> <cfoutput> #FileContents#<br> </cfoutput> This is the error: Error processing CFFILE Error attempting to read 'Q:/dir1/filename.txt.' Access is denied. (error 5) The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier of (CFFILE), occupying document position (112:1) to (112:65). Date/Time: 06/04/02 14:19:41 Browser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; msnca3; Q312461) +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Philip Humeniuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
