Try: C:\Output.TXT
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/10/02 04:45PM >>> trying to run this, <cfset count1 = #GetTickCount()#> <cfexecute name="c:\ImageMagick\identify.exe" arguments="#args#" outputfile="c:\output"></cfexecute> <cfset count2 = #GetTickCount()#> <cfset duration = count2 - count1> <cffile action="read" file="c:\output" variable="imageinfo"> getting this: Error processing CFFILE Error attempting to read 'c:\output.' The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. (error 32) why is cfexecute holding onto the file for so long??? -- Chris Edwards Web Application Developer Outer Banks Internet, Inc. 252-441-6698 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.OuterBanksInternet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.