here is what i'm doing, please correct me where i'm failing: {Workstation: Windows 2000} {ColdFusion v4.5.1 Single-User Enterprise} trying to encode an entire directory: 1. open command window (start>run>"cmd") 2. type the following: cfencode c:\encodeTest\folderA\ /r /v"2" alert "An incorrect switch was passed." i've tried every possible combination i can think of and can't get it to work. can someone please send an example of a command that works? -mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebarRsts or send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]