That was it - there was a default mapping i overlooked on that machine to "\" - removing it fixed the problem.
Sometimes you can stare at things too long! >> 1 : >> 2 : <cfinclude template="/application.cfm"> >> 3 : >> >> >> For my life, I cannot figure out why. On the server that DOES >> work, we have no special CUSTOM TAG PATHS, no MAPPINGS,.and >> it works joyfully - its only on this new server. > >I'm fairly certain you're wrong about that. Any time you use a slash as the >first character within the path for CFINCLUDE or CFMODULE, the path is >always resolved via a mapping. I strongly suspect that you have at least one >mapping; the one that comes with a default install of CF, and is mapped to >wherever you specified as your web root during the install. > >Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >http://www.figleaf.com/ > >Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized >instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, >Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. >Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > >This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 & experience time-saving features, more productivity. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJW Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277680 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4