>> The resulting image appears to be a valid JPG image. I say appears >> because the CFIMAGE tag falls over if I try to read it back into CF.
Yes, as you guessed you have to convert the bitmap to jpeg format first. >> I'd still like to find out why the other approach with .NET >> classes didn't work. It's so confusing... >> <cfset img = slide.GetThumbnail(1,1)> >> <cfset i = img.Save("#Expandpath('./')#ppt\myfile.jpg")> >> <cfset v = imageformat.Get_Jpeg()> Assuming "img" actually is a Bitmap, then Save(filePath, imageFormat) should just work fine. (It did for me.) So I am not sure what the problem was .. -Leigh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:338968 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm