Problem is, I don't have access to the server other than to reference
it.  They have a server that hosts the photographs, and another server
that hosts the html.  So I can only reference the photos using a full
URL from another server entirely.

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Christopher Watson <skyg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hmmm... would it possible to just use the <cfdirectory> tag's list action on 
> the root directory, with recurse=yes, type=file, and filter attribute? If all 
> of the file names are of a consistent format, you could probably just find 
> the right file with that one tag, knowing the property number.
>
> -Christopher
>
>>Not exactly a CF question per se, sorry... but...  I'm trying to write
>>a formula in CF and my algebra skills are rusty.
>>
>>I'm working with a real estate MLS system that divides their online
>>photos, sequentially, into 256 different directories - numbered 1
>>through 256.  When they get up to directory 256, they start back again
>>at 1.  When I asked for a reference table, they explained "we don't
>>have one, it just happens automatically".  Trouble is, I need to
>>automatically find the photos armed only with the property number.
>>
>>For example (actual data):
>>property #794622 is placed in directory 254.
>>property #794623 is placed in directory 255.
>>property #794624 is placed in directory 256.
>>property #794625 is placed in directory 1.
>>property #794626 is placed in directory 2.
>>property #794627 is placed in directory 3.
>>...and on and on sequentially...
>>
>>What formula can I use that will allow me to take any property number
>>(say 45 or 1023465 or 332495845745, etc, etc...) and find its
>>corresponding directory number?
>>
>>Thanks in advance for indulging me on this one...
>>Les
>
> 

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