Only if you are using an account for cf server and you are logged into that server as that user. It's tricky. Unc paths are easier to work with. Just make sure you have permissions and use:
\\servername\sharename\filename Mark -----Original Message----- From: phumes1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 1:19 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: <CFFILE question On our server I have a mapped drive letter "Q" pointing to a directory on another server. I'm trying to read in a file off the server but I keep getting an error. Can't I specify a mapped drive letter in CFFILE? <cfset File="Q:\dir1\filename.txt"> <cffile action="READ" file="#File#" variable="FileContents"> <cfoutput> #FileContents#<br> </cfoutput> This is the error: Error processing CFFILE Error attempting to read 'Q:/dir1/filename.txt.' Access is denied. (error 5) The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier of (CFFILE), occupying document position (112:1) to (112:65). Date/Time: 06/04/02 14:19:41 Browser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; msnca3; Q312461) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------+ Philip Humeniuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------+ ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
