Learning ColdFusion 8: CFImage Part I - Reading And Writing Images 

<!--- Read in the image using an absolute path. --->
<cfset objImage = ImageRead(
	ExpandPath( "./lady.jpg" )
	) >
 
<!--- Read in the image using a web-relative path. --->
<cfset objImage = ImageRead(
	"./lady.jpg"
	) >
 
<!--- Read in the image using a URL. --->
<cfset objImage = ImageRead(
	"http://localhost/testing/cf8/lady.jpg"
	) />

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