This will show me the image in a browser:
<cfset myImage=ImageNew("d:\UploadedDocuments\thumbnails\1487862_page_1.jpg")>
<cfimage source="#myImage#" action="writeToBrowser">
But if I use the same code inside of a .pdf file, it generates a small red x. Is this not possible to do?
If the image is already on the drive you don't need CFIMAGE here. You can embed it like so:
<img src="file:///d:\mysite\images\myimage.jpg" width="50" height="60">
You could also use an HTTP Path to it as well - store it at a location accessible by your web server through real or virtual directories use the <img>
tag like you normally would.
This post on cfdocument and SSL and this suplimental post on using the file system with cfdocument should help you sort it out.