ColdFusion wrapper for Google Chart API If you want images to come from your site only and not multiple locations, like when you are using https. This will accept a URL Parameter for the text and will output the image. There is no image on the local file system to clean up later.

gistfile1.txt

<cfparam  default="This is Text!!! :)" name="url.text">

<cfhttp
method="Get"
url="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=150x150&cht=qr&chl=#url.text#" getAsBinary = "yes" >

<!--- From Ben Nadel --->
<!--- Check to see if we found the image. --->
<cfif (
  	FindNoCase( "200", cfhttp.Statuscode ) AND
		FindNoCase( "image", cfhttp.Responseheader["Content-Type"] ) 
		)>
		<!--- We have an image. Now show it! --->
		<cfimage source="#cfhttp.filecontent#" action="writeToBrowser">
<cfelse>
		<!--- Blast! The image didn't come through. --->
</cfif>