<cfapplication name=example>

<cfparam name=application.started default=0>

<cfif not application.started>
  <cfset application.started=1>  
  <cfset application.laststart="#Now()#">
  <cfset application.root="D:\Web\docs\">  
  <cfx_imagecr3 setdefaultsave="D:\Web\_cache\">
</cfif>

<!--- the rest shows it works --->

<cfx_imagecr3 getdefaultsave>
<cfoutput>
<pre>
  Application last started : #application.laststart#
  CFX_ImageCR default save : #imagecr.defaultsave#
</pre>
</cfoutput>