tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45307293410716064192024-02-08T15:27:15.873+05:30ColdFusion 8Blog to discuss about ColdFusion 8Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-52842628279183739702009-12-18T10:41:00.001+05:302009-12-18T10:41:42.624+05:30CF Builder Beta 3 ReleasedCF Builder Beta 3 has been posted on Adobe Labs. Check it out.<p><a href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusionbuilder/">http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusionbuilder/</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com88tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-25589461516738072712009-10-06T11:39:00.001+05:302009-10-06T11:39:27.368+05:30ColdFusion Builder DocsHi, Find here the docs for ColdFusion Builder(beta)<p>Using Adobe ColdFusion Builder -<br><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusionBuilder/Using/index.html">http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusionBuilder/Using/index.html</a><p>Installing Adobe ColdFusion Builder -<br><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusionBuilder/Installing/index.html">http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusionBuilder/Installing/index.html</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-31912952796412838592009-10-06T11:04:00.001+05:302009-10-06T11:04:22.607+05:30ColdFusion 9 DocumentationHi, The ColdFusion 9 Documentation is available online, check out the<br>following links.<p>Installing Adobe ColdFusion 9 -<br><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Installing/index.html">http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Installing/index.html</a><p>Adobe ColdFusion 9 CFML Reference -<br><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/CFMLRef/index.html">http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/CFMLRef/index.html</a><p>Configuring and Administering Adobe ColdFusion 9 -<br><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Admin/index.html">http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Admin/index.html</a><p>Developing Adobe ColdFusion 9 Applications -<br><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Developing/index.html">http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Developing/index.html</a><p>ColdFusion 9 ActionScript Language Reference -<br><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/ColdFusion_9.0/">http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/ColdFusion_9.0/</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-35590492821013584962009-10-06T10:56:00.001+05:302009-10-06T10:56:12.317+05:30ColdFusion 9 Released!!!Adobe has released the latest version of ColdFusion 9. Check out here...<p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/">http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/</a><p>Also, check out the ColdFusion Builder beta — An Eclipse based IDE for<br>ColdFusion development that is deeply integrated with ColdFusion 9.<p><a href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusionbuilder/">http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusionbuilder/</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-56765221965279015742009-08-18T17:41:00.001+05:302009-08-18T17:41:11.174+05:30ColdFusion and JRUN HotfixesThere is a Security Update(hotfix) from Adobe for ColdFusion and JRun.<br>This has been released on August 17, 2009<p>Summary:<br>Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in ColdFusion v8.0.1 and<br>earlier versions, and JRun 4.0. These vulnerabilities could lead to<br>the potential compromise of user accounts or the affected system.<p>Affected software versions:<br>ColdFusion 8.0.1 and earlier versions<br>JRun 4.0<p>Download Here:<p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-12.html">http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-12.html</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-35646437124367826482009-07-17T16:04:00.000+05:302009-07-17T20:38:24.051+05:30Introduction to CFBuilderHere is a good article by Ben on CF Builder<p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/cfbuilder_whatsnew.html">http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/cfbuilder_whatsnew.html</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-23911491868097299062009-07-17T15:30:00.000+05:302009-07-17T22:13:32.721+05:30The CFBuilder BlogCheck out the CFBuilder Blog<p><a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/cfbuilder/">http://blogs.adobe.com/cfbuilder/</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-32173906441204823622009-07-17T15:25:00.000+05:302009-07-17T20:41:58.978+05:30ColdFusion BugtrackerThis publicly accessible bugtracker can be used to log bugs on<br>ColdFusion 9 and ColdFusion Builder:<p>ColdFusion 9<br><a href="http://cfbugs.adobe.com/cfbugreport/flexbugui/cfbugtracker/main.html">http://cfbugs.adobe.com/cfbugreport/flexbugui/cfbugtracker/main.html</a><p>CF Builder<br><a href="http://cfbugs.adobe.com/bugreport/flexbugui/cfbugtracker/main.html">http://cfbugs.adobe.com/bugreport/flexbugui/cfbugtracker/main.html</a><p>You should use your adobe id to login.Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-68294188367976840782009-07-13T12:26:00.001+05:302009-07-13T12:26:08.999+05:30ColdFusion Builder (Bolt) Public Beta ReleasedAdobe® ColdFusion® Builder™ is the highly-anticipated first ColdFusion IDE offered by Adobe. Adobe ColdFusion Builder is an Eclipse based IDE for ColdFusion development that is deeply integrated with ColdFusion 9. Now you can manage your entire ColdFusion development cycle from concept to production all in one easy to use tool. <br><br>ColdFusion Builder is now available as part of public beta. Check out <a href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusionbuilder/">http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusionbuilder/</a><br> <br> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-10078211430819786812009-07-13T12:22:00.001+05:302009-07-13T12:22:43.538+05:30ColdFusion 9 Public Beta ReleasedColdFusion 9 is now available as part of public beta.<br><br>Check out <a href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusion9/">http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusion9/</a><br><br><br> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-75375199712968561432009-03-19T16:10:00.001+05:302009-03-19T16:10:31.373+05:30Learn ColdFusion 8...You can learn CF 8 from the Adobe CF Curriculum site.<p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/teach/cfcurriculum.html">http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/teach/cfcurriculum.html</a><p>This is a project-based curriculum is designed to teach experienced<br>web developers how to create dynamic, database-driven web applications<br>using ColdFusion 8.<br>Adobe has made available two courses:<br>1. Introduction to ColdFusion 8 -<br><a href="http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/teach/coldfusion/Introduction_to_ColdFusion_8.pdf">http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/teach/coldfusion/Introduction_to_ColdFusion_8.pdf</a><p>2. Advanced ColdFusion 8 Development - This is divided into some 10 units.Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-29765146220818896442009-03-18T15:23:00.000+05:302009-03-18T15:24:02.838+05:30Column Names TipMichael has a good tip here...<p>You can show the column names and corresponding values from any query<br>on any cfm page, without the cfdump table.<p><a href="http://www.miuaiga.com/index.cfm/2009/3/17/Quick-output-of-variables-from-any-query-sans-cfdump">http://www.miuaiga.com/index.cfm/2009/3/17/Quick-output-of-variables-from-any-query-sans-cfdump</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-954905178929700162009-03-17T15:25:00.001+05:302009-03-17T15:25:47.915+05:30eUKhost.com Announces Coldfusion 8 HostingeUKhost.com has announced that it will be supporting Coldfusion 8 Hosting.<p><a href="http://www.eukhost.com/coldfusion-hosting.php">http://www.eukhost.com/coldfusion-hosting.php</a><p>The site says "With over 8 years experience in the web hosting<br>industry, a focus on excellent customer service and affordable web<br>hosting solutions, we now offer the best coldfusion hosting plans for<br>your ebusiness. Our Windows web hosting servers are running Coldfusion<br>MX 8, combined with SQL Server 2005 which provides web developers with<br>excellent high powered options they need for their Cold Fusion<br>development."<p><br>The eUKhost ColdFusion hosting includes:<p> * Industry leading Plesk Control Panel.<br> * Coldfusion MX 8, combined with SQL Server 2005<br> * 99.95% uptime guarantee, true 24x7x365 support.<br> * Flexible access. Unlimited FTP access and email accounts,<br>unlimited email forwarding.<br> * Easy upgrades. eUKhost's ColdFusion hosting lets you smoothly<br>upgrade plans anytime you wish to.<br> * Quick set-up of coldfusion hosting account.<p><br>Coldfusion 8 hosting plans - <a href="http://www.eukhost.com/windows-web-hosting.php">http://www.eukhost.com/windows-web-hosting.php</a>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-83624274692775421912008-11-19T15:21:00.002+05:302008-11-19T16:35:17.894+05:30Bolt - The New ColdFusion IDE<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">This is out!!! A new ColdFusion IDE has been announced at MAX 2008 in day 2 key note. This Eclipse based IDE for ColdFusion development has been codenamed as “Bolt”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><b><span lang="EN">Features of Bolt <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Object Relational Mapping auto-configuration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Application Code Generation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Server management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Easily extensible through the Eclipse framework<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• CFML, HTML, Javascript, and CSS Syntax Highlighting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Code assist for tags, functions, variables, and components<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Code folding<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Snippet creation and management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Outline viewing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• RDS Explorer for files and databases<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">• Line-level Debugging<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">More features to come…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN">Join the Bolt Prerelease Program - </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9;"><a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/boltprerelease" target="_blank">http://www.adobe.com/go/boltprerelease</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-60768683456533494872008-11-14T17:20:00.000+05:302008-11-14T17:21:11.208+05:30MAX 2008<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MAX happens next week in San Francisco</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>When : </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Sunday November 16, 2008 to Wednesday November 19, 2008</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Where: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=fn3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'><a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1398/">Moscone Center</a></span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=street-address><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>747 Howard Street</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'><br> <span class=locality>San Francisco</span>, <span class=region>California</span> <span class=postal-code>94103</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>More Details:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://max.adobe.com/">http://max.adobe.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:#666666'><a href="http://www.adobemax08.com/">http://www.adobemax08.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-88005095522142507482008-11-13T11:06:00.001+05:302008-11-13T11:06:27.881+05:30CFUnited 2009 Dates and Venue<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The cfunited 2009 registration is open…</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'> <tr> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs029/1102008006987/img/69.jpg?a=1102322439070" alt="CFUnited 2009" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.69><br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#202020' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3"> <tr> <td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'></td> <td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white'>November 12, 2008</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#E5E7E9; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4"> <tr> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td width=400 valign=top style='width:300.0pt;background:white; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Announcing today CFUnited 2009 <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JutmJEtJTjfHttLLQhINsJuWV7lNZzxC27JFKSDB15lNHEz7SktNCvGGsAnxvnt_IcAz6dPHXT5YdZ-8jw11eGOwpiWssxF4TnYXIobs3FN2B0q4loujrw==" target="_blank">registration</a> is open!</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br> <br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>August 11th, 2009 Pre-conference Classes<br> August 12th-15th, 2009 Main event (repeat sessions on Saturday)<br> <br> Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg VA<br> Visit the <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JutmJEtJTjfL9yAP319AIQxhOdjGxEPJztCcWlSVz83kn5BhjC7f5VqiS1-G86lwtV5YB0uqUjdGN6qeX6iUNhCtsCd0urwo5XPe0-jI3d0IDC6Eopog_WqzcyO3Dt-R" target="_blank">travel</a> page for more information.<br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'><br> <br> The following early bird prices will expire <b>December 31st</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0066FF'>4 Day Package ($849.00)</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br> Full registration includes Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Repeats on Saturday. Includes all materials, breakfast, breaks, lunch, and receptions. Free parking, airport transportation, and metro shuttle. Expo admission and general session included. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0066FF'>3 Day Package ($699.00)</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br> Registration includes Wednesday, Thursday, Friday only. Includes all materials, breakfast, breaks, lunch, and receptions. Free parking, airport transportation, and metro shuttle. Expo admission and general session included. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0066FF'>Saturday Package ($399.00)</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br> Registration includes Saturday Repeats only. Includes all materials, breakfast, breaks, lunch, and receptions. Free parking, airport transportation, and metro shuttle. Saturday will have a smaller number of sponsor exhibits. There will not be a general session on Saturday.<br> <br> <br> <br> Subscribe to our <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JutmJEtJTjd6XOi2-mNBUYdOH87ZLOjExf-dCzCi1B7gRbGHpznfUVCeCs2B-pHUpNABodKTMoTTLzy9YSBgQ877MQPKanGC8xeUjVwOzBSijycq79ZLfA==" target="_blank">blog</a> to get updates on the latest CFUnited news. We will be posting all the new topics, speakers, benefits and changes for 2009's event. You don't want to miss out on the extremely awesome things our team has come up with!<br> <br> We are in the process of updating a lot of information on the CFUnited website so please bear with us.<br> <br> <br> - CFUnited Team<br> <br> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width=200 valign=top style='width:150.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK14"> <tr> <td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JutmJEtJTjc1mZyZyOk4duoYHATXGnqqh4u_vT_8x7COCqeAdPZBLO4i4ZibX0QP9rPI0UD_lDxx57-UON1OcxTGSfKKNKYowiNKjgeB6aI=" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs029/1102008006987/img/70.jpg?a=1102322439070" alt=stellr name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.70></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK15"> <tr> <td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JutmJEtJTjf4iN8cyLzJYT3LshAw_IaCbZ9AI7hHoi7KXd0fvdBJRK-PwYcI8MGn6Hnyu1i_EF_S1LGb5mBCxNUSLAFS-rfvlJHTdkMQdj3hlTWk6Lim377OJc7Z3YtY" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs029/1102008006987/img/58.jpg?a=1102322439070" alt="cf_underground sf" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.58></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:7.5pt'> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1102322439070.0.1102008006987.1108&ts=S0373&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images1/s.gif"><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-62795663715898044572008-11-10T21:22:00.001+05:302008-11-10T21:22:23.533+05:30Security Update for ColdFusion 8<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>A security update for ColdFusion 8 has been released…<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>More details and download from here…<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-21.html">http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-21.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-13481659548281434462008-08-12T19:26:00.001+05:302008-08-12T19:26:51.054+05:30Flash Player 10 RC Build<div class=Section1> <div style='margin-left:24.0pt;margin-right:24.0pt' id=emailbody> <p style='line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The RC build for Flash Player 10 has been released.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>You can download the it here…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html">download</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-91057964751022059942008-08-11T19:35:00.001+05:302008-08-11T19:35:52.631+05:30What if you forget the ColdFusion Admin Password?<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Imagine suppose you have forgotten the admin password and cannot log in to ColdFusion Administrator. Here is a solution for this, follow the below steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol start=1 type=1> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Make a backup copy of CF_HOME\lib\neo-security.xml file<br> <br> In case of multi-server editions, the path is:<br> C:\JRun4\servers\cfusion\cfusion-ear\cfusion-war\WEB-INF\cfusion\lib\neo-security.xml<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Open the neo-security.xml file in a text editor and change 'true' to 'false' for the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>admin.security.enabled</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> variable tag. For example, search the file for "admin.security.enabled" and change the entry as follows:<br> <br> <var name='admin.security.enabled'><boolean value='<b><i>false</i></b>'/></var><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Restart the ColdFusion application server. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You should now be able to bypass the login to the ColdFusion administrator. You can reset the password by choosing Security > Administrator.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-89708937311588384952008-08-06T18:42:00.001+05:302008-08-06T18:42:54.611+05:30Imp Technote about "Flex Builder 2 RemoteObject calls to ColdFusion 8 CFCs"<div class=Section1> <h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Here is an important update on the adobe site.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/kb404846">http://www.adobe.com/go/kb404846</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>=================================================<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2> <h2>Flex Builder 2 RemoteObject calls to ColdFusion 8 CFCs fail<o:p></o:p></h2> <h3>Issue<o:p></o:p></h3> <p>You are unable to connect Adobe Flex Builder 2 RemoteObjects to Adobe ColdFusion 8 CFCs.<o:p></o:p></p> <h3>Reason<o:p></o:p></h3> <p>Flex Builder 2 projects containing RemoteObject calls to ColdFusion 8 fail to connect for the following reasons:<o:p></o:p></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>You have not entered the proper compiler arguments which point to your ColdFusion 8's services-config.xml and or your ColdFusion server's context root. <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>You have created your Flex Builder 2 project as a "ColdFusion Flash Remoting Service." This is not appropriate if you are connecting to ColdFusion 8 CFCs. <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>You are using ColdFusion 8's embedded web server (typically running from port 8500) and you are trying to run your Flex project from within Flex Builder. <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>You do not have your ColdFusion 8 CFCs located in your server's web root.<o:p></o:p></li> </ul> <h3>Solution<o:p></o:p></h3> <h4>Create your Flex Builder 2 project<o:p></o:p></h4> <ol start=1 type=1> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Create a "Basic" (e.g. XML or web service from PHP/JSP/ASP.NET) Flex project. <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Change your project's Output folder to point to your web root (if using ColdFusion 8's embedded web server, use {cfusion8_root}/wwwroot/your_project_name). <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Click Finish, right-click your project from the Navigator pane of Flex Builder 2, and then choose Properties. <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>In the Flex Compiler section, add the appropriate Additional Compiler Arguments. For example: <br> <br> <code><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>-services=C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\WEB-INF\flex\services-config.xml -context-root=/ -locale en_US. </span></code><o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>Click OK <o:p></o:p></li> </ol> <h4>Ensure ColdFusion 8 CFCs are setup properly<o:p></o:p></h4> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'>If using ColdFusion 8's embedded web server, ensure you have you CFCs located somewhere beneath the {cfusion8_root}/wwwroot/ directory <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'>If using an external web server, ensure you have your CFCs located somewhere beneath your web server's web root, for example IIS is typically C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'>Ensure the "source" attribute of your Flex Project's <mx:RemoteObject> is correct. If your CFC is located in /wwwroot/myCFC/someCFC.cfc, then your "source" entry would be "myCFC.someCFC". <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'>Ensure your database serving the data to your CFC is started and the ColdFusion 8 DSN is configured properly within ColdFusion Administrator <o:p></o:p></li> </ul> <h4>Run your Flex Application from the web root<o:p></o:p></h4> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt; mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'>Compile your project, but instead of running it from Flex Builder 2, open a web browser and go to http://host_name/website_name/flex_app_name/flex_project_name.html.<o:p></o:p></li> </ul> <h3>TechNote Details<o:p></o:p></h3> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>Last Update:<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>08-01-2008<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>ID:<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>kb404846<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>OS:<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'>Windows 2000<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'>Windows 2003<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'>Windows Vista<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'>Windows XP<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>Permanent Link:<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/kb404846">http://www.adobe.com/go/kb404846</a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-29102926943641209832008-07-14T18:43:00.001+05:302008-07-14T18:43:47.672+05:30Patch for Performance Monitor with ColdFusion 8.0.1<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Here is a patch for Performance Monitor with ColdFusion 8.0.1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb404026&sliceId=1">http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb404026&sliceId=1</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-90688721675281035372008-07-10T17:55:00.001+05:302008-07-10T17:55:49.599+05:30ColdFusion is 13 years and going strong...<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/">ColdFusion</a> is officially 13 years old today!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>More here…<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.forta.com/blog/index.cfm/2008/7/10/Happy-13th-Birthday-ColdFusion">http://www.forta.com/blog/index.cfm/2008/7/10/Happy-13th-Birthday-ColdFusion</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-48727396330170302262008-07-05T16:19:00.001+05:302008-07-05T16:19:55.073+05:30Determine the Version Information of ColdFusion 8<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The CF8 version information:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0> <tr> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CF Release<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CF Version Number<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>JRun Build<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>8.0<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>8,0,0,176276<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>108487<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>8.0.1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>8,0,1,195765<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>108673<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Here is a TechNote with more details.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403823&sliceId=1">http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403823&sliceId=1</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-39224734129320735112008-07-05T16:13:00.001+05:302008-07-05T16:13:52.417+05:30ColdFusion Docs on AIR<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Here is an Adobe AIR application that brings the ColdFusion 8 documentation to your desktop which is <span class=highlight>surprising small, easy to use, </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>extremely fast.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.brianflove.com/public/CFDocsOnAIR/">http://www.brianflove.com/public/CFDocsOnAIR/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530729341071606419.post-56886991875546846302008-05-23T15:54:00.002+05:302008-05-23T19:40:32.932+05:30ColdFusion 8 wins the 2008 Codie Award<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;">Great CF8 news to share<span style="color:#1f497d;">!!!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:#1f497d;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;">SIIA announced the winners of the 2008 Codie Awards. ColdFusion 8 <span style="color:#1f497d;">has been </span>named the winner in the Web Services Solution category. <a href="http://www.siia.net/codies/2008/winners.asp">http://www.siia.net/codies/2008/winners.asp</a><span style="color:#1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:11;color:#1f497d;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:#1f497d;">Also another good review of ColdFusion 8.</span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="IT" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;">Software Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="IT" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;">ColdFusion Review<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><a title="http://www.softwareeditorial.com/InternetWebDesign/coldfusion.html" href="http://www.softwareeditorial.com/InternetWebDesign/coldfusion.html"><span lang="IT">http://www.softwareeditorial.com/InternetWebDesign/coldfusion.html</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="IT" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;">May 21, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;">By Mike Hubbartt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Like many Consultants, I've worked at a wide variety of clients during my career. Some clients used cutting edge technology that met or exceeded their business needs, and the greatest challenge with those projects was either company politics or getting approval for the hardware needed for the applications. While tough, the technology was interesting and those are usually the most fun places to work.<br /><br />Then there are clients that choose to limp along on some underpowered and inappropriate tool or deprecated programming language written many years earlier that miraculously works because of constant nursing and continuous patching by some tired and unappreciated developer. Those companies rarely understand the costs of moving to modern technology and it is a frustrating situation for any developer to deal with, but unfortunately this is experienced far too often in the business world.<br /><br />An important decision when upgrading a legacy application or creating new software is to know which platforms need to be supported. Many companies have multiple operating systems, or there may be an initiative to move to a newer or different operating system in the near future. To handle this situation, many companies are moving towards internet or intranet applications. As long as a browser is available to display the software, the operating system is not the limiting factor as was often the case in the past.<br /><br />There are a number of good internet/intranet packages, including DreamWeaver, but e-commerce and reference projects need access to a lot of data that is stored in a relational database, so there is a need for a package to tie the front end web interface with the backend relational database, and that is where ColdFusion comes in. ColdFusion has been around a fairly long time and is well known to many internet developers. Let's take a look at the latest version of this Adobe product.<br /><br /><b>Configuration Considerations</b><br /><br />There are several ways to setup a ColdFusion environment. The first is everything – web server, database engine and ColdFusion on a single server – is simple, takes the least hardware, but performance can be an issue as each part of the environment needs adequate resources (memory, drive space, CPU) to perform reasonably.<br /><br />The second configuration consists of dedicated servers for each element – web server, database engine and ColdFusion on separate servers – is more expensive but offers benefits over the first configuration. This option provides dedicated hardware for each element and that should provide much better performance than the first option.<br /><br />The third configuration consists of two elements – web server, database engine and ColdFusion on one server and the third element on a second server – is a compromise between the first and second options and it. This consolidation offers better performance than option one, yet it reduces the hardware expense incurred for option two.<br /><br />While all three configurations were doable, the first configuration seems best for developing and testing ColdFusion, but I would recommend the second option for production environments. The third option would only be when hardware costs were a huge factor in the decision process.<br /><br /><b>Getting Started</b><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:blue;">ColdFusion 8 works with a number of operation systems:</span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;"><br />1. Windows – W2000 Professional with SP3, W2000 Server/Advanced Server/Datacenter Server with SP3, W2003 Server Web/Standard/Enterprise with SP1, XP Home/Profession, and Vista. Pentium II or AMD Athlon processor.<br />2. Mac OS X 10.4.x on a system with a G4/G5/Intel processor<br />3. Linux – SUSE Enterprise Server 9/10, Red Hat AS/ES 3.0/4.0/5.0<br />4. Solaris 9/10 on system with a SPARC processor<br />5. AIX 5L/5.2/5.3 on RS/6000 with a POWER3 processor<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:blue;">Note: All supported operating systems require a minimum of 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended), 500 MB hard drive space, and a DVD-ROM.</span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;"><br /><br /><b>Supported databases include:</b><br /><br />1. MS Access<br />2. SQL Server<br />3. MySQL<br />4. PostgreSQL<br />5. Apache Derby<br />6. DB2<br />7. Informix<br />8. Oracle<br />9. Sybase<br /><br />I installed the software from a disk, instead of downloading the file and ran it on a Toshiba laptop running Windows Vista with SP 1 installed, a 1.9GB dual-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, a 120 GB hard drive, and a DVD-ROM.<br /><br />The installation process was simple and error-free. A directory was created under C:\ColdFusion8, taking around 595 MB of storage space on my hard drive. I'd like to note that I downloaded the 8.0.1 update at the end of my tests and that file was 130 MB and it took up 174 MB during the installation - there were no problems during or after the update.<br /><br /><b>Using the Product</b><br /><br />To use ColdFusion, create a website with DreamWeaver or another web development package. Next, if one does not already exist, setup a relational database like Oracle, Sybase or SQL Server. The final step is to connect ColdFusion to the new/existing database, and then create the ColdFusion pages and put them on server (use FTP when the ColdFusion and development systems are not the same). Yes, it really is that simple.<br />And you use a browser like FireFox to access the ColdFusion Administrator to setup or monitor the server.<br /><br />Note: I used ColdFusion's standalone web server for testing, instead of a dedicated web server. This product lets one person create, link and maintain all aspects of a site, or allows dedicated people to handle their parts of the environment. As a developer and an Admin, I like this degree of flexibility.<br /><br />I had no configuration issues with ColdFusion, and found integrating it to a web frontend and relational database backend fairly simple but it did take a little time. The documentation and online web help sources answered my questions – I never needed to contact Tech Support, which is a huge plus in my eyes. I have used the earlier versions of the product, which may have helped me understand how to use it, but I think people already experienced with internet development will find it just as easy to use.<br /><br /><b>New Product Features</b><br /><br />Version 7.2 was the previous version and the updates in version 8.0 include:<br /><br />Performance increases<br />Server Monitor</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">PDF features<br />Ajax features</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">.NET integration<br />Interactive debugger</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Microsoft Exchange Server integration<br />Adobe Flex integration</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Per-application settings<br />Multi-threading</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Image manipulation<br />Presentations on demand</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Atom and RSS feeds<br />ZIP and JAR file features</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">User-based Administrator and RDS access<br />Improved file manipulation functions</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">JavaScript operators in CFML<br />CFC improvements</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Strong encryption libraries<br />Reporting enhancements</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Database interaction improvements<br />Argument collections</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Array and structure creation improvements </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:'MS Gothic';font-size:10;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;">Expanded platform, OS, and database support<br /><br /><br />The new features I personally liked best were the PDF and .NET support, the multi-threading (with the push for multi-core CPUs in servers, this seems like a must), and the improved reporting enhancements. The JavaScript operators in CFML were also nice and needed, but I know little about Flex so I don't know how that integration will help users.<br /><br /><b>Conclusion</b><br /><br />Companies choose ColdFusion to create complex and robust mission-critical applications for internal and external access. While there are a number of ways to integrate web content with relational data, it is a simple task with ColdFusion, and the support for modern technology (Ajax, .NET and Java) is a valid reason to consider using this product.<br /><br />I have worked with version 7 of ColdFusion, but can't attest to performance comparisons between older and the new release since I don't have those versions and a server environment setup for performance testing. There are sites that publish performance comparisons on the internet, and Adobe has their own application performance brief at</span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"> <span style="color:black;"><a title="http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/pdfs/cf8_performancebrief.pdf" href="http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/pdfs/cf8_performancebrief.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/pdfs/cf8_performancebrief.pdf</a>.<br /><br /><b>Positives</b><br /><br />So many positives. The application administration interface is simple and intuitive – it should be no problem for anyone with experience administering a web site or application. And I like the new server monitor, which is an impressive Flash application that is as well organized as any administration interface I've used over the years. Anyone with a UNIX admin background will appreciate the ability to take a snapshot of the server on demand. That server snapshot information is saved as a file and can be read from a browser, and it is thorough.<br /><br />The ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) is useful, but supporting existing Ajax applications is more important in these Web 2.0 times. I really like the inclusion of support for Exchange and .NET integration, as there are so many companies that have mixed Microsoft/non-Microsoft environments.<br /><br />I believe the ability to dynamically generate PDFs is indispensible. Anyone that ever had to handle source and version control for documents at any company will be pleased that they can keep just one version of each document and let ColdFusion create PDFs as needed. Very nice.<br /><br />I almost forgot to mention the Eclipse plug-in for CFML. Eclipse is one of my favorite IDEs and I use it for C/C++ and Java development projects as well as Java. While you can use a text editor to create ColdFusion pages, I'd rather use a familiar IDE like Eclipse. To download the plug-in, go to http://www.cfeclipse.org/download.cfm.<br /><br />While I'm not a big Exchange guy, integrating to that product makes sense. There are CFML tags to handle calendaring and contacts and tasks – very nice features.<br /><br /><b>Negatives</b><br /><br />None I could see. While the price seems steep, even small companies shouldn't have an issue with the price when considering the tools and functionality that the product offers.<br /><br />I did not try to run a load test on my laptop. If your company wants to know how it performs, I'd suggest first creating a test website and test database, and then download an evaluation copy of the software.<br /><br />I also think that some will balk at hiring dedicated ColdFusion developers, but believe it is reasonable to find existing DreamWeaver developers (perhaps internal resources as well as external candidates) that are capable of creating the web content, the office DBA can help with the database access issues, and a network administrator can help place the content on a server and monitor how well it works.<br /><br /><b>Recommendation</b><br /><br />This is a good product for companies already using older versions of ColdFusion, or companies looking to move older legacy systems to a newer, more robust solution that easily integrates the application and relational database data. The interface is intuitive, just like Adobe's other products, and I did not encounter any errors during my tests. I have used other Adobe products to create and support web applications, but like that ColdFusion lets me build applications – not just linked HTML pages – for use on the internet. I would encourage anyone that is interested in ColdFusion to take advantage and download an evaluation copy of the product and take it for a test drive. While the cost of the software – especially the Enterprise Edition – is more than most people will spend, Adobe offers a free developer edition for Consultants that want to expand their repertoire of internet application development tools. To see a list of ColdFusion hosting partners that offer hosting, check out:<br /><br /><a title="http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/coldfusion/hosting/" href="http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/coldfusion/hosting/" target="_blank">http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/coldfusion/hosting/</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:7;color:#808080;"><o:p></o:p></span> </p></div>Ahamadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215013114101251700noreply@blogger.com3