CFPDF: PDF output in XML format

CFPDF: PDF output in XML format

ColdFusion 8.0.1 Japanese is Live!!!

Adobe has released the Japanese version of ColdFusion 8.0.1

 

You can download it from here...

 

http://www.adobe.com/jp/support/coldfusion/downloads_updates.html

 

 

 

Security Update fro ColdFusion(8.0, 8.0.1)

An important security update has been released for ColdFusion8 and ColdFusion 8.0.1.

 

A Patch for ColdFusion Flex2 Remoting Access Level Issue is out.

 

Downloads the patch and more details here...

 

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403328&sliceId=1

 

 

64-bit ColdFusion

Hi,

   Here is good overcview of the 64-bit computing and how it relates to ColdFusion 8.

Posted by Manju and other team members, there are also charts showing performance statistics comparing 32-bit ColdFusion and 64-bit ColdFusion.

 

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/64_bit.html

 

ColdFusion 8.0.1 is out!

The ColdFusion 8.0.1 bits are live. The updater codenamed as "Gemini" can be downloaded immediately from

 

http://www.adobe.com/support/coldfusion/downloads_updates.html#cf8

 

ColdFusion 8 Update 1 (CF 8.0.1) has some minor bug fixes and it also adds support for new operating systems(including 64bit) and some extended functionality (attributeCollection).

 

 

 

 

Intermedia Hosting - ColdFusion 8 Plans

Intermedia Announces New Adobe ColdFusion 8 Web Hosting Plans
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Intermedia's turnkey ColdFusion 8 plans provide a highly robust and flexible environment, with a 99.9% uptime SLA and 24x7 management and support. ...

Latest Articles on ColdFusion 8

 

Adobe ColdFusion warming to 64-bit OSes – InfoWorld

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/11/Adobe-ColdFusion-warming-to-64-bit-OSes_1.html  

 

Computerworld: 

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9068401

 

Computerworld (Australia):

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;548947788  

 

Digital Arts Online:

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9791  

  

Legit Reviews: 

http://www.legitreviews.com/news/4603/  

 

PC World (Australia):

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;548947788  

 

TamilStar.com

http://www.tamilstar.com/news/publish/article_6472.shtml

 

TechWorld (Netherlands):

http://techworld.nl/idgns/4717/adobe-coldfusion-warming-to-64-bit-oses.html 

 

Webwereld (Netherlands): 

http://webwereld.nl/articles/50267/adobe-coldfusion-warming-to-64-bit-oses.html

 

ColdFusion 8 Nominated For Great Indian Developer Summit Award

Hi, This is great news as ColdFusion 8 has been nominated for the Great Indian Developer Summit Award under the Web Development category...

 

http://www.developersummit.com/awards.html

 

 

ColdFusion 8 Certification

I think a lot of guys have been waiting for ColdFusion 8 Certification...

 

Kirsten has more details here..

 

http://www.webbschofield.com/index.cfm/2008/3/21/Become-Adobe-ColdFusion-8-Certified

 

 

Per App Settings Example

Per App Settings in CF8 allows you to set 1.Mappings and 2.Custom tag paths on a per-application basis.

These settings override the server-side settings in the ColdFusion Administrator for the specified application only. Specifying per application settings does not change the server-wide settings.

To set per-application settings:

    1.First enable per-application settings on the Settings page of the ColdFusion Administrator. Go to Administrator -> Settings -> Click on Enable Per App Settings -> Submit.

    2. Set the mappings or custom tag paths in the Application.cfc file.

Here is a per application settings example.

The following will be the code in your Application.cfc file:

<cfset MyMappings = StructNew()>
<cfset MyMappings["/MyMap1"] = "C:\Temp\per_app_dir1">
<cfset This.mappings = MyMappings>

 

<cfset This.mappings["/MyMap2"] = "C:\Temp\per_app_dir2">

 

<cfset This.customtagpaths = "C:\Temp\my_custom_tags_dir">

<cfset This.mappings["/MyMap3"] = "C:\Temp\my_custom_tags_dir">

Here is how you use this in your code:

 

Run the following code in a test.cfm

<!---- per_app_test1.cfm is present under C:\Temp\per_app_dir1\ and you should be able to include it. ---->

<cfinclude template = "/MyMap1/per_app_test1.cfm">
<br>

 

<!---- per_app_test2.cfm is present under C:\Temp\per_app_dir2\ and you should be able to include it. ---->

<cfinclude template = "/MyMap2/per_app_test2.cfm">
<br>

 

<!---- mycustomtag.cfm is present under C:\Temp\my_custom_tags_dir\ and you should be able to use this custom tag. ---->

<cf_mycustomtag>
<br>

<!---- You can also use cfmodule like below ------>

<cfmodule template = "/MyMap3/mycustomtag.cfm">
<br>

Creating engaging applications with ColdFusion 8

Nearly three years in the making, Adobe ColdFusion 8 is one of the most feature-rich releases in the 12 year history of ColdFusion.

Today's application users demand far more than simple HTML web applications: they want secure rich desktop-like applications, personalized multimedia experiences, printable and secure portable content, and more.

 

Here is a 60-minute session showing you how Adobe ColdFusion 8 delivers these and other engaging application experiences with features like Ajax development support and integration, native .NET and Microsoft Exchange support, and dynamic PDF document and form processing.

 

Read more here...

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/eseminar_govt.html

 

Watch the Acrobat Connect eSeminar (60 min. presentation; approx. 30 min. discussion)

 

 

 

Security Fixes for CF7 and CF8

The CF team has released two ColdFusion security fixes for ColdFusion MX 7 and ColdFusion 8:

APSB08-06 Update available for potential ColdFusion MX 7 and ColdFusion 8 Cross Site Scripting security issue (Windows deployments only)

APSB08-08 Update available for ColdFusion MX 7 and ColdFusion 8 logs invalid admin interface log-in attempts

 

 

Adobe RIA Architect Summit (Free)

Hi,

 

The Flex team is conducting an Adobe RIA Architect Summit on 3rd April 2008. This summit is aimed at people who are interested in architecting RIAs with Flex & AIR. There is no enrtry fee.

 

The Adobe RIA Architect Summit is an opportunity for architects and aspiring architects to get an insight into how to design and architect Rich Internet Applications. It is also a unique plaform to interact with experts and techhnology leaders and a chance to develop connections within the community.

 

Who should attend?

 

Architects, Technical Managers and Strategic Decision Makers

 

Date
Thursday, April 3, 2008

 

Time
9:00 am - 6:00 pm

 

Location

The Chancery Pavillion
Residency Road
Bangalore
India

 

Map
Google

 

How do I get in?

 

It is free, Register ASAP at http://adoberiarch.eventbrite.com/

 

Hurry! Registrations on a First Come First Serve basis…

 

 

CF8 IsUserInAnyRole function

In CF8, a new function was added, IsUserInAnyRole()

Description: Determines whether the logged in user belongs to any Role.

 

Returns: True, if the logged in user, belongs to any Role; False, otherwise.

 

Syntax:

 

IsUserInAnyRole(param1, param2, param3...)

 

Usage:
The function "isUserInAnyRole" takes a comma separated list as input. This can be a single parameter also. 
The result will be an OR function on the list of roles.  The role names are not case-sensitive.

To check if a user is in multiple roles, specify them in a comma-delimited list, such as "admin,user1,user2"

Examples

 

<cfoutput>isUserInAnyRole("admin")? #isUserInAnyRole("admin")#</cfoutput><br><br>

            This will return true if the current logged in user has "admin" roles.

 

<cfoutput>isUserInAnyRole("admin,user1,user2")? #isUserInAnyRole("admin,user1,user2")#</cfoutput><br><br>

            This will return true if the current logged in user has "any" of the three roles "admin, user1, user2" roles.

Blue Dragon

The Java version of Blue Dragon seems to be going open-source? Here is a news article from New Atlanta web site...

New Atlanta to Open-Source Java Version of BlueDragon

ColdFusion® Language to be Commoditized on Java Platform

London, U.K. - March 12, 2008 - New Atlanta announced today at CFUnited Europe - a ColdFusion® Markup Language (CFML) technology exposition in London, U.K. - that they will be creating and distributing a free open-source Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) version of BlueDragon, their ColdFusion-compatible web application server.

Read more here...

Jolt Awards

ColdFusion 8 is the winner of the Jolt Award under the "Web Development" Category.

Web Development

• Jolt Winner: Adobe ColdFusion 8 (Adobe Systems)
• Productivity Winners: 3rdRail (CodeGear), NetBeans IDE 6 (Sun Microsystems), and RSSBus (/n software)

Here are all the winners

http://www.drdobbs.com/blog/portal/archives/2008/03/jolt_award_winn.html

BlazeDS Presentation

Tom Jordhal is giving a talk on BlazeDS via Connect tomorrow, Thursday
Feb 28 at 6:00pm EST.
I think anyone can join the Acrobat Connect Room(from anywhere in the
world)
and the session will also be recorded so you can watch again.

http://tjordahl.blogspot.com/2008/02/blazeds-presentation-feb-28-2008.ht
ml

Ahamad

Why ColdFusion

Here are some of the "why coldfusion" videos...

http://www.adrocknaphobia.com/post.cfm/ze-people-ask-me-why-coldfusion

 

Enjoy .....

 

ahamad

  

 

 

what is flex?

A simple definition to "what is flex" would be: Flex is a way to make/create SWF files!

 

Flex is a way to create SWF files that run in Adobe Flash Player. It is a development paradigm that compiles to SWF. It really is that simple but often we make the definition much harder. Just like Flash can create SWF files, so can Flex, but the way you develop is completely different.

 

Flex is built for developers and not for animators; it has been written for software developers and the paradigm matches the development methodology you already know. If you know Java, C, C++, C#, Delphi, VB, PHP, ColdFusion, Python, Ruby, you can learn Flex with little effort. The goal when Flex was created was to make a development paradigm that developers could learn easily matching the methodology they already know yet create SWF files for Flash Player (and now AIR). Flex has classes, components, a compiler, a debugger, class libraries, and uses XML (MXML) for declarative markup of components. The ActionScript programming language is based on ECMAScript 4 (the language standard behind JavaScript) and has full support for the ECMA XML scripting standard E4X. It also has most of the UI components that you already use ( like button, list, datagrid, combobox, and tree) but it also supports containers like HBox, VBox, TabNavigator, TitleWindow and many others. If you have written software before you can learn Flex easily. Better still is that Flex is compatible with all HTTP servers, version control systems, and any server side programming language, so the knowledge you have of servlets, php, ASP.net, or JSP is really handy. Flex just lets you program the client side in a paradigm you already know and understand.

 

Flex is built for making applications... rich client side application behavior. It has not been built for making web pages, banner ads, or server side logic it has been built for creating client-side applications that run over the Internet talking to remote servers. Flex has been used to make some really great apps like Buzzword (Document Editor like Microsoft Word but in the web), Picnik (Photo Editor/Manager for touching up your best snapshots), Oracle Sales Prospector (An enterprise ERP application.) The real key is that these examples provide an application experience just like desktop software that run on the web (Adobe Flash Player) and on the desktop (Adobe AIR)

In summary, Flex is a development paradigm that allows you to write software for the web and desktop that many people can use compatibly today. It leverages the tools, servers, and development models that you already know and allows you to write the next generation of software compatibly.

 

Another definition would be: A development platform that is revolutionizing how the world writes and deploys software!

Free ColdFusion 8 Training Webinar

Interested in Learning ColdFusion 8?

 

Get started with ColdFusion 8 with Adam Lehman for a FREE 2-hour training webinar on new ColdFusion 8 features.

There is also a chance to win "ColdFusion 8 Web Application Construction Kit - Volume 1" (Total of 10 books).

 

Sign Up For A Free 2 Hour ColdFusion 8 Training Webinar