Tag Archives: ColdFusion
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Are you installing the latest version of Adobe Coldfusion Builer?
Posted on March 31, 2010 by Dan in programmingHere are some things you may need to know. Check out the link posted at the cfbuilder blog. http://blogs.adobe.com/cfbuilder/2010/03/things_to_watch_out_while_inst.html Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend
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Avoid Evaluate() in ColdFusion because its slower
Posted on August 20, 2009 by Dan in programmingRecently I have come to realize that the evaluate() function in coldfusion can be slow. So the best this to do to avoid this is to evaluate it as a struct variable. For example, if you have 3 form variables with counter numbers, and you want to loop through them and pull the data from [...]
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Using CFQUERYPARAM to create quotes on a list for an IN operator within SQL
Posted on August 12, 2009 by Dan in programmingI have found that when you are trying to use a string list variable in an IN operator of a SQL query, it can sometimes be difficult. The IN operator requires a list to have single quotes around each list item, if they are strings, in order for the query to process correctly. There are [...]
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Get an ID of record after a SQL insert using ColdFusion
Posted on August 11, 2009 by Dan in programmingWhen you want to get an ID field of a record that was just inserted, you have to use the code below in ColdFusion. First you "SET NOCOUNT ON" and process your insert statement. After the insert, use a select statement like the following "SELECT @@IDENTITY AS varname". After this you can "SET NOCOUNT OFF". [...]
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ColdFusion Verity Document Search Limit
Posted on February 18, 2009 by Dan in programmingOkay, so I don’t know how relevant this question really is, but I have been questioning something about Verity in ColdFusion. For you noobs out there, verity is a search server that comes as part of the package, you have the ability to not install the search server on setup though. Basically, verity indexes data, [...]
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Using Prototype with Coldfusion
Posted on January 15, 2009 by Dan in programmingSo it's been a while since I blogged as time is something that seems to be eluding me. But I have some time today, and want to share something that I have been researching and playing around with. Disclaimer: While I have some knowledge with these tools that I speak about, I certainly do [...]
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CFLOOP Vs. CFOUTPUT with a query attribute
Posted on August 19, 2008 by Dan in programmingWhen I was a noob (new user) to coldfusion, I racked my brain, and spent countless hours trying to figure out when to use which. So after speaking to many developers, and doing countless tests of my own, I will give you my take. Hopefully you will find this information useful, and if you are [...]
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ColdFusion 8 Problem With CFFLUSH, Moving to AJAX
Posted on August 13, 2008 by Dan in programmingMy problems with CFFLUSH and ColdFusion 8 are baffling me. I am trying to display an animated .gif file while my page is loading, but for some reason it does not show. I have installed all the updates and hotfixes for coldfusion, but to no avail, it still does not work. So.. I am forced [...]
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CFSWITCH Vs. CFIF
Posted on July 21, 2008 by Dan in programmingFor the longest time, I've pondered the question, which one is best to use when? I will break these down a little and give you my preference. For you people who have been programming for a long time, and have used many different types of programming languages, you may already have a preference, so please chime [...]
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