CFFiddle for Array, String, and Math functions
We’ve started linking the code samples with CFFiddle in ColdFusion documentation for functions. As a start, we’ve included CFFiddle links for the following function categories: Array functions...
View ArticleTaffy for REST – Part 1: Setup
What is Taffy and what does it have to do with ColdFusion? Taffy is a really easy quick way to make REST web services. These services can be consumed by just about anything....
View ArticleMember Functions introduced in ColdFusion (2018 release)
In the 2018 release of ColdFusion, we have introduced new Built-In Functions(BIF) to manipulate different objects using a single line invocation. Query Functions QueryDeleteRow( Object query, int...
View Article2016 MacOS 10.14 Mojave preinstalled Apache has an issue with mod_jk, is this...
Since updating to Mac Mojave (10.14) apache will not load mod_jk.so. The error I get is: Cannot load /Applications/ColdFusion2016/config/wsconfig/1/mod_jk.so into server:...
View ArticleTaffy for REST: Part 2 Connecting to DB
https://coldfusion.adobe.com/files/2018/10/Taffy-for-REST-Part-2-Connecting-to-DB.mp4 This video picks up where the last one ended. Let’s do a quick recap of what have done done so far. We have the...
View ArticleCFSEARCH – Increasing the size of SUMMARY
I am looking to increase the size (length) of the SUMMARY column that is created when using the CFSEARCH tag. It seems like I can’t make it larger than 294 characters. Thank you. The post CFSEARCH –...
View ArticleCF18 install for iis
Installing CF18 under Windows 10. Choosing the External Server option, the install package drops me off with “Installation Complete.” Then it tells me I “may now deploy Adobe Coldfusion 2018 to your...
View ArticleCF 2018 Spreadsheet Functions
I was working with the set of functions for generating a spreadsheet. I can’t seem to find an answer to freezing only the first row. I tried using the following:...
View ArticleThe Delicate Balancing Act between the number of ColdFusion Jobs and the...
I feel like every developer I’ve interacted with has heard the same arguments about ColdFusion from their employers; and many of them are easy to defuse. Point: ColdFusion is a dead language. It’s...
View ArticleCF 2018 ckeditor 4 erases or disallows styles
We recently transferred an application from a server with CF11 with FCKeditor 2.6.4 to CF 2018 with CKeditor 4. Everything seems to be perfect except for one thing. When we load content in CKeditor it...
View ArticleCFFiddle- Code, test, and share your ColdFusion code on the go!
With CFFiddle you can code and share your code snippets with others on the go, anytime and every time. You can use CFFiddle to achieve the following: Bugs: If you encounter any language-related bug,...
View ArticleCF Camp 2018: Madness in Munich Part Four- ORM-Love it or Hate it?
Hello and welcome back once again to our series, CF Camp 2018: Madness in Munich! Throughout the series, we have been discussing hot ticket items that will be discussed at this year’s upcoming CF...
View ArticleWhitespace Management is missing CFAdmin > Server Settings > Settings
The CF documentation here shows a screenshot of the “Enable Whitespace Management” setting under Server Settings > Settings in CFAdmin. But it’s missing in my CFAdmin. I’m running version...
View ArticleInstalling an SSL Certificate into ColdFusion’s Trust Store
Let me preface this post by saying that in no way am I an expert when it comes to Java key stores or certificates. I’m lucky if I can get Certbot to automatically install a Let’s Encrypt certificate...
View ArticleCFEXECUTE
Hey Guys, I was wanting to know if you all ever had this issue? I created a .NET application that will convert an RTF to a PDF but if I Launch the EXE (as an administrator) on the server it runs as...
View ArticleRTF to PDF Formatting
Hey Guys, I was wondering if you have any ideas on why on using CFDOCUMENT to convert a RTF to a PDF the formatting breaks especially if the RTF has a table. Thanks! The post RTF to PDF Formatting...
View ArticleAdventures in Installations – Installing CF 2018 Developer Edition on Ubuntu...
TLDR; After beating my head against my monitor trying to figure out why ColdFusion wouldn’t configure a web server on install under Ubuntu and Apache, I learned you need to run the wsconfig after the...
View ArticleIdentify Unlinked Pages – CF Builder
We have a large number of legacy pages in our application’s code repository which are not linked to other pages. Is there a way in ColdFusion Builder to see which pages are not linked so they can be...
View ArticleTaffy for REST – Part 3: VERBS
Repository https://github.com/jmohler1970/Taffy_Verbs Introduction This video is on a newer repository that covers many more verbs and endpoints than the previous....
View ArticleExtracting text/html out Word (.docx) files
Repositories https://github.com/jmohler1970/WordExtractor https://github.com/jmohler1970/WordExtractor_demo Introduction We are going to be extracting out HTML from a Word (.docx) file. .docx is an...
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