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Hidden Gems in CF2018, part 3 – Security, Performance, and the PMT
In part 3 of this series on CF2018 Hidden gems, we move from the discussion of admin/config/install-related aspects in part 2, to somewhat related topics, which may have more broad appeal to CF...
View ArticleColdFusion 11 “Core Support” ends on April 2019
The “Core Support” for ColdFusion 11 ends on April 30, 2019. That means, no more Security patches/updates by Adobe for this version of ColdFusion after end of April 2019. The detailed timelines are...
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What was new in CF10, 11, or 2016 that you may have missed?
Are you moving up to, or considering a move to CF2018, or perhaps CF2016? If so, might you have skipped over one of the previous releases, whether CF2016, CF11, or CF10? And you might you wonder “what...
View ArticleFunctions are first class citizens
In CFML, functions are first class citizens. That means that you can assign functions to variables, pass them around or return them. When support for closures was added in ColdFusion 10, then this...
View ArticleOther social resources for ColdFusion
The CF Community is vast. Aside from the ColdFusion Community Portal, here’s some other places you can turn to in order to find help or network within the ColdFusion community. Don’t forget about...
View ArticleApache crashes while serving multiple thread requests using CF2018
Hi Team, We encountered an interesting (rather annoying) bug with Apache & CF2018, in one of the Proof of Concept Servers (CF2018 with Apache2.4). The scenario, which I am going to describe here is...
View ArticleSame Query Running Extremely Slower on CF 2018 vs CF 2016
I’m trying to scour the resources I have available to see if I can find the solution to this issue or at least some more pointers on where to look. So we are moving a website from one server to...
View ArticleSorting an array using ArraySort, BubbleSort and QuickSort
I didn’t study Computer Science so when I read about sorting algorithms I know what they achieve but not really how they work. So I thought I’d have a go at two well known ones; Bubble Sort and Fast...
View ArticleReverse an array in ColdFusion and other tricks using slice syntax
In ColdFusion there is a dedicated function to reverse a string but there isn’t one to reverse an array. With the slice functionality added in ColdFusion 2018 you can easily reverse an array: foo =...
View ArticleColdFusion (2018 release) Update 2, ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 8, and...
Update (2/15/2019): We’ve updated the known issues documents with the following issues: Scheduler deletes all tasks. The QueryExecute function throws an exception. We are working on the other issues...
View ArticleCF2016 with updater 8 crashes when using Java 11 on Windows 10.
After running the updater 8 for CF2016, and installing Java 11, and updating the jvm.config: java.home=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.2\bin\server CF 2016 starts, but shows this error on page requests:...
View ArticleIncomplete Install CF2016 Update 7
I recently downloaded and installed CF 2016 Update 7 from CF Admin, all appeared to go well, however on restart, the Admin would not display correctly, however CF was running and our application was...
View ArticleHow to claim complimentary CF Builder licence?
I have reached the “Guide” level on the ColdFusion community portal. According to https://coldfusion.adobe.com/levels/ this makes me eligible for “12 months of complimentary license usage for...
View ArticleProxy fields for CF Updates missing on only some servers (CF-2016)?
Have not been able to figure this one out. On my Dev servers, the CF Updates in cfide update panel work, and the fields there to use a proxy are showing. However in my test and production servers, the...
View ArticlerunAsync, futures and callbacks in ColdFusion
One of the enhancements in ColdFusion 2018 is the addition of the runAsync method which allows for asynchronous programming. In ColdFusion the RunAsync function returns a Future object. A Future is...
View ArticleAdobe please change the portal, for working with posts having dozens of...
Adobe folks, could you PLEASE consider changing the portal to make it easier to read/work with posts having lots of replies. It would help so much if you would: add a button for a given post to...
View ArticleConvert a string To Title Case
A question came up on the CFML Slack channel today about converting a string to Title Case. I thought I’d see if I could solve it using a regular expression and this is what I came up with: s = "iTSy...
View ArticleCreating a ColdFusion Product Demo Using ColdFusion and CubePortfolio
Often times on an eCommerce or product information web site, you will need to display product images that your client’s potential customers will be able click and zoom into. People typically prefer to...
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It’s Up To Us To Stop Hackers
The first month of 2019 has passed and it was full of year end wrap up articles about anything and everything from 2018. Most were fluff articles on pop culture and such. What I found most interesting...
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Hidden Gems in CF2018, part 4 – Dev features: CFML REPL, CFFiddle, and REST...
In part 4 of this series on CF2018 Hidden gems, we turn our attention to more developer-oriented features. First up, this article will discuss the following new developer-oriented features that you...
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