ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 9 and ColdFusion 11 Update 17 released
Update (2/25/2019): We have also updated the Docker image for the latest ColdFusion (2016 release) update. For more information, see ColdFusion containers. NOTE: ColdFusion 11 Update 16 and ColdFusion...
View ArticleHidden Gems in ColdFusion 2018, part 1: Series Overview
As some readers will know, I’ve done a “hidden gems” talk for most of the past several versions, offered at CF conferences and user groups over the years. I would like to now present these hidden gems...
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Sorting Text containing characters with diacritical marks
Sorting text is a common task and can be done when getting data, such as from a database, or once we have the data using in-built functions such as arraySort. Here’s a quick example: foo = [ "z 50", "a...
View ArticleFix for recent CF11/2016 updates causing failure of CF ODBC services
If you’re considering the recent (Feb 2019) updates to CF11 or CF2016, and you still use the ColdFusion ODBC services feature, beware of a known issue that may keep those two CF ODBC services from...
View Articlecoldfusion 2016 Rhel7
How do you start coldfusion_2016 on reboot or server boot? I’ve tried to use : [root@awscfwtl1 init.d]# systemctl enable coldfusion_2016 coldfusion_2016.service is not a native service, redirecting to...
View ArticleColdFusion (2018 release) Update 3, ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 10, and...
We are pleased to announce that we have released the updates for the following ColdFusion versions: ColdFusion (2018 release) Update 3 ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 10 ColdFusion 11 Update 18 The...
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A look at unsynchronised arrays in CFML
In the ColdFusion 2016 release, the ability to create unsynchronised arrays was added. Adobe’s ColdFusion 2016 Performance Whitepaper claims a significant speed increase when you use them. I thought...
View ArticleMore info on the CF Security Update included in the March 1 CF updates for...
You may have noticed that Adobe released yet another set of updates on Friday, Mar 1, for CF11, 2016, and 2018. This update addresses a specific security risk (marked priority 1, urgent by Adobe). If...
View ArticleColdFusion Google Drive
Hi, Wanted to start this post to see if the community has suggestions for CF integration to get photos from Google Drive or even other data from Google Drive? Just wanted to see how others are doing...
View ArticleHaving problems after applying a CF update? What to check first!
I hear this often: you just applied a CF update, and now there’s a problem. Maybe some feature or code is “suddenly failing”. Or worse, perhaps CF won’t even start. “The update is broken!”, you may...
View ArticleAdobe ColdFusion usage survey
Hello, everyone! Here is a short ColdFusion usage survey from Adobe. The information gathered from this survey is very important for us and will help determine some of the usage patterns of the...
View ArticleStructCount vs StructIsEmpty
There was a question the other day on the CFML slack channel asking how you’d find if a struct was empty. I posted an answer that you could use StructCount to do it, someone else posted StructIsEmpty....
View ArticleAnyone else experiencing performance issues over CF2018/Apache
Hi community! Our team has been using ColdFusion at least since CF7MX and probably even prior to that. We’re currently migrating from CF10 to CF2018. Our configuration is simple: Linux, Apache,...
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Running the CF 2018 PMT? Have you manually applied the recent update to it?
It would be very easy to miss the fact that update 2 of CF2018 provided an update for the CF2018 Performance Monitoring Toolset, or PMT. But note that the PMT update is one that you must apply MANUALLY...
View ArticleCF2016/2018 Datasource SSL configuration
Hello, When trying to pass EncryptionMethod=SSL in datasource conenction string, we are getting the below errors: 1- ValidateCertificate=false: “Connection verification failed for data source: CDXTEST...
View ArticleColdFusion and Java 8 and Java 11 Updates
As many of you are aware Oracle has changed their licensing for Java 1.8 and making it a pay to play for all commercial purposes. Here’s a link to the licensing announcement. I’m not a lawyer and I’m...
View ArticleWhy you should limit password length
It’s good practice to allow your users to have long passwords. These passwords can be stored as a hash and because the hashed version is a predictable length, the password can be stored in a database...
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CF 2018 Performance Monitoring Toolset access through browser
Hi, We recently installed the CF 2018 PMT on one of our servers. everything seems to indicate that the tool was successfully installed and that it is running However, when I try accessing the dashboard...
View ArticleAMEX Express Checkout Implementation
Has anyone implemented AMEX Express Checkout in CF? I am looking for a tutorial or code to get started. Thanks The post AMEX Express Checkout Implementation appeared first on ColdFusion.
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Watch this 4-part series of webinars on troubleshooting CF with FusionReactor
If you’re ever facing troubleshooting problems, in any version of CF, FusionReactor is a great tool to help. And to help you consider it and get started, I thought I’d share here news of a 4-part...
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