Yes, you can. However, using a web service via something like SOAP is a pain, because you'd have to build the SOAP packets yourself. *shudder*
----- Original Message ----- From: Joshua O'Connor-Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 11:27 am Subject: RE: CFOBJECT and conversion from ASP > I'm using ColdFusion 5 > > I've heard of these web service things in seminars and meetings > discussing > net and other development environments. I haven't realy explored > using them > > Can I implement a web service into my application now? > (Like that Doc to HTML web service) Where can I learn about that. > > -From the desk of Joshua O'Connor-Rose > (aka Whifflebat) > -All is Good > > > >From: "Adrocknaphobia Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: CFOBJECT and conversion from ASP > >Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 13:18:17 -0500 > > > >Well, I'll agree with you halfway. COM is definitely not dead, > although>MM acts like it is. However, webservices may be able to > replace basic > >COM functions like using Office to convert a word doc to html. > But it's > >not going to be able to replace the sophistication COM offers > >developers. > > > >Josh: What version of CF are you using? > > > >Adam Wayne Lehman > >Web Systems Developer > >Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health > >Distance Education Division > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jason Lees (National Express) > >[mailto:Jason.Lees@;NationalExpress.Co.uk] > >Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 12:03 PM > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: RE: CFOBJECT and conversion from ASP > > > >Coms not dead yet as you say theres too many older applications using > >it, > >but the way forward is webservices, which is basically a newer > version>of > >Com without the all the hassles. > > > >With reagrd the problem try > > > >myMethod = myObject.item("title"); > >myMethod = "title"; > > > > > > > >Jason Lees > >Systems Developer > >National Express Coaches Ltd. > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Joshua O'Connor-Rose [mailto:whifflebat@;hotmail.com] > >Sent: 12 November 2002 15:57 > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: CFOBJECT and conversion from ASP > > > > > >OK so COM is dead, I would like to see the thread. Do you have a > link.>That would also imply that no one uses it anymore. > > > >Anyway the office I'm developing for is using all that dead stuff. > > > >I have been advocating replacing what they have with Verity and > >hopefully > >that is what the system will convert to. But right now . . . I'm > a slave > >to > >a contract. > > > >In response to your suggestion (thanks for the post) > > > >myObject = myObject.item("title"); > >myObject = "title"; > > > >This throws an error "the parameter is incorrect" on this line: > >myObject = myObject.item("title"); > >which I assume is coming from the object itself. > > > >So that doesn't work either. (It as if the object won't accept > the name > >of > >the option without an assignment operator). > > > >Any other ideas? or am I going to have to use asp? > > > >-Joshua O'Connor-Rose > >-All is Good > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm

