"practical".
My interest is not to avoid using other programming languages.
If the need to demo in this fashion would become available, it would
certainly be easier than re-building an app in another language for a demo.
That's where my interest lies.
- Yves -
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From: Adrocknaphobia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: May 27, 2004 3:49 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: CF (BD) on CD with DB Success!
Guys, don't take this the wrong way. Isn't this going a bit far to
circumvent learning a new language? I mean you are basically trying to fit a
sqaure server peg into a round PC hole.
my 2 cents.
-adam
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 04:50 PM
> To: 'CF-Talk'
> Subject: Re: CF (BD) on CD with DB Success!
>
> On May 27, 2004, at 9:06 AM, Yves Arsenault wrote:
>
> > I think that sounds pretty wicked.
> >
> >
> > I would love to have more info, or the files.
> >
>
> It actually is pretty wicked!
>
> You have everything running read-only in about 50 Meg of CD (add more
> for larger dbs).
>
> To run on the desktop you just copy everything to a local directory
> (takes a few seconds) then restart the program (another few seconds)
> and Voila, you are running on the desktop with a writable DB.
>
> I am in the process of writing it up -- but am baby sitting my
> grandkids.
>
> If I don't get too many interruptions, it should be ready in a couple
> of hours.
>
> I will do the write-up for Mac OS X & 'Nix users -- I am not too good
> on windows (it uses a CLI, at this point)..
>
> Rather than email it out, I will just post a URL where you gan get
> instructions and sample code (xml files).
>
> Dick
>
>
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: May 27, 2004 2:02 AM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: CF (BD) on CD with DB Success!
> >
> > This is a cross-post to BlueDragon and CF-Talk lists:
> >
> > I am happy to report that all the pieces of running CFML entirely on a
> > CD are operational.
> >
> > The current configuration includes:
> >
> > -- Jetty http server
> > -- Jetty Servlet container
> > -- BlueDragonJ2ee 6.1 RC2
> > -- McKoi database
> > -- some CF templates
> >
> > Everything is on CD and executes on CD!
> >
> > Of course the DB is read-only but that should suffice for for a lot of
> > demo applications.
> >
> > You should also be able to get CFMXJ2ee to run in this environment.
> >
> > I chose the McKoi db because it is feature-rich, Java, and open-source
> > with a flexible redistribution license.
> >
> > I considered PointBase and MySQL but they are less flexible (cost)
> > than
> > McKoi.
> >
> > So, creating an executable, self-contained CD of your CF app is
> > doable!
> >
> > The McKoi db is concise and flexible -- it shouldn't be too difficult
> > to write a cf program that copies the db to the user's hard disk --
> > using cffile and/or cfexecute.
> >
> > That done, your CF on CD app could update the db.
> >
> > If it is possible in BD to dynamically create datasources, you could
> > also connect your app to any other dbs avaiilable to the user.
> >
> > The next (hopefully the last) big technical issue is to get a
> > cross-platform "autorun from CD" program to allow your app to start on
> > CD insertion. The start time for all the components is about 20-30
> > seconds.
> >
> > Then there the licensing/cost issues to resolve -- but, hey, that's
> > for
> > saner minds!
> >
> > Finally, I could give you a URL to see this in action but, BDJ2ee
> > throws an error if accessed on other than localhost.
> >
> > BlueDragonRunTimeEngine License Manager
> > This product is not licensed for this request
> >
> > If anyone wants a working example, I can send them the files... or if
> > you wait a few days, I may have the last technical issues resolved.
> >
> > Dick
> > _____
> >
>
>
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