Ian Skinner wrote: > <quote> > (cfhttp, cffile, cfftp, flash forms, cfchart, cfdump, cfreport, cfdocument, > flash remoting, omg, where to stop? ). > </quote> > > Is it fair and unbiased to say that it is easier to do these things in > ColdFusion then ASP.NET? >
Yep. reading/writing a file is generally done through a file stream object, not easy to comprehend, and more code than <cffile>. uploading a file... haven't done it, sounds difficult. Http request aren't so bad. A generic get or simple post isn't too hard to do. If you start getting into complex stuff, you may find yourself overriding half the system.net objects. ftp? I think you have to manage the sockets and sent ftp commands manually. I havn't had experience. flash forms? yeah right. flash remoting? only through a product from macromedia. cfchart, cfdocument, cfreport? only through 3rd party tools or a LOT of coding on your part. cfdump? they do have debugging, but not a "dump your vars" quickie shortcut. For consuming a web service, you have to create a stub, usually through the command-line tool wsdl.exe, or through VS.NET (see: web reference). Then call the local stub object just like you would a local class. It's not really more code, it's just more work, which is why Ben said it was "difficult". -nathan strutz http://www.dopefly.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:211820 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
