> I understand that ColdFusion is J2EE certified and all that > good stuff, but what does that mean? How does ColdFusion fit > in this J2EE platform stuff? > > Is ColdFusion a Servlet? > Is ColdFusion a Web Container? > Is ColdFusion a Enterprise Application Server?
ColdFusion is deployed as either an Enterprise Application or Web Application, from an Enterprise Archive (EAR) or Web Archive (WAR). ColdFusion consists of more than just a single servlet, obviously, although the CFML files you write are, in fact, compiled to Java classes conforming to the Servlet API. I guess it would qualify as a web container, since it provides various services to web applications. I don't think that, technically speaking, ColdFusion itself is considered an application server, since it requires a Java application server to power it, but for all practical purposes, it is an application server. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248333 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
