Write all your functions inside CFCs, and use the access="Remote" attribute to expose them as web services.
Here are some URLs which may be useful: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/intro_cfcs.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/cfcs.html http://www.webreference.com/programming/coldfusion/2/ > Hi, i have been assigned a coldfusion project that must be designed to > interface with other systems. I dont know anything about the other > systems that it will interface with but am assuming that some > standards apply that everyone has to follow, then some specific stuff > needs to be done once you know the system you want to interface with. > > > I have been told that all the other systems have been developed in > Java which is good as i am using coldfusion for the business logic, > and apache derby for the database (which is also Java). > > This concept is completely new to me. > > Can anyone give me an indication of what i need to be thinking about > in terms of building for interfacing with other systems. > > Basically, i am using coldfusion for the core system business logic, > and apache derby for the database. The primary function for the > interface is to get the data that exists on other systems and put it > into our system. I am wondering whether this is a database issue or > whether it should be designed and managed in coldfusion. > > > i would appreciate any advice that any can give me, thanks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:253825 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
