Can't you set up cf4.5 and 7 side by side and use different virtual sites for each?
> -----Original Message----- > From: ODuz DemirkapD1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 5:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Can I write code in CF 8 for CF 4.5? > > I also prefer to use VMWare Workstation for different platform an CF > versions, but I think if you know new features that you did not have > on CF 4.5, you may use CF7 for your dev. environment. But even in > this case I also recommend to test on a CF 4.5 box before deploying. > > When I have a customer oriented platform I always prefer to have > same development installation which my customer have. But for a > product oriented projects, I test also all kind of > possible alternatives such as BlueDragon or Linux support etc. > > OÄuz Demirkapı > > > > Aaron Rouse wrote: > > While I agree with this, I get the impression he just does CF 4.5 for > all > > clients and therefore that is mainly all he knows. With that being the > case > > then chances are he will never get bit. He could however probably run > CF > > 4.5 and CF7 on the same machine and no VMWare just use the built in web > > server for CF7 > > > > On 10/26/06, John Paul Ashenfelter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> Rick, > >> > >> Having been in this situation for a few clients, my strong advice is > >> DEVELOP ON THE SAME PLATFORM AS DEPLOYMENT. You're going to screw up, > >> simple as that. For example, <CFDUMP> isn't in CF4.5. You can't use > >> UDFs. So many different ways to screw up. Trust me, I know :) > >> > >> One option is to create a VMWare instance and run IIS4/CF4.5 or > >> whatever the deployment platform is in the free VMPlayer. [Aside: I > >> found VMWare Workstation some of the best $200 I ever spent on > >> software] > >> > >> Another option is to use one web server (eg IIS) for CF4.5 and another > >> (eg Apache2) for CFMX. Or use the embedded server for CFMX and use the > >> desktop webserver for CF4.5. > >> > >> Lots of possible solutions, but you *really* want to keep on the same > >> platform or you'll cause yourself all kinds of problems. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:258179 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
