It sounds like you're asking if you can run a CFML-based function without a CFML engine. The answer is no. You'd need to write it in Java or a .NET language depending on which server platform the system is running. IIS is only a web server. In order to actually execute code, IIS has to be connected to something that can run code (usually a .dll that forwards the request to a runtime environment like J2EE or .NET). Without the CF runtime, none of these servers would know how to execute the compiled classes since CF includes a number of APIs that are used in the compiled Java classes.
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Don L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> standalone business function > > The key word here is Flexibility. Probably in essence, there are two big > groups of web programming languages: java-based (CFML etc.) vs. > Microsoft-based (asp, asp.NET etc.). > > And if my understanding is correct, any asp code would run under IIS web > server without anything else; As for asp.NET, I don't know. Now, for > java-based code for web use, like CFML, the usual route is to use Adobe's > CFML engine. But you brought up an interesting option of using free > CFML-compatible engine, however, I have some concerns and before I get into > that, let me say, here the business case is, try to distribute a business > function built in CF to your potential customers or whoever else (hence, the > few requirements of installing this and that the better, naturally the more > dependency the less reliability...). > > Now, what if there's some free and light J2EE component, that be easily > plugged into any web server, then, what? maybe, any compiled cfml code > (java bytecode) can run under such a web server environement, a probable > yes? And what's this option's key benefits if it's available? > a) performance probably would be good because of less overhead (not > implying cfml-compatible engines are not); > b) customers are more likely receptive to it? > > Thanks. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305013 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
