> We have a site which we are considering moving to CF from ASP. > The site makes extensive use of COM objects so I wondered if > they could be *easily* re-used. Does anyone know any > restrictions/limitations or any other gothcas which could > cause a problem?
Yes, unfortunately, there are many problems that could occur. COM support in CF has never come close to that in ASP. CF can't handle object hierarchies well (you have to create pointers to each hierarchy level in CF 5 and earlier, I think), it can't deal with certain COM datatypes, it doesn't support all of the functionality of MTS (which is often used in well-architected ASP sites). Now, that all being said, this doesn't mean that your site won't be able to use CF. It does mean that you'll need to test each COM object from CF, which shouldn't take very long. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
