You really want to set up your dev machines to run CF for so many reasons, but where you have legacy projects you can't run locally, I just use FTP through file explorer to edit the files directly in CFE pretty much like I did in DW or CF Studio.
Bets Wishes, Peter On 2/7/07 10:58 AM, "Jim Cassata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There has been overwhelming response to say that CFEclipse is the way > to go for coding CF over DW. I also understand that CF is more project > oriented than DW. In DW, I just point my RDS to the Linux dev server > (sole dev on the server) and away I go. In eclipse. the RDS will always > start on the server root, then I have to navigate to the webroot > folder. But more importantly, I can not create a project for it because > eclipse can not windows-navigate to it. Is there an alternative to > turning my workstation into a dev server (my software interfaces with > open-source linux tools) or using samba on the linux server? > > It has been very very helpful, thanks to all of you who participate in > the discussion. > > Jim > > --- Andrew Thielen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There are so many reasons why Eclipse in general with the CFEclipse >> extension is an invaluable toolset for CF web development. A lot of >> those reasons are contained in the Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) >> http://www.eclipse.org/webtools/. If your developing in other >> languages >> as well (like php, Java and even .NET) you can usually combine all of >> those together here in one IDE. When you add CFEclipse to that you >> have >> a powerhouse that blows away DW and most other glorified Text >> editors. >> If you're jumping over from Homesite or DW there is a learning curve >> but >> it's well worth the effort. Most people say they miss the code help >> but >> it's actually there just executed differently. You can also place the >> cursor in a CF TAG and hit the "?" icon and be taken to the correct >> livedocs url for that tag. You still have code snippets etc. Once you >> get used to it you'll never go back! If you want to learn about >> setting >> up Eclipse with CFEclipse and a lot of other helpful extensions >> Nathan >> Strutz has a video presentation and resource links at his blog >> dopefly.net that I found very helpful. First watch the video >> presentation (75 minutes) >> http://www.dopefly.com/techblog/entry.cfm?entry=121 then go download >> stuff http://www.dopefly.com/techblog/entry.cfm?entry=118. That blog >> has >> a lot of other great posts about eclipse to check out too: >> http://www.dopefly.com/techblog/?bycategory=5 >> >> Best of luck >> >> Andrew Thielen >> Senior Applications and Database Developer >> Environmental Defense >> http://www.environmentaldefense.org >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jim Cassata [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 8:00 AM >> To: NYCFUG >> Subject: DW vs Eclipse >> >> Hi, >> >> Just wondering what people coding CF are using,Dreamweaver, >> CFEclipse, >> and why. I like DW, have been using it for the last few years. As I >> venture into Flex territory, Adobe has seen fit to introduce me to >> Eclipse. I am interested in your opinions on IDEs in the CF world. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jim Cassata >> >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| >> Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 >> Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform >> RIAs >> > http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/pr > oducts/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU >> >> Archive: >> http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/NYCFUG/message.cfm/messageid:3564 >> Subscription: >> http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/NYCFUG/subscribe.cfm >> Unsubscribe: >> > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11326.10366.25 >> > > > > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions > at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm > > CFCDev is supported by: > Katapult Media, Inc. > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! > www.katapultmedia.com > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
