Thanks for the reply Steve, I'm sure that link will be very helpful. JRun is the J2EE server supplied with CF8 is it (non-enterprise) if that is the case I didn't realise that I already had it.
If that is so I am bit confused about the set up of the server. Currently I only have one WEB-INF folder for coldfusion but I have multiple sites. This is running on IIS. If I am deploying java classes for a specific site I need a WEB-INF directory specifically for that site don't I? Many Thanks Giles On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Cutter (Flex Related) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve "Cutter" Blades > Adobe Certified Professional > Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > _____________________________ > http://blog.cutterscrossing.comI am a CF person, and CF8 is great for > working with Flex 3 and BlazeDS. JRun is a full featured J2EE server, > and integrating BlazeDS with CF8 is a snap. > > You can use JBoss or Tomcat if you are more familiar with them, but the > JRun install would be fine, with typically less learning curve. We > followed these directions for integration, and have been running fine > ever since: > > > http://blog.pengoworks.com/index.cfm/2007/12/13/Abobe-Labs-releases-BlazeDS--Remoting-and-Messaging-technology > > > Steve "Cutter" Blades > Adobe Certified Professional > Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > _____________________________ > http://blog.cutterscrossing.com > > Douglas McCarroll wrote: > > > > > > I'm not a CF person, but I can answer one part of this. While BlazeDS > > comes with a "turnkey" Tomcat install, it is relatively simple to > > install BlazeDS on an existing Tomcat install. I did this about a month > > ago - I don't remember the details - I just read the instructions and it > > was painless. > > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:15 AM, Giles Roadnight <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Hi All > > > > I am primarily a Flex developer but I have also worked with > > Coldfusion in the past and when building a non-Flex site this is the > > technology I use. I also use CFCs to communicate with Flex apps. > > > > Having got used the the OO nature of flex working with CFCs is > > pretty annoying. Java also seems the way that most people develop > > back ends for Flex. The upshot is that I want to learn Java. I've > > already read through Head First Java which was a very quick and easy > > way of learning the basics. > > > > I'm now onto Head First Servlets and JSP after which I'll move onto > > Head First EJB™. > > > > I am wondering what the best development / production environment > > for me will be. > > > > Am I correct in thinking that ColdFusion 8 (what I have installed on > > my production and development environment) is not a full spec J2EE > > server? > > > > I still want to keep CF8 as I think the CFML is quicker and easier > > to write basic dynamic pages than JSP so I want a full J2EE server > > with CF and I want BlazeDS so my Java code can use AMF3 to talk to > Flex. > > > > What I think I need to do is Install JBoss and install CF on top of > > that then install BlazeDS. Is that correct? BlazeDS comes with > > tomcat so do I have 2 instances of tomcat running or does the JBoss > > tomcat just get overwritten? > > > > Any advice much appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Giles Roadnight > > http://giles.roadnight.name <http://giles.roadnight.name/> > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > -- Giles Roadnight http://giles.roadnight.name
