One thing I read about this weekend for CF8 is that it can now connect to
the Google servers for CFMail.  That is something I am looking forward to
since a few of my domains are now hosted on google apps and finding a easy
solution for using cfmail has been a little tricky so far.

On 7/1/07, Allan Stilwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> I did not learn any new about CF8 for the rest of the
> conference, but I definitely recommend people to go.
> They had several really good presentations. The really
> good thing about the conference is that you can send
> both junior and senior level developers there and both
> would get something out of it. I was surprised to only
> see one person from the user group there.
>
> --- Allan Stilwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > That sounds great. I don't have a Website so here
> > are
> > my CF8 enhancements notes. Hope some of this is new
> > for  you guys. Sorry about the formatting.
> >
> > New CF8 Items
> >
> > precisionEvaluate() - used for exact math mathical
> > evalutions when precision is critical.
> >
> > ListToArray() - Now has a Boolean attribute that
> > allows to include empty elements.
> >
> > <cfinterface>  - new tag can only contain
> > cffunction.
> > Interface provides a contract between two
> > interfaces.
> > Function does not contain any body.  Performance
> > cost
> > is negligible.
> >
> > IsInstanceOf(comp, type) - new function.
> >
> > getComponentMetadata - returns meta data of
> > component/instance without instantiation.
> >
> > Huge CFC performance - up to 20x faster
> >
> > Serializable
> >       CFC store in the session can be retrieved back on
> > failover in cluster.
> >       CFC referencing a CFC also supported
> >
> > OnMissingMetho() callback to component
> >       Missing method signature available in the callback
> >       Handle errors
> >       Handle all getxxx and setXXX calls without defining
> > those methods.
> >
> > OnMissingTemplate callback to application
> >       Function invoked on file not found condition.
> >       OnMissing Template(URL)
> >
> >
> > Per Application Settings
> >       Mappings
> >       Custom tag paths
> >       Via THIS scope n Application.cfc
> >       Overrides  server wide settings in application.cfc
> >
> > Multi-threading
> >
> >       Allows you to run multiple tasks in parallel
> >       New threads can run asynchrounous to the page
> >       Can be used when
> >               Lot of independent tasks that need not be
> > synchronous
> >               Lot of tasks for which the user need not be made
> > wait.
> >       Inter-thread communications
> >               Join - current thread waits for another thread to
> > finish
> >       Termincate
> >       A cfthread can terminate another cfthread
> >       Data exchange in thread scope
> > Shared scope thread
> > Only owner can write to it
> > Accessed using thread name
> > Also contains thread metadata
> >       Can live much beyond the request thread
> >       Name of thread must be uniques in the request
> >       Like a function it has its own scope
> >       Can access all scopes and its variables
> >       Cfoutput inside the thread body will not write to
> > the
> > page response
> >               Output goes into a buffer in the thread scope
> >       Any error in the thread does not affect the request
> >
> > Neew file I/O
> >
> > File I/O works on stream
> > Read/write is done in chunk instead of the entire
> > file.
> > Filereadline() allows you to read the file line by
> > line
> > FileIsEOF() - tells you when you have reached the
> > end
> > of the file.
> >       This is much like other languages.
> > You can now specify how many characters to read at a
> > time.
> > Fileread() - new
> > Filewrite() - new
> > Filecopy() - new
> > FileMove() - new
> > FileeDelete() - new
> > FilesetAttribute() - new
> > FileSetAccessmode() - new
> > GetFileInfo()- new
> >
> > DB enhancements
> > Aut-Generated key retrieval
> > Transaction Save points
> > <DBINFO> used to obtain:
> >       Tables in data source
> > CFDUMP enhancements
> >       Show or hide query columns
> >       Include SQL and other metadata when dumping query
> > objects
> > <CFZIP> tag to handle zip/jar files
> > Secure FTP support
> > Fileupload
> >       A file of any size can be uploaded to the server
> > now
> >       Struct returned by getHTTPRequestData() will not
> > have
> > any content if called in request in which a file is
> > uploaded.
> >
> > --- "Ken Auenson, II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Allan, we need to get together at some point while
> > > here!
> > > FYI, tomorrow first session, I plan on attending
> > > either *Flex 2 for CF
> > > Developers* or *Testing CF Apps*.
> > >
> > > I attended the keynote this morning, and the
> > > following sessions:
> > > *Flex 101* - great intro to Flex, I was
> > disappointed
> > > with the first half,
> > > but the second half really made Flex "click"
> > > *Using Structures with CFCs* - eh... it was
> > labeled
> > > as sort of advanced, but
> > > the content seemed to be more basic than I was
> > > hoping for...
> > > *ColdFusion 8: Intergrated Flex Data Services* - I
> > > am really getting excited
> > > about the "neat" things that are so easy with CF 8
> > > and Flex.
> > > *OO Programming with CFCs* - I agree, Hal seemed
> > > like he wasn't bringing his
> > > "A" game for this talk.  He did go over the
> > content,
> > > but I just felt that
> > > there could have been a bit more there.
> > > *BOF - Solo Coding* - round table discussion
> > > regarding the things Solo
> > > coders deal with... mostly focusing on the
> > problems
> > > of working alone and not
> > > having someone else around to do code reviews and
> > > bounce ideas off of.
> > > *BOF - Apollo/AIR and Flex fears debunked* -
> > another
> > > informal discussion.  I
> > > didn't get much out of this, as I really didn't
> > have
> > > any fears going into
> > > the talk.  I attended hoping to preemptively hear
> > > other developer's fears
> > > and their resolutions.
> > >
> > > A very busy and productive day!
> > > I took notes thruought the keynote and posted the
> > on
> > > my blog...
> > > they are not nearly as detailed or refined as
> > other
> > > peoples blogs, so you
> > > may be better off skipping it!
> > > http://ken.auenson.com/blog/
> > >
> > > I will try to keep the group posted throughout the
> > > conference.
> > >
> > > On 6/27/07, Allan Stilwell
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sure, there is a presentation tonight labeled
> > > secret
> > > > topic with Hal Helms. So maybe I will have
> > > something
> > > > interesting to report. Although the last
> > > presentation
> > > > of his he did not show up to so we will see.
> > > >
> > > > I just came from a server monitor presentation
> > and
> > > > they did not really have anything more than what
> > > Ben
> > > > Forta went over when he was in Houston. They did
> > > let
> > > > out that we may get a desktop version of the
> > > monitor
> > > > which would run outside the browser. I am not
> > sure
> > > if
> > > > Ben went over  the fact that you can execute
> > your
> > > own
> > > > CFC's on alerts so you will be able to do way
> > more
> > > > than just send an e-mail or kill the hanging
> > > thread.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Seth Bienek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hey Allan,
> > > > >
> > > > > I just posted a link to Ben's blog with the
> > > specific
> > > > > break-downs by tag and
> > > > > functionality.
> > > > >
> > > > > It would be awesome if you could continue to
> > > share
> > > > > more about what's going
> > > > > on at CFUnited!
> > > > >
> > > > > Take Care,
> > > > >
> > > > > Seth
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [email protected]
> > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> > > > > Of Allan Stilwell
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:25 PM
> > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > Subject: [houcfug] CF8
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > for those of you that are not at CFUnited, Ben
> > > Forta
> > > > > let out a tidbit this morning during the
> > keynote
> > > > > that
> > > > > he did not mention in the Houston visit.
> > > > >
> > > > > CF8 have a noticeable performance increase on
> > > your
> > > > > existing applications. He showed examples of
> > > > > functions
> > > > > like cfparam, IsDefined, createObject, etc.
> > Most
> > > of
> > > > > them had an increase of 2-4 times faster. It
> > was
> > > a
> > > > > nice tidbit to know and a good sell if you are
> > > still
> > > > > trying to convince management to move to CF8.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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> > > --
> > > Ken Auenson, II
> > > ColdFusion Web Developer & SQL DBA
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