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Hey folks . . .
In case you are not on the FusionScript email list,
I thought I would go ahead and announce the availability of FusionScript v1.0
beta.
This new release is nothing short of amazing,
primarily for the new addition of the activeServer component. This allows
you to actually communicate with the server behind-the-scenes in your
scripts.
For example, you are able to insert or retreive
information from a database without a page reload. Imagine the
possibilities! Normally, this type of functionality requires complex Java
Applets and Java Servlets to accomplish, with FusionScript, it only takes a few
CF tag calls - and no software to install on your server!! (Yes! You
can run in a shared hosting environment by simply uploading the
FusionScript API files!) This lets you add TONS of functionality and
generally broaden the scope and ability of your CF coding like never
before!
For a quick example of this new component, view the
home page of FusionScript at www.fusionscript.com and try the zip code
example on the front page. Once you enter your zip code and press the
button, your city and state pop up in the following text field. Obviously
with a 3meg+ database holding the city and state information, the only viable
solution to a situation like this is initiating dynamic transfer of data between
the client and the server.
If you want to see how you actually code this zip
code example, there is a tutorial complete with audio on the site under the
tutorials section.
You could also create an application such as a cold
fusion based chat application (that doesn't need a cheesy meta refresh tag to
get content to and from the server.) An example of how this could be done
can be found at : http://www.fusionscript.com/_beta/ChatBox.cfm
LASTLY - I will be giving the presentation at the
CFUG meeting this comming Tue, 14th on the FusionScript technology showing you
how to implement it as well as answering any of your questions. Be there,
I would love your feedback and suggestions !!
See you on Tuesday!
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