I know how much you java/Linux guys hate windows and all that point and
click stuff but there is a fairly large install base of CF on windows and
I've been with CF since *.cfm files were *.dbm files so bear with me. :)  

I installed OpenBD 1.2 Using the Vivio tech installer package on Win2008 /
IIS7 and everything went fine.  For this project we needed only minimal CFML
functionality, Zero Cost and needed it to work immediately so the OpenBD
installer was a perfect solution and got us up and running. Installers for
these products would go a long way in expanding the user base, but that it
another discussion for a later time. 

We have since switched from II7 to Apache Windows for the mod_xSend
functionality and managed to make the switch over.  This transistion was not
without issues since the Vivo installer used different ports and it looks
like different install paths than the examples and info I could find on line
about installing the software, in particular this entry in Matt's old blog
(http://tinyurl.com/d53ef7) but I managed to figure it out and got both
Apache and IIS7 working, on separate ports, before I switched off II7 and
over to Apache.

I have become increasingly impressed with OpenBD and intend to do more work
with it but now since being a much despised windows point and click not much
with java guy I know that there will be a learning curve with these
applications since they are infinitely configurable which is a good and bad
thing depending on your perspective.  However right now I wish to upgrade to
this particular install from V1.2 to V1.4 of Open BD and am not exactly sure
how to accomplish this.

>From the scattered documentation I assume that it should be as easy as
downloading the latest WAR file and place it in the correct directory and
Tomcat will deploy it but then again not having the familiarity (there is
that learning curve) with all the applications  I am not sure.  Can anyone
who actually read this missive advise me on the correct course of action to
upgrade this particular installation?



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