Any ideas for this mapping problem?
Hi folks! I'd like to serve up some CFML from a mapping, without using JRun or its connector. This works fine in Railo, but for CF9 (and below), I can only cfinclude stuff that doesn't actually exist in the WAR directory (vs. browsing directly to it). A bit more depth: There's a mapping for /tests, but no cfusion.war/tests folder. I browse to localhost/tests/index.cfm. I get cannot find template From cfusion.war/folderexists/index.cfm, I can cfinclude /tests/index.cfm, but that bypasses the /tests/Application.cfc. If I create a folder in cfusion.war/tests, and put stuff in there, ColdFusion is happy. There are various tricks I've used in the past to get around this problem, but none of them are a general solution. Specific solutions are easy to cobble together, but this needs to be general, and as hack-free as possible (read: no changes to target source code). The best idea I've come up with so far is a servlet filter that just copies resources (if they've changed) into the cfusion.war directory, plain ditching the mapping. Since I only need to do this stuff while developing, the overhead of doing that is OK... but there has *got* to be a better way. Come to think of it, I haven't updated my cf9 cfusion.war in a while, perhaps a hotfix made this magically work! Doubtful, be I. Anyone have any ideas? To make it a little easier, using the UrlRewriteFilter, I can call java classes on resources-- meaning, if someone knows of something like coldfusion.runtime.Template.run(path/to/cfml/file) which takes Application.cf[c|m] into consideration, that would work fine. Perhaps there is no elegant way of doing what I want. Creating another context would work, but I don't want a WEB-INF folder in with my sources, either. It's a conundrum. :) :Den -- Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. Immanuel Kant ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:333878 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: GetHTTPRequestdata().content is changing my data any ideas?
if you read in a jpg using cffile read and then save it
using cffile, you will get the same munged image
If a read returns the same results, that does sound like the binary data is
being treated as text. In a quick test with cfhttp, I had no problems saving
the getHTTPRequestData().content. But that might be because CF automatically
added a content-type: application/octet-stream.
cfhttp method=Post url=http:/localhost/dev/captureImg.cfm
cfhttpparam type=body
value=#ImageGetBlob(ImageRead(ExpandPath('/dev/test.jpg')))#
/cfhttp
For grins, you might examine the http request data:
getPageContext().getRequest().getInputStream(). Just on the off chance it is
different. But most likely, it will be the same as
getHTTPRequestData().content.
-Leigh
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Re: GetHTTPRequestdata().content is changing my data any ideas?
here is the header that is coming through with the data. === POST /cfCatch.cfm HTTP/1.1 Accept: */* Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; Trident/4.0; FunWebProducts; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.21022; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; OfficeLiveConnector.1.3; OfficeLivePatch.0.0; .NET CLR 3.0.30729) Host: localhost Content-Length: 105049 Connection: Keep-Alive Cache-Control: no-cache Cookie: jsessionid=jTKO0YGinwRJ9PzuvxQbhgkZ4Tc === Just so we are clear, I do not have control over the post that is comping out of the 3d application. Thanks, Fred On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Leigh cfsearch...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a 3D app that will post a render in jpg format to the URL of my choice Exactly how is the image being posted to the url? ie What is the content-type, method, etcetera .. used. -Leigh ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:327175 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: GetHTTPRequestdata().content is changing my data any ideas?
Out of curiosity, do you get the same behavior on Adobe CF that you
are seeing on Railo? I'd talk to the guys on the Railo list. If you
have a reproduceable issue, they seem quite keen to jump on these
little bugs and get them fixed ASAP.
Judah
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Fred Anderson whitefal...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is the scenario.
I have a 3D app that will post a render in jpg format to the URL of
my choice, in this case I have setup a server (I have tested with CF9 and
Railo) on my machine to test catching the JPG's and saving them to the hard
drive.
The problem is that the photos come through all messed up. So here is
the PHP example that works just fine:
?
if (!($fp = fopen(c:\\hello.jpg, ab+))) {
echo errorCannot create file/error;
}
fwrite($fp, $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA);
fclose($fp);
?
here is my CFML:
cffile action=write file=c:/cfHello.jpg
output=#getHTTPRequestData().content# addnewline=false
A little research has turned up the following:
If I look at the POST in HTTPDebugger, I can see the Binary data that
is being sent.
And if I open up the two jpg's in a hex editor I can see that the PHP
version has the correct content length and the bytes are all the
correct.
When I open up the Railo version, the content length is correct, and a
lot of the bytes are the same but some are different. here is a short
example.
CF:
7B 8A 3F 63 EC FE 27 29
PHP:
7B 8A 8F 63 EC FE 27 29
I appologize that I cannot provide a place for you to trigger the post for
testing, but I am hoping someone may have some ideas on how to solve this
issue.
Any information you can give me would be appreciated, I was hoping to do this
in CF so I can do some additional cfimage work on the jpg, Thanks.
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Re: GetHTTPRequestdata().content is changing my data any ideas?
Yes, I get them on CF8,CF9 and Railo, and presumably Blue Dragon from
a test I had someone else run.
Thanks, Fred
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote:
Out of curiosity, do you get the same behavior on Adobe CF that you
are seeing on Railo? I'd talk to the guys on the Railo list. If you
have a reproduceable issue, they seem quite keen to jump on these
little bugs and get them fixed ASAP.
Judah
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Fred Anderson whitefal...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is the scenario.
I have a 3D app that will post a render in jpg format to the URL of
my choice, in this case I have setup a server (I have tested with CF9 and
Railo) on my machine to test catching the JPG's and saving them to the hard
drive.
The problem is that the photos come through all messed up. So here is
the PHP example that works just fine:
?
if (!($fp = fopen(c:\\hello.jpg, ab+))) {
echo errorCannot create file/error;
}
fwrite($fp, $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA);
fclose($fp);
?
here is my CFML:
cffile action=write file=c:/cfHello.jpg
output=#getHTTPRequestData().content# addnewline=false
A little research has turned up the following:
If I look at the POST in HTTPDebugger, I can see the Binary data that
is being sent.
And if I open up the two jpg's in a hex editor I can see that the PHP
version has the correct content length and the bytes are all the
correct.
When I open up the Railo version, the content length is correct, and a
lot of the bytes are the same but some are different. here is a short
example.
CF:
7B 8A 3F 63 EC FE 27 29
PHP:
7B 8A 8F 63 EC FE 27 29
I appologize that I cannot provide a place for you to trigger the post for
testing, but I am hoping someone may have some ideas on how to solve this
issue.
Any information you can give me would be appreciated, I was hoping to do
this in CF so I can do some additional cfimage work on the jpg, Thanks.
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Re: GetHTTPRequestdata().content is changing my data any ideas?
Then it might be an issue with the underlying Java call. I'd check in
over at the Railo list and see if Gert and his boys can help you
figure things out. If you have a reproduceable situation with source
files you can give them I'm sure they'll take a look.
Cheers,
Judah
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Fred Anderson whitefal...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, I get them on CF8,CF9 and Railo, and presumably Blue Dragon from
a test I had someone else run.
Thanks, Fred
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote:
Out of curiosity, do you get the same behavior on Adobe CF that you
are seeing on Railo? I'd talk to the guys on the Railo list. If you
have a reproduceable issue, they seem quite keen to jump on these
little bugs and get them fixed ASAP.
Judah
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Fred Anderson whitefal...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is the scenario.
I have a 3D app that will post a render in jpg format to the URL of
my choice, in this case I have setup a server (I have tested with CF9 and
Railo) on my machine to test catching the JPG's and saving them to the hard
drive.
The problem is that the photos come through all messed up. So here is
the PHP example that works just fine:
?
if (!($fp = fopen(c:\\hello.jpg, ab+))) {
echo errorCannot create file/error;
}
fwrite($fp, $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA);
fclose($fp);
?
here is my CFML:
cffile action=write file=c:/cfHello.jpg
output=#getHTTPRequestData().content# addnewline=false
A little research has turned up the following:
If I look at the POST in HTTPDebugger, I can see the Binary data that
is being sent.
And if I open up the two jpg's in a hex editor I can see that the PHP
version has the correct content length and the bytes are all the
correct.
When I open up the Railo version, the content length is correct, and a
lot of the bytes are the same but some are different. here is a short
example.
CF:
7B 8A 3F 63 EC FE 27 29
PHP:
7B 8A 8F 63 EC FE 27 29
I appologize that I cannot provide a place for you to trigger the post for
testing, but I am hoping someone may have some ideas on how to solve this
issue.
Any information you can give me would be appreciated, I was hoping to do
this in CF so I can do some additional cfimage work on the jpg, Thanks.
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Re: GetHTTPRequestdata().content is changing my data any ideas?
If anyone is interested in helping out, I was able to recreate this issue in
the cffile portion of ColdFusion, if you read in a jpg using cffile read and
then save it using cffile, you will get the same munged image, if you read it
in using cffile readbinary and save it, it works perfectly.
So, the question is, is there a way to force getHTTPRequestData().content to
be read in as binary?
Unfortunately, there is no Content-Type in the request header and I have the
feeling that CF is reading this as Text by default.
thank you in advance, Fred
Here is the scenario.
I have a 3D app that will post a render in jpg format to the URL of
my choice, in this case I have setup a server (I have tested with CF9
and Railo) on my machine to test catching the JPG's and saving them to
the hard drive.
The problem is that the photos come through all messed up. So here is
the PHP example that works just fine:
?
if (!($fp = fopen(c:\\hello.jpg, ab+))) {
echo errorCannot create file/error;
}
fwrite($fp, $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA);
fclose($fp);
?
here is my CFML:
cffile action=write file=c:/cfHello.jpg
output=#getHTTPRequestData().content# addnewline=false
A little research has turned up the following:
If I look at the POST in HTTPDebugger, I can see the Binary data that
is being sent.
And if I open up the two jpg's in a hex editor I can see that the PHP
version has the correct content length and the bytes are all the
correct.
When I open up the Railo version, the content length is correct, and
a
lot of the bytes are the same but some are different. here is a short
example.
CF:
7B 8A 3F 63 EC FE 27 29
PHP:
7B 8A 8F 63 EC FE 27 29
I appologize that I cannot provide a place for you to trigger the post
for testing, but I am hoping someone may have some ideas on how to
solve this issue.
Any information you can give me would be appreciated, I was hoping to
do this in CF so I can do some additional cfimage work on the jpg,
Thanks.
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Re: GetHTTPRequestdata().content is changing my data any ideas?
I have a 3D app that will post a render in jpg format to the URL of my choice Exactly how is the image being posted to the url? ie What is the content-type, method, etcetera .. used. -Leigh ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:327098 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
GetHTTPRequestdata().content is changing my data any ideas?
Here is the scenario.
I have a 3D app that will post a render in jpg format to the URL of
my choice, in this case I have setup a server (I have tested with CF9 and
Railo) on my machine to test catching the JPG's and saving them to the hard
drive.
The problem is that the photos come through all messed up. So here is
the PHP example that works just fine:
?
if (!($fp = fopen(c:\\hello.jpg, ab+))) {
echo errorCannot create file/error;
}
fwrite($fp, $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA);
fclose($fp);
?
here is my CFML:
cffile action=write file=c:/cfHello.jpg
output=#getHTTPRequestData().content# addnewline=false
A little research has turned up the following:
If I look at the POST in HTTPDebugger, I can see the Binary data that
is being sent.
And if I open up the two jpg's in a hex editor I can see that the PHP
version has the correct content length and the bytes are all the
correct.
When I open up the Railo version, the content length is correct, and a
lot of the bytes are the same but some are different. here is a short
example.
CF:
7B 8A 3F 63 EC FE 27 29
PHP:
7B 8A 8F 63 EC FE 27 29
I appologize that I cannot provide a place for you to trigger the post for
testing, but I am hoping someone may have some ideas on how to solve this issue.
Any information you can give me would be appreciated, I was hoping to do this
in CF so I can do some additional cfimage work on the jpg, Thanks.
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any ideas
I would like to leave my Query open to take in any number of where statements. IE: cfset arguments.clause = JobID = 1 cfquery name=getJobs datasource=#application.dsn# SELECT * FROM Jobs WHERE 1=1 cfif len(arguments.clause)AND #arguments.clause#/cfif /cfquery Of course the problem with doing this is SQL injection. Anyone have a good way of doing this and keep safe from SQL injection? Thanks! Chad ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305277 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: any ideas
cfqueryparam the variables in the where statement ??? -Original Message- From: Chad Gray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: any ideas I would like to leave my Query open to take in any number of where statements. IE: cfset arguments.clause = JobID = 1 cfquery name=getJobs datasource=#application.dsn# SELECT * FROM Jobs WHERE 1=1 cfif len(arguments.clause)AND #arguments.clause#/cfif /cfquery Of course the problem with doing this is SQL injection. Anyone have a good way of doing this and keep safe from SQL injection? Thanks! Chad ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305278 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: any ideas
Also.. if you are using SQL server... Create a user in SQL server with the least amount of rights. NEVER USE THE SA ACCOUNT! Allow only select. Deny delete, insert, update if it is not needed. (Technically, you should never delete a record. Just mark it no show or something of that nature.) Use the created SQL server username for the datasource in ColdFusion Administrator. -Original Message- From: Chad Gray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: any ideas I would like to leave my Query open to take in any number of where statements. IE: cfset arguments.clause = JobID = 1 cfquery name=getJobs datasource=#application.dsn# SELECT * FROM Jobs WHERE 1=1 cfif len(arguments.clause)AND #arguments.clause#/cfif /cfquery Of course the problem with doing this is SQL injection. Anyone have a good way of doing this and keep safe from SQL injection? Thanks! Chad ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305279 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: any ideas
(Technically, you should never delete a record. Just mark it no show or something of that nature.) That's not true. There are cases where you want to soft delete records, and (many other) cases where you want to actually delete the record. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305280 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: any ideas
You are effectively throwing open the door to any hacker, then asking how to stop them from coming in and stealing your stereo. :) Why do you want to do this? Perhaps there is a better way? On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Chad Gray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to leave my Query open to take in any number of where statements. IE: cfset arguments.clause = JobID = 1 cfquery name=getJobs datasource=#application.dsn# SELECT * FROM Jobs WHERE 1=1 cfif len(arguments.clause)AND #arguments.clause#/cfif /cfquery Of course the problem with doing this is SQL injection. Anyone have a good way of doing this and keep safe from SQL injection? Thanks! Chad ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305282 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: any ideas
I have done this with a function for type that keeps my cfqueryparams intact... Instead of building the where clause as a string (usually a kind of a tricky proposition and not a great idea) put your logic inside the cfquery and do something like this. cfquery ... SELECT !--- makes general and possilbe --- WHERE 1 = 1 cfif NOT isEmpty(var1) AND colname = cfqueryparam cfsqltype=#funcToFigureOutType(var1)# value=#var1#/ /cfif cfif NOT isEmpty(var2) AND colname = cfqueryparam cfsqltype=#funcToFigureOutType(var2)# value=#var2#/ /cfif /cfquery This keeps my vars bound and prevents attack while allowing for a dynamic query... You could just as easily loop through a list of stuff using the same approach. Of course you might need to handle nulls, handle decimals etc... It can get dicey :) Another approach is to scrub out key words that might be used in an attack. There are some Regex functions out there and a function at cflib.org to remove malicious SQL - although I think it is somewhat incomplete. Of the 2 approaches I always fall back to cfqueryparam -Mark Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE (402) 408-3733 ext 105 www.cfwebtools.com www.coldfusionmuse.com www.necfug.com -Original Message- From: Phillip Vector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:15 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: any ideas You are effectively throwing open the door to any hacker, then asking how to stop them from coming in and stealing your stereo. :) Why do you want to do this? Perhaps there is a better way? On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Chad Gray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to leave my Query open to take in any number of where statements. IE: cfset arguments.clause = JobID = 1 cfquery name=getJobs datasource=#application.dsn# SELECT * FROM Jobs WHERE 1=1 cfif len(arguments.clause)AND #arguments.clause#/cfif /cfquery Of course the problem with doing this is SQL injection. Anyone have a good way of doing this and keep safe from SQL injection? Thanks! Chad ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305284 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: any ideas
Anyone have a good way of doing this and keep safe from SQL injection? Do you have any information at all about the field types/columns being included? There are certainly ways to handle this if you just have something like a string of words you want to search on or known phrases, such that you can split them out into cfqueryparams. If it's just a random where clause, that would be a lot more challenging, if not impossible, to make hacker-safe. --- Mary Jo ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305285 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: any ideas
Something like this maybe? cfscript dataObject[1][1] = myField; // field name dataObject[1][2] = myValue; // value dataObject[1][3] = myDataType // data type /cfscript cfloop from=1 to=#arrayLen(dataObject)# index=i and #dataObject[i][1]# = cfqueryparam value=#dataObject[i][2] cfsqltype=#dataObject[i][3] /cfloop Thats off the dome so it could be wrong some. Mary Jo Sminkey wrote: Anyone have a good way of doing this and keep safe from SQL injection? Do you have any information at all about the field types/columns being included? There are certainly ways to handle this if you just have something like a string of words you want to search on or known phrases, such that you can split them out into cfqueryparams. If it's just a random where clause, that would be a lot more challenging, if not impossible, to make hacker-safe. --- Mary Jo ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305286 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
CreateObject - ALl of a sudden starts timing out - Any ideas why?
Any ideas why the following code below would suddenly start timing out on the server? cfscript imgObj = CreateObject(java,java.awt.image.BufferedImage); imgRdr = CreateObject(java,javax.imageio.ImageIO); f = CreateObject(java,java.net.URL).init(imagePaths[i][1]); imgObj = imgRdr.read(f); /cfscript ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:302661 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Windows/SQL Server error, anyone have any ideas?
One of our 4 servers all of a sudden started throwing CryptoAPI errors. Literally one second it was working, the next it wasn't. Our guys are looking into it, but I thought I might ask the list and see if anyone had any ideas. The exact error: [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver][SQLServer]CryptoAPI function 'CryptAcquireContext' failed. Error 0x57: The parameter is incorrect. Anyone? Andy Matthews Senior ColdFusion Developer Office: 877.707.5467 x747 Direct: 615.627.9747 Fax: 615.467.6249 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dealerskins.com http://www.dealerskins.com/ ~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292150 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Windows/SQL Server error, anyone have any ideas?
One of our 4 servers all of a sudden started throwing CryptoAPI errors. Literally one second it was working, the next it wasn't. Our guys are looking into it, but I thought I might ask the list and see if anyone had any ideas. The exact error: [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver][SQLServer]CryptoAPI function 'CryptAcquireContext' failed. Error 0x57: The parameter is incorrect. Is this just happening from CF queries? Are you using Windows authentication? Are you able to log onto the server console? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the What's New PDF now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292153 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Windows/SQL Server error, anyone have any ideas?
ColdFusion is throwing errors showing the string I posted. Supposedly using SQL Server Auth Login yes, but when we try to expand the node containing this specific database, it returns the same error. -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:04 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows/SQL Server error, anyone have any ideas? One of our 4 servers all of a sudden started throwing CryptoAPI errors. Literally one second it was working, the next it wasn't. Our guys are looking into it, but I thought I might ask the list and see if anyone had any ideas. The exact error: [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver][SQLServer]CryptoAPI function 'CryptAcquireContext' failed. Error 0x57: The parameter is incorrect. Is this just happening from CF queries? Are you using Windows authentication? Are you able to log onto the server console? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292156 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Windows/SQL Server error, anyone have any ideas?
Supposedly using SQL Server Auth Login yes, but when we try to expand the node containing this specific database, it returns the same error. When you're expanding that node in Enterprise Manager, are you using the same login as CF? If not, can you try another login - ideally a Windows login? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the What's New PDF now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292157 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Windows/SQL Server error, anyone have any ideas?
I just got confirm that it's the SQL Server auth. Windows login works just fine. -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:46 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Windows/SQL Server error, anyone have any ideas? Supposedly using SQL Server Auth Login yes, but when we try to expand the node containing this specific database, it returns the same error. When you're expanding that node in Enterprise Manager, are you using the same login as CF? If not, can you try another login - ideally a Windows login? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the What's New PDF now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292160 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Windows/SQL Server error, anyone have any ideas?
I just got confirm that it's the SQL Server auth. Windows login works just fine. This might be your problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811886 Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the What's New PDF now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292165 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Error,jrpp-3 - Any ideas?
On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Jim H wrote: Which configs are you talking about? FusionReactor makes changes to, iirc, the JVM config file. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to revolutionarily accelerate dot-com interfaces on: http://thefalken.livejournal.com This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 MX7 integration create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277385 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Error,jrpp-3 - Any ideas?
Would a uninstall remove the changes? I am not sure where to find the changes. -JH On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Jim H wrote: Which configs are you talking about? FusionReactor makes changes to, iirc, the JVM config file. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to revolutionarily accelerate dot-com interfaces on: http://thefalken.livejournal.com This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 MX7 integration create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277402 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Error,jrpp-3 - Any ideas?
On Wednesday 09 May 2007, Jim H wrote: Would a uninstall remove the changes? I am not sure where to find the changes. -JH Yeah, guess so. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to efficiently target one-to-one schemas on: http://thefalken.livejournal.com This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277420 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Error,jrpp-3 - Any ideas?
Strangely enough, I added the timeout variable to all my cfquery tags and the problem seems to have subsided. Go figure using SQL2000 and IIS. I have no idea how to trouble shoot this error in our exception log. Any ideas? It is causing huge request back-ups and essentially shuts down the cf server. 365 Error,jrpp-3,05/08/07,10:08:15,SchoolSites, The specific sequence of files included or processed is: C:\Inetpub\WebSites\route.cfm 366 java.lang.ThreadDeath 367 at java.lang.Thread.stop(Thread.java:630) 368 at com.intergral.fusionreactor.L.L.é(Unknown Source) 369 at com.intergral.fusionreactor.L.C.A(Unknown Source) 370 at com.intergral.fusionreactor.L.C.run(Unknown Source) -JH ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 MX7 integration create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277542 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Error,jrpp-3 - Any ideas?
I have no idea how to trouble shoot this error in our exception log. Any ideas? It is causing huge request back-ups and essentially shuts down the cf server. 365 Error,jrpp-3,05/08/07,10:08:15,SchoolSites, The specific sequence of files included or processed is: C:\Inetpub\WebSites\route.cfm 366 java.lang.ThreadDeath 367 at java.lang.Thread.stop(Thread.java:630) 368 at com.intergral.fusionreactor.L.L.é(Unknown Source) 369 at com.intergral.fusionreactor.L.C.A(Unknown Source) 370 at com.intergral.fusionreactor.L.C.run(Unknown Source) -JH ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277288 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Error,jrpp-3 - Any ideas?
On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Jim H wrote: I have no idea how to trouble shoot this error in our exception log. Any ideas? It is causing huge request back-ups and essentially shuts down the cf server. Remove the FusionReactor configs. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to apprehensively repurpose virtual eyeballs on: http://thefalken.livejournal.com This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277291 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Error,jrpp-3 - Any ideas?
Which configs are you talking about? Thanks! JH On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Jim H wrote: I have no idea how to trouble shoot this error in our exception log. Any ideas? It is causing huge request back-ups and essentially shuts down the cf server. Remove the FusionReactor configs. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to apprehensively repurpose virtual eyeballs on: http://thefalken.livejournal.com This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJV Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277302 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Error,jrpp-3 - Any ideas?
Which configs are you referring to? Thanks, JH On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Jim H wrote: I have no idea how to trouble shoot this error in our exception log. Any ideas? It is causing huge request back-ups and essentially shuts down the cf server. Remove the FusionReactor configs. -- Tom Chiverton Helping to apprehensively repurpose virtual eyeballs on: http://thefalken.livejournal.com This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277308 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Any ideas
Couldn't you default the time for postings to 2 months and if the user indicates the item has sold, take it off? Jake Churchill CF Web Tools [EMAIL PROTECTED] 402-408-3733 x103 -Original Message- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:50 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Any ideas -Original Message- From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Any ideas In my classifieds, I want to give the customer the ability to re-post their ad for free for another month if they do not sale the item. Can anyone think of a way to check if the item is sold? I was thinking that I could have the customer log-in to be able to agree to buy the item from the seller and then have the seller agree to sell the item to the customer. At this point the database would be updated showing item was sold. Any thoughts? It seems more complicated than you'd need. Why would anybody want an ad for another month if their item sold? You'll lose a lot less money by adopting the honor system than you would spend trying to code for this. ;^) Jim Davis ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250153 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Any ideas
-Original Message- From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Any ideas In my classifieds, I want to give the customer the ability to re-post their ad for free for another month if they do not sale the item. Can anyone think of a way to check if the item is sold? I was thinking that I could have the customer log-in to be able to agree to buy the item from the seller and then have the seller agree to sell the item to the customer. At this point the database would be updated showing item was sold. Any thoughts? It seems more complicated than you'd need. Why would anybody want an ad for another month if their item sold? You'll lose a lot less money by adopting the honor system than you would spend trying to code for this. ;^) Jim Davis ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250144 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Any ideas
As I posted earlier, I want to offer another month free if their item does not sale. Not only does this cause people to want to use the service, but it gives the site more product for people to look at when they browse. Any ideas other than mine? Regards, Doug - Original Message - From: Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 7:49 AM Subject: RE: Any ideas -Original Message- From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Any ideas In my classifieds, I want to give the customer the ability to re-post their ad for free for another month if they do not sale the item. Can anyone think of a way to check if the item is sold? I was thinking that I could have the customer log-in to be able to agree to buy the item from the seller and then have the seller agree to sell the item to the customer. At this point the database would be updated showing item was sold. Any thoughts? It seems more complicated than you'd need. Why would anybody want an ad for another month if their item sold? You'll lose a lot less money by adopting the honor system than you would spend trying to code for this. ;^) Jim Davis ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250196 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Any ideas
As I posted earlier, I want to offer another month free if their item does not sale. Not only does this cause people to want to use the service, but it gives the site more product for people to look at when they browse. Any ideas other than mine? I think that was the point. Don't worry about when an Item is sold; once that is done most people would take an ad down to stop being contacted by potential buyers. So just send out a notice at the end of the month asking if the users would like to extend their advertisement. -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA - | 1 | | - Binary Soduko | | | - C code. C code run. Run code run. Please! - Cynthia Dunning Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250214 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Any ideas
Solution 1 would be to stop the ad after 1 month and notify the seller that the ad has ran its initial course and that if they have not sold the item to log in and re-list it for free for 1 more month. (people like being given free stuff after the fact... more so than they do up front) Solution 2 would be to just double your initial 1 month to 2 months and call it a 'perk'. Tell your customers it's twice the ad time for half the price blah blah These both seem like good solutions to me (I'd prefer solution1 personally) ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com -Original Message- From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:04 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any ideas As I posted earlier, I want to offer another month free if their item does not sale. Not only does this cause people to want to use the service, but it gives the site more product for people to look at when they browse. Any ideas other than mine? Regards, Doug - Original Message - From: Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 7:49 AM Subject: RE: Any ideas -Original Message- From: Doug Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Any ideas In my classifieds, I want to give the customer the ability to re-post their ad for free for another month if they do not sale the item. Can anyone think of a way to check if the item is sold? I was thinking that I could have the customer log-in to be able to agree to buy the item from the seller and then have the seller agree to sell the item to the customer. At this point the database would be updated showing item was sold. Any thoughts? It seems more complicated than you'd need. Why would anybody want an ad for another month if their item sold? You'll lose a lot less money by adopting the honor system than you would spend trying to code for this. ;^) Jim Davis ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250223 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Any ideas
And also suggest they update their text. If it didn't sell, it might be the ad, not the item. On 8/17/06, Kevin Aebig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're really set on having it automated, just do a mail-out at the end of the month reminding the sellers to either re-subscribe their ads or cancel them if it's no longer needed. Toss in a url to make it easy for them to do... easy to build... ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250239 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Any ideas
I would leave it up to the ad owner to turn the ad off by manually setting it to sold. There is really no other way to do this, they will be encouraged to do so as they do not want to keep getting emails and contacts from people when they do not have the stuff anymore. my .02 Paul Giesenhagen QuillDesign 417-885-1375 http://www.quilldesign.com - Original Message - From: Doug Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:37 PM Subject: Any ideas In my classifieds, I want to give the customer the ability to re-post their ad for free for another month if they do not sale the item. Can anyone think of a way to check if the item is sold? I was thinking that I could have the customer log-in to be able to agree to buy the item from the seller and then have the seller agree to sell the item to the customer. At this point the database would be updated showing item was sold. Any thoughts? ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:250113 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: How to deal with email based commands - Any ideas?
Here is what happened. Lotus Notes is what we use for an email client. We're creating a lotus notes form that they'll fill out from their email. then we'll poke their answeres directly into my oracle database (just as if they had filled out my CF form) solves my problem. And I don't have to worry about the notes part anymore. :o) Thanks for your replies. John ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:249346 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
How to deal with email based commands - Any ideas?
Hi Everyone, My Boss came into my cube and asked me to add a feature to a web application I am working on. Some of the management people that have to interact with tihs program are uncomfortable interacting with a website via browser. But, they are comfortable issuing commands via email. So I set it up with links in the email that allowed them to execute boolean and multiple choice commands by supplying various links for them to click on in their emails. This has kept them away from using their browser to actually interact with the system until today. My boss now wants them to be able to enter free form text response to questions. my program should pick up their comments and store them in the database - (basically parse their email response and weed out their answers and store them) I have no idea where to begin.. Do I need to build some kind of pop3 or smtp functionality into my program? Anybody got any ideas? Thanks in advance! John McDonald ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:249170 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: How to deal with email based commands - Any ideas?
Use an html email with a form in it. Have the form submit to your application (which will open a browser). -Original Message- From: john mcdonald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:29 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: How to deal with email based commands - Any ideas? Hi Everyone, My Boss came into my cube and asked me to add a feature to a web application I am working on. Some of the management people that have to interact with tihs program are uncomfortable interacting with a website via browser. But, they are comfortable issuing commands via email. So I set it up with links in the email that allowed them to execute boolean and multiple choice commands by supplying various links for them to click on in their emails. This has kept them away from using their browser to actually interact with the system until today. My boss now wants them to be able to enter free form text response to questions. my program should pick up their comments and store them in the database - (basically parse their email response and weed out their answers and store them) I have no idea where to begin.. Do I need to build some kind of pop3 or smtp functionality into my program? Anybody got any ideas? Thanks in advance! John McDonald ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:249173 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: How to deal with email based commands - Any ideas?
They are already using a browser - their email client. Can you just put an html form into the email, and have it submit to a web page? On 8/8/06, john mcdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, My Boss came into my cube and asked me to add a feature to a web application I am working on. Some of the management people that have to interact with tihs program are uncomfortable interacting with a website via browser. But, they are comfortable issuing commands via email. So I set it up with links in the email that allowed them to execute boolean and multiple choice commands by supplying various links for them to click on in their emails. This has kept them away from using their browser to actually interact with the system until today. My boss now wants them to be able to enter free form text response to questions. my program should pick up their comments and store them in the database - (basically parse their email response and weed out their answers and store them) I have no idea where to begin.. Do I need to build some kind of pop3 or smtp functionality into my program? Anybody got any ideas? Thanks in advance! John McDonald ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:249182 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: How to deal with email based commands - Any ideas?
On Tuesday 08 August 2006 15:28, john mcdonald wrote: the system until today. My boss now wants them to be able to enter free form text response to questions. my program should pick up their comments and store them in the database - (basically parse their email response and weed out their answers and store them) The way mailing lists like MailMan and Jira handle this is to look for a unique string in the subject line (i.e. Issue #45 or subscribe-ticket-KLJSHOIASHG986976FSGASD), and if it's found it knows where to add the comment. -- Tom Chiverton This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:249193 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
I've been asked to help out a friend conceptually, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. He wants to have a top 40 voting system where they will put 40 song titles up on a web page, and people will vote on them. Sounds pretty simple, but I'm not sure about what would be the best way. He seems to be leaning toward we'll put them on the site, and people will put them in the order that they want them in but that sounds kinda clumsy and unwieldy. I can't see people having the patience to REALLY do that. What about the ones near the bottom? Would people just get tired after about 20 of them and just submit? What would you do about ones that don't get votes or aren't filled in? What order would you present the songs in? Alphabetical seems the likely choice, but what about all the songs that begin with W or T or the ones shoved to the bottom? Would the songs beginning with A naturally gravitate to the top simply because of the way they're presented to the user? Do you see where I'm coming from? Has anyone ever built a voting tabulation system to do something like this? I was leaning towards a points system where maybe people picked their top ten songs, and they got a point value based on their ranking. 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc, and totaling up all the scores each song gets. I realize that a TRUE top 40 system is a system that rewards sales, and so I'm struggling with how to rectify voting for something that would normally be easily to tabulate. Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248555 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
Well 40 items have to displayed in some order, so something is always gonna be at the bottom. So alphabetical seems as fair a method as any. You could have a 1-5 points systems allowing people to vote on any song they like, and have another page that displays them in order of highest points. You can then work out the mean average value based on the number of points voted for each title. -Original Message- From: Jeff Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 August 2006 21:26 To: CF-Talk Subject: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? I've been asked to help out a friend conceptually, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. He wants to have a top 40 voting system where they will put 40 song titles up on a web page, and people will vote on them. Sounds pretty simple, but I'm not sure about what would be the best way. He seems to be leaning toward we'll put them on the site, and people will put them in the order that they want them in but that sounds kinda clumsy and unwieldy. I can't see people having the patience to REALLY do that. What about the ones near the bottom? Would people just get tired after about 20 of them and just submit? What would you do about ones that don't get votes or aren't filled in? What order would you present the songs in? Alphabetical seems the likely choice, but what about all the songs that begin with W or T or the ones shoved to the bottom? Would the songs beginning with A naturally gravitate to the top simply because of the way they're presented to the user? Do you see where I'm coming from? Has anyone ever built a voting tabulation system to do something like this? I was leaning towards a points system where maybe people picked their top ten songs, and they got a point value based on their ranking. 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc, and totaling up all the scores each song gets. I realize that a TRUE top 40 system is a system that rewards sales, and so I'm struggling with how to rectify voting for something that would normally be easily to tabulate. Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248559 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
I'd even break it down further Jeff. I'd have them only pick 1 or maybe up to 5 songs out of the list and follow your points-accumulation idea from there. Then you can easily rank songs based on their point totals. Also, as far as presentation goes, I'd try to randomize the presentation order if I were doing it to try and avoid certain songs always being toward the top of the list. Thanks, Ken Ferguson 214.636.6126 -Original Message- From: Jeff Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:26 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? I've been asked to help out a friend conceptually, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. He wants to have a top 40 voting system where they will put 40 song titles up on a web page, and people will vote on them. Sounds pretty simple, but I'm not sure about what would be the best way. He seems to be leaning toward we'll put them on the site, and people will put them in the order that they want them in but that sounds kinda clumsy and unwieldy. I can't see people having the patience to REALLY do that. What about the ones near the bottom? Would people just get tired after about 20 of them and just submit? What would you do about ones that don't get votes or aren't filled in? What order would you present the songs in? Alphabetical seems the likely choice, but what about all the songs that begin with W or T or the ones shoved to the bottom? Would the songs beginning with A naturally gravitate to the top simply because of the way they're presented to the user? Do you see where I'm coming from? Has anyone ever built a voting tabulation system to do something like this? I was leaning towards a points system where maybe people picked their top ten songs, and they got a point value based on their ranking. 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc, and totaling up all the scores each song gets. I realize that a TRUE top 40 system is a system that rewards sales, and so I'm struggling with how to rectify voting for something that would normally be easily to tabulate. Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248561 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
Actually, I think a more fair way would be worst to best. That way, the songs that have the least amount of points are seen first and may balance out the people who don't want to scroll all the way down. It should auto-level at some point I would think. Original Message: - From: Snake [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 21:41:33 +0100 To: cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? Well 40 items have to displayed in some order, so something is always gonna be at the bottom. So alphabetical seems as fair a method as any. You could have a 1-5 points systems allowing people to vote on any song they like, and have another page that displays them in order of highest points. You can then work out the mean average value based on the number of points voted for each title. -Original Message- From: Jeff Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 August 2006 21:26 To: CF-Talk Subject: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? I've been asked to help out a friend conceptually, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. He wants to have a top 40 voting system where they will put 40 song titles up on a web page, and people will vote on them. Sounds pretty simple, but I'm not sure about what would be the best way. He seems to be leaning toward we'll put them on the site, and people will put them in the order that they want them in but that sounds kinda clumsy and unwieldy. I can't see people having the patience to REALLY do that. What about the ones near the bottom? Would people just get tired after about 20 of them and just submit? What would you do about ones that don't get votes or aren't filled in? What order would you present the songs in? Alphabetical seems the likely choice, but what about all the songs that begin with W or T or the ones shoved to the bottom? Would the songs beginning with A naturally gravitate to the top simply because of the way they're presented to the user? Do you see where I'm coming from? Has anyone ever built a voting tabulation system to do something like this? I was leaning towards a points system where maybe people picked their top ten songs, and they got a point value based on their ranking. 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc, and totaling up all the scores each song gets. I realize that a TRUE top 40 system is a system that rewards sales, and so I'm struggling with how to rectify voting for something that would normally be easily to tabulate. Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248565 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
Have a main songs table with song info, and a scores table with song IDs and a number say 1-10 score. Query the scores table to get an average, arrange query by that average and either use SQL to get the top 40 rows or through the use of CFLOOP output the 40 top scores.. On 8/1/06, Jeff Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been asked to help out a friend conceptually, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. He wants to have a top 40 voting system where they will put 40 song titles up on a web page, and people will vote on them. Sounds pretty simple, but I'm not sure about what would be the best way. He seems to be leaning toward we'll put them on the site, and people will put them in the order that they want them in but that sounds kinda clumsy and unwieldy. I can't see people having the patience to REALLY do that. What about the ones near the bottom? Would people just get tired after about 20 of them and just submit? What would you do about ones that don't get votes or aren't filled in? What order would you present the songs in? Alphabetical seems the likely choice, but what about all the songs that begin with W or T or the ones shoved to the bottom? Would the songs beginning with A naturally gravitate to the top simply because of the way they're presented to the user? Do you see where I'm coming from? Has anyone ever built a voting tabulation system to do something like this? I was leaning towards a points system where maybe people picked their top ten songs, and they got a point value based on their ranking. 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc, and totaling up all the scores each song gets. I realize that a TRUE top 40 system is a system that rewards sales, and so I'm struggling with how to rectify voting for something that would normally be easily to tabulate. Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248566 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
Or, give them the ability to sort the list the way THEY want it (by song title, by artist, by release date, by other people's rankings, etc.) And I like the 1-5 ranking (with a zero being unmarked). I can picture a gmail-like star set (5 of them), that you click on, one for each row. (Also like the rating system in itunes). On 8/1/06, Snake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well 40 items have to displayed in some order, so something is always gonna be at the bottom. So alphabetical seems as fair a method as any. You could have a 1-5 points systems allowing people to vote on any song they like, and have another page that displays them in order of highest points. You can then work out the mean average value based on the number of points voted for each title. -Original Message- From: Jeff Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 August 2006 21:26 To: CF-Talk Subject: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? I've been asked to help out a friend conceptually, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. He wants to have a top 40 voting system where they will put 40 song titles up on a web page, and people will vote on them. Sounds pretty simple, but I'm not sure about what would be the best way. He seems to be leaning toward we'll put them on the site, and people will put them in the order that they want them in but that sounds kinda clumsy and unwieldy. I can't see people having the patience to REALLY do that. What about the ones near the bottom? Would people just get tired after about 20 of them and just submit? What would you do about ones that don't get votes or aren't filled in? What order would you present the songs in? Alphabetical seems the likely choice, but what about all the songs that begin with W or T or the ones shoved to the bottom? Would the songs beginning with A naturally gravitate to the top simply because of the way they're presented to the user? Do you see where I'm coming from? Has anyone ever built a voting tabulation system to do something like this? I was leaning towards a points system where maybe people picked their top ten songs, and they got a point value based on their ranking. 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc, and totaling up all the scores each song gets. I realize that a TRUE top 40 system is a system that rewards sales, and so I'm struggling with how to rectify voting for something that would normally be easily to tabulate. Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248567 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
Maybe you could sort by popularity? At the beginning it would be pseudo-random, but as the votes started tallying, the more popular songs would start rising to the top. Sort of like how last.fm does it. http://www.last.fm/user/creole/ (that's my page on last.fm. See how the artists at top are the most listened to? Then you get sort of a tail effect towards the bottom. !//-- andy matthews web developer certified advanced coldfusion programmer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- -Original Message- From: Ken Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:57 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? I'd even break it down further Jeff. I'd have them only pick 1 or maybe up to 5 songs out of the list and follow your points-accumulation idea from there. Then you can easily rank songs based on their point totals. Also, as far as presentation goes, I'd try to randomize the presentation order if I were doing it to try and avoid certain songs always being toward the top of the list. Thanks, Ken Ferguson 214.636.6126 -Original Message- From: Jeff Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:26 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? I've been asked to help out a friend conceptually, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. He wants to have a top 40 voting system where they will put 40 song titles up on a web page, and people will vote on them. Sounds pretty simple, but I'm not sure about what would be the best way. He seems to be leaning toward we'll put them on the site, and people will put them in the order that they want them in but that sounds kinda clumsy and unwieldy. I can't see people having the patience to REALLY do that. What about the ones near the bottom? Would people just get tired after about 20 of them and just submit? What would you do about ones that don't get votes or aren't filled in? What order would you present the songs in? Alphabetical seems the likely choice, but what about all the songs that begin with W or T or the ones shoved to the bottom? Would the songs beginning with A naturally gravitate to the top simply because of the way they're presented to the user? Do you see where I'm coming from? Has anyone ever built a voting tabulation system to do something like this? I was leaning towards a points system where maybe people picked their top ten songs, and they got a point value based on their ranking. 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc, and totaling up all the scores each song gets. I realize that a TRUE top 40 system is a system that rewards sales, and so I'm struggling with how to rectify voting for something that would normally be easily to tabulate. Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248569 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
I'd go with displaying perhaps 5 songs, in a random order, and make them prioritize them somehow. Upon submit, give them your thank you message, but also display 5 more songs (no dupes) below it, in case they want to rate some more. For the somehow, you could do 5 columns of radio buttons that automatically close out when one is selected. Or a drag and drop reordering. Or up/down arrows. There are a lot of solutions depending on how easy it needs to be, and how much time you want to invest in the UI. cheers, barneyb On 8/1/06, Jeff Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been asked to help out a friend conceptually, but I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. He wants to have a top 40 voting system where they will put 40 song titles up on a web page, and people will vote on them. Sounds pretty simple, but I'm not sure about what would be the best way. He seems to be leaning toward we'll put them on the site, and people will put them in the order that they want them in but that sounds kinda clumsy and unwieldy. I can't see people having the patience to REALLY do that. What about the ones near the bottom? Would people just get tired after about 20 of them and just submit? What would you do about ones that don't get votes or aren't filled in? What order would you present the songs in? Alphabetical seems the likely choice, but what about all the songs that begin with W or T or the ones shoved to the bottom? Would the songs beginning with A naturally gravitate to the top simply because of the way they're presented to the user? Do you see where I'm coming from? Has anyone ever built a voting tabulation system to do something like this? I was leaning towards a points system where maybe people picked their top ten songs, and they got a point value based on their ranking. 10 points for first place, 9 for second, etc, and totaling up all the scores each song gets. I realize that a TRUE top 40 system is a system that rewards sales, and so I'm struggling with how to rectify voting for something that would normally be easily to tabulate. Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248571 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? One thought is to just have a simple interface that shows the song, with a yes or no button. When they click on a button, it records the vote and shows the next song. Display the songs in a random order (random for each session, not the same random list for everyone). Rank would be based on yes votes/total votes for that particular song. They may get tired after 20, but since it is random, all the songs should get around the same level of exposure. -- Jim Wright Wright Business Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] 919-417-2257 ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248572 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
A big part of it will be to figure out how you want people to rate the songs: 1) Rate each song on a scale of 1 to 10 or the like; default to no vote 2) Enter a list ranking for each song, for example 1 for their favorite, 2 for their 2nd favorite etc. Probably the first would be easier to handle for the person voting, that way they don't have to scroll around figuring out whether they like song number 10 better than song number 30 for example. Also they don't have to vote for each song, you just tabulate the average rating per vote so it's scaled correctly, and those songs not getting votes won't be penalized. -- Josh - Original Message - From: Greg Morphis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:51 PM Subject: Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? Have a main songs table with song info, and a scores table with song IDs and a number say 1-10 score. Query the scores table to get an average, arrange query by that average and either use SQL to get the top 40 rows or through the use of CFLOOP output the 40 top scores.. ://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=19154.14955.4 ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248574 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
Just as an addition to that, put in a flag for each song and when it's voted on, flag it. Have your querry only pull unvoted songs up in the random order. Once all of them get voted on, clear all the flags. This will allow for randomness and still make sure that every song gets voted on an equal number of times (if that's important to you). Original Message: - From: Jim Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:11:51 -0400 To: cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? One thought is to just have a simple interface that shows the song, with a yes or no button. When they click on a button, it records the vote and shows the next song. Display the songs in a random order (random for each session, not the same random list for everyone). Rank would be based on yes votes/total votes for that particular song. They may get tired after 20, but since it is random, all the songs should get around the same level of exposure. -- Jim Wright Wright Business Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] 919-417-2257 ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248575 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system?
I am on a panel of 61 radio hosts that selects the top 100 for a national US Magazine in a niche music genre.You might be interested in how our system works in the real world. We pick the top 10 songs in order, giving them values from 1 to 10. Each song gets scored 10 points for a 1 placing, 9 points for a 2 placing, 8 points for a 3 placeing ... etc totalling up the points ranks the songs in order. We score by putting the numbers 1 to 10 in checkboxes next to the songs we want.We're voting on songs for a top 100 but we only have to pick 1 to 10. In our case we can add in songs too if we want subject to the following rules: Songs must be on current release (i.e. no writing in old favourites). No more than two songs for any artist I dont know how that sits with your strategy but thats how we do it in this niche music genre. We have radio hosts picking the songs because in our music style, a large porportion of the sales of CDs are through bands at their gigs Billboard magazine gets its chart rankings from retail store sales figures (through a company called SoundScan) but in our case those figures would only account for less than half the total sales. Bands just dont report their sales figures to SoundScan so building a chart from their figures wouldn't give a reasonable result except in the case of the biggest artists in the world in our genre. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month On 8/2/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just as an addition to that, put in a flag for each song and when it's voted on, flag it. Have your querry only pull unvoted songs up in the random order. Once all of them get voted on, clear all the flags. This will allow for randomness and still make sure that every song gets voted on an equal number of times (if that's important to you). Original Message: - From: Jim Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:11:51 -0400 To: cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: Hey, does anyone have any ideas regarding a top 40 voting system? Any suggestions, both from an interface standpoint, and the pure tabulations standpoint? One thought is to just have a simple interface that shows the song, with a yes or no button. When they click on a button, it records the vote and shows the next song. Display the songs in a random order (random for each session, not the same random list for everyone). Rank would be based on yes votes/total votes for that particular song. They may get tired after 20, but since it is random, all the songs should get around the same level of exposure. -- Jim Wright Wright Business Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] 919-417-2257 ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:248584 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
JRun JAR Launcher Errors on XP - any ideas whats doing it?
Im running XP Sp2 with CF7 and I keep getting a JRun JAR error thats leading to a crash, Does anyone have insight to what might be causing this? thank you all Steve ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:240089 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Massimo! You're beautiful! It works perfectly. Glad to hear this. Thanks for testing it out Just curious, what did you change? Well, first of all I have to give credit to Otoniel Rojas. He was using the CFC and facing the same problem with an headless server. He found the solution and send it to me some time ago. The change is just a single line, from: cfreturn createObject(java,java.awt.Button).init() To: cfreturn createObject(java,java.awt.Container).init() My code required a Java object that implement the ImageObserver interface. So I used java.awt.Button. This was the bit causing problems on headless servers. By using java.awt.Container instead, the problem is solved (at least it seems). java.awt.Container implement the ImageObserver interface as well, but it's an abstract class. Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221609 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
We just went through similar hassles with Other Java imaging packages on headless systems. While this CFC works ok, it's likely that other packages involving text won't if you ever try them (not without breaking CFCHART anyway). We solved the problem by using a virtual xserver on the machine and removing all of the awt arguments from the JVM command line. Now our Solaris boxes work like they had graphics cards as far as Java and CF are concerned. ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221612 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Massimo...Andyhave either of you looked into the JVM args I posted last week? Thanks Bryan. Unfortunately I don't have access to an headless system, so I have no way to test it out. Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221448 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Massimo... I saw your post about modifying the Java API. I downloaded the tmt_img zip file from your server again, but it looks like that still contains an older version of the CFC. When you get a few minutes, would you mind updating that ZIP file with the new CFC? I attached the zip to my post but I forgot the server blocks attachments :-( Later today I will be back at home and will put the modified CFC on my server. Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221449 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Thank you. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- -Original Message- From: Massimo Foti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 2:37 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? Massimo... I saw your post about modifying the Java API. I downloaded the tmt_img zip file from your server again, but it looks like that still contains an older version of the CFC. When you get a few minutes, would you mind updating that ZIP file with the new CFC? I attached the zip to my post but I forgot the server blocks attachments :-( Later today I will be back at home and will put the modified CFC on my server. Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221467 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
I attached the zip to my post but I forgot the server blocks attachments :-( Later today I will be back at home and will put the modified CFC on my server. Here it is: http://www.massimocorner.com/coldfusion/cfc/tmt_img_h.zip Again, it's just a shot in the dark. I don't have an headless system to try it out. Hope it could help. Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221556 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Thanks Massimo...I'll try it right now. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- -Original Message- From: Massimo, Tiziana e Federica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? I attached the zip to my post but I forgot the server blocks attachments :-( Later today I will be back at home and will put the modified CFC on my server. Here it is: http://www.massimocorner.com/coldfusion/cfc/tmt_img_h.zip Again, it's just a shot in the dark. I don't have an headless system to try it out. Hope it could help. Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221558 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Massimo! You're beautiful! It works perfectly. Just curious, what did you change? !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- -Original Message- From: Massimo, Tiziana e Federica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? I attached the zip to my post but I forgot the server blocks attachments :-( Later today I will be back at home and will put the modified CFC on my server. Here it is: http://www.massimocorner.com/coldfusion/cfc/tmt_img_h.zip Again, it's just a shot in the dark. I don't have an headless system to try it out. Hope it could help. Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221559 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Just curious, what did you change? Ditto!! Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221560 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
So I'm using Massimo's tmt_img.cfc file which works perfectly on my windows machine. I ran into problems though when porting the code to my web server, which runs headless. I finally got my sysadmin to configure the system to allow me to use the cfc, and it works...sort of. I can getHeight and getWidth, but when it tries to resize an image, I get an error: Failed to resize image Object Instantiation Exception. Error occured on line 198. That line is inside the bufferedResize function of the CFC which appears to be the portion of code actually doing the resizing. As I mentioned, it works flawlessly on my local machine, which leads me to think that there's some difference in my server's Java configuration. My sys guy just told me that he installed upgraded Java to 1.4.1. This is the last thing I need solved before I can push this code to the client. Does anyone have any ideas? Anyone run into this problem with tmt_img or another java based image manipulation CFC? Thanks in advance. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221325 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Sorry...the web server is linux based. Forgot to mention that. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- -Original Message- From: Andy Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:39 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? So I'm using Massimo's tmt_img.cfc file which works perfectly on my windows machine. I ran into problems though when porting the code to my web server, which runs headless. I finally got my sysadmin to configure the system to allow me to use the cfc, and it works...sort of. I can getHeight and getWidth, but when it tries to resize an image, I get an error: Failed to resize image Object Instantiation Exception. Error occured on line 198. That line is inside the bufferedResize function of the CFC which appears to be the portion of code actually doing the resizing. As I mentioned, it works flawlessly on my local machine, which leads me to think that there's some difference in my server's Java configuration. My sys guy just told me that he installed upgraded Java to 1.4.1. This is the last thing I need solved before I can push this code to the client. Does anyone have any ideas? Anyone run into this problem with tmt_img or another java based image manipulation CFC? Thanks in advance. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221326 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
So I'm using Massimo's tmt_img.cfc file which works perfectly on my windows machine. I ran into problems though when porting the code to my web server, which runs headless. I don't work on runs headless, so I can't help that much, at the bottom of the page below you will find more info about headless Java: http://www.olimpo.ch/tmt/cfc/tmt_img/ Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221327 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Massimo... I actually have the CFC running, it's just giving an error on one of the methods. I'm sure that someone else has run into this problem. It'll just take a while to find out what it is. Thanks for the excellent CFC, I appreciate it, and you. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- -Original Message- From: Massimo Foti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:43 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? So I'm using Massimo's tmt_img.cfc file which works perfectly on my windows machine. I ran into problems though when porting the code to my web server, which runs headless. I don't work on runs headless, so I can't help that much, at the bottom of the page below you will find more info about headless Java: http://www.olimpo.ch/tmt/cfc/tmt_img/ Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221329 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
and don't forget Andy I already posted the JVM args that need to be in the jvm.config fileand it woeks on a Linux server because that's where my headless machine is as well ;-) Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221336 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Hi Andy, I don't have an headless system, so this is just a shot in the dark, but I did a small change to the Java API calls inside the CFC. Please test it out on your server and let me know if it works. Best Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com - Original Message - From: Andy Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:39 PM Subject: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? So I'm using Massimo's tmt_img.cfc file which works perfectly on my windows machine. I ran into problems though when porting the code to my web server, which runs headless. I finally got my sysadmin to configure the system to allow me to use the cfc, and it works...sort of. I can getHeight and getWidth, but when it tries to resize an image, I get an error: Failed to resize image Object Instantiation Exception. Error occured on line 198. That line is inside the bufferedResize function of the CFC which appears to be the portion of code actually doing the resizing. As I mentioned, it works flawlessly on my local machine, which leads me to think that there's some difference in my server's Java configuration. My sys guy just told me that he installed upgraded Java to 1.4.1. This is the last thing I need solved before I can push this code to the client. Does anyone have any ideas? Anyone run into this problem with tmt_img or another java based image manipulation CFC? Thanks in advance. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221357 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Massimo...Andyhave either of you looked into the JVM args I posted last week? As I said then...I had the same problem with my codethe JVM args posted solved the problem. For the love of..one of you please acknowledge me and tell me to buzz off if you already looked at my solution and it didn't work...then I'll shut up and move on ;-) Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221359 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Bryan...simma down now. I had my sysadmin use those args and I'm still getting the same error. Massmio...I'll redownload the CFC from your site and try that one. Thank you very much for being willing and able to make that change. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- -Original Message- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? Massimo...Andyhave either of you looked into the JVM args I posted last week? As I said then...I had the same problem with my codethe JVM args posted solved the problem. For the love of..one of you please acknowledge me and tell me to buzz off if you already looked at my solution and it didn't work...then I'll shut up and move on ;-) Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221360 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Bryan...simma down now. I had my sysadmin use those args and I'm still getting the same error. LOL...and a good MadTV ref to boot!! ;-) Just FYI...the jvm.config file is VERY sensitive. If memory serves I had to make sure to dload from server in binary mode (not ascii)...edit very precisely (seemed as though spaces even caused issues)..upload over file on server (which of course was backed up before starting this...hehe)cycle CF services. I blew out the server a few times before I got it right ;-) HTH Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221363 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas?
Massimo... I saw your post about modifying the Java API. I downloaded the tmt_img zip file from your server again, but it looks like that still contains an older version of the CFC. When you get a few minutes, would you mind updating that ZIP file with the new CFC? Thanks in advance! !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- -Original Message- From: Massimo, Tiziana e Federica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:02 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? Hi Andy, I don't have an headless system, so this is just a shot in the dark, but I did a small change to the Java API calls inside the CFC. Please test it out on your server and let me know if it works. Best Massimo Foti Tools for ColdFusion and Dreamweaver developers: http://www.massimocorner.com - Original Message - From: Andy Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:39 PM Subject: tmt_img java error, anyone have any ideas? So I'm using Massimo's tmt_img.cfc file which works perfectly on my windows machine. I ran into problems though when porting the code to my web server, which runs headless. I finally got my sysadmin to configure the system to allow me to use the cfc, and it works...sort of. I can getHeight and getWidth, but when it tries to resize an image, I get an error: Failed to resize image Object Instantiation Exception. Error occured on line 198. That line is inside the bufferedResize function of the CFC which appears to be the portion of code actually doing the resizing. As I mentioned, it works flawlessly on my local machine, which leads me to think that there's some difference in my server's Java configuration. My sys guy just told me that he installed upgraded Java to 1.4.1. This is the last thing I need solved before I can push this code to the client. Does anyone have any ideas? Anyone run into this problem with tmt_img or another java based image manipulation CFC? Thanks in advance. !//-- andy matthews web developer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --//- ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221373 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
cfmx stopped working after installing XP SP2 - any ideas?
I recently installed XP service pack 2, and now coldfusion doesnt seem to work anymore. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks Steve [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx stopped working after installing XP SP2 - any ideas?
Un-installed will fix this for sure. I recently installed XP service pack 2, and now coldfusion doesnt seem to work anymore. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks Steve [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx stopped working after installing XP SP2 - any ideas?
I recently installed XP service pack 2, and now coldfusion doesnt seem to work anymore. Any ideas how to fix this? If you're using the built-in JRun web server, the SP2 firewall may be blocking access to it. http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entryentry=1038 Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx stopped working after installing XP SP2 - any ideas?
I experienced a simliar issue. CFMX was working for some time and after several Win 2K Server updates it stopped.I uninstalled CFMX, re-installed and not change, I un-installed removed registry entries and reinstalled and no change. I still have not figured it out.Macromedia web site provides no help either. Kevin -Original Message- From: Steve Kahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:05 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: cfmx stopped working after installing XP SP2 - any ideas? I recently installed XP service pack 2, and now coldfusion doesnt seem to work anymore. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks Steve _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx stopped working after installing XP SP2 - any ideas?
I recently installed XP service pack 2, and now coldfusion doesnt seem to work anymore. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks Steve Did you try this? http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/ts/documents/windowsspxp2.htm [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Invalid Context During Role Validation error in flex-event.log -- Anyone have any ideas?
I get the error... invalid context during role validation in the flex-event.log ..everytime I attempt to load a mxml file into my browser. The error page that gets displayed in the browser says... HTTP Status Code: 500 Exception Type: class java.lang.NullPointerException I've been going back through the Flex/Coldfusion (installed on JRun4) installation documents and double checking to make sure everything is in it's right place, and so far everything appears to be... but I'm still getting that error... Help! _ avast! Antivirus http://www.avast.com : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0404-6, 04/09/2004 Tested on: 4/10/2004 11:27:19 PM avast! is copyright (c) 2000-2003 ALWIL Software. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
anyone have any ideas why I have 10-30 second Flex load times?
It *is* the first run of the application, but it doesn't seem to get any better - and we're talking about the sample applications. In fact, they run quicker off the Macromedia site then they do locally on my comp. Any ideas? _ avast! Antivirus http://www.avast.com : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0404-5, 04/08/2004 Tested on: 4/8/2004 12:53:49 PM avast! is copyright (c) 2000-2003 ALWIL Software. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
Any ideas??
I keep getting the error: 8170f80c-8436-483b-84b5-ee351daffc0f must be interprettable as a valid number in the current locale. Without getting into too much detail ,all I am doing in the code is a QoQ on a query containing a few int and varchar columns, along with a SQL GUID column. We are using CFMX on SQL Server 2K on Win2K Anyone have any ideas? Neil [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: Any ideas??
Well - that's a GUID value - are you calling it as a number anyplace? Trying to do math on it or use an aggregate mathematical function? Posting some code would be the best way to help. Jim Davis _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 6:37 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Any ideas?? I keep getting the error: 8170f80c-8436-483b-84b5-ee351daffc0f must be interprettable as a valid number in the current locale. Without getting into too much detail ,all I am doing in the code is a QoQ on a query containing a few int and varchar columns, along with a SQL GUID column. We are using CFMX on SQL Server 2K on Win2K Anyone have any ideas? Neil _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
Re: Any ideas??
Are you using ColdFusion's own CreateUUID() functions? These are not valid MSSQL UUID's. You need something like the MSSQLCreateUUID() UDF at http://www.cflib.org/udf.cfm?ID=512. Peter Tilbrook Transitional Services - Enterprise eSolutions Centrelink (http://www.centrelink.gov.au) 2 Faulding Street Symonston ACT 2609 Tel: (02) 62115927 [EMAIL PROTECTED] com CF-TalkTo: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 02/02/2004 22:36Subject:Any ideas?? Please respond to cf-talk | [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: ColdFusion workshop - any ideas?
Just my comments on your list - sorry for no indenting, but quoting on the HTML version of the list is a pain. Some example topics I intend to cover include (in no particular order): INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME I definitely think this should come first.;^) ABOUT/HISTORY OF COLDFUSION You didn't mention how long of a presentation this is (but it's obviously pretty long).Also I think that your audience is going to be hard - as you've described it you'll have both amateurs and pros - difficult to balance. In any case I would discuss, at least a bit, the history of the history of CF.For the early years the generational model works well, I think: 1st generation websites (billboard and business cards), second generation (more content but static, beginning to be seen as valuable), third generation (doing real work, dynamic seen as necessary for business) and so forth. Also, if it's appropriate for the audience I think that a basic understanding of HTTP is essential to understanding this.Just the cursory coverage: how the browser talks to the server, what a request is, what the limits are (statelessness for example) and, especially, a firm description of what happens where. One of the most common questions asked by newbies is how can ColdFusion change a _javascript_ variable? - I think this questions is a direct result of not understanding HTTP. APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE I'd place this late in your plan - get the foundational elements out first.Also make sure to define very clearly the differences between Application.cfm, the Application scope and the CFApplication tag - too many people end up thinking that they're tied completely together (that you can ONLY place a CFAPPLICATION tag in Application.cfm). DATABASE BASICS I might consider moving the DB stuff up front.I think that many people may find database stuff a bit easier to swallow at first.Also by doing this you can stay on CF as the topic for the rest of the time and not break away from it. COMPLEX DATATYPES Deep, deep topic - don't forget access methods tho'!Both dot notation and indexed notation - it's another thing that a lot of newbie's miss and they pay for it later. I've found that diagrams help a lot - especially if they're dynamic. Constructing visualizations of Array, structs, queries, etc out of post-it notes (which allow you to copy and move data visually) really helps describe the concepts behind pointers and such. TO # OR NOT TO # Good point to make. RECOMMENDED READING As you're doing this (and this is a personal bias) don't forget the supporting tools and philosophies - especially usability (which should also be useful to your non-CF programmers as well). USING PERSISTENT VARIABLES Not to toot my own horn, but I've got a large guide to a lot of CF variable stuff that you may find useful here (long URL): http://www.depressedpress.com/DepressedPress/Content/ColdFusion/Guides/V ariables/Index.cfm I've tried to collect all of the things I think are important to know in that.It's not perfect, but I'm proud of it. THE FUTURE OF COLDFUSION Is bright! PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES Great topic - I'm assuming you're talking about things like Fusebox and such.Don't forget (if appropriate) the more basic concepts: procedural vrs OO and such. COLDFUSION VS ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, ETC I'd keep this low key and unbiased (if possible).I always start discussions on this topic with a general They're all mature, usable, versatile options and, in general, you can meet pretty much any need with pretty much any of the tools I definitely wouldn't use the word versus in the presentation.;^) Other things you might mention/cover: How dependent web applications are on browser support/cross (browser) platform issues. The concept of open source as it pertains to CF (perhaps during your discussion of the Exchange) which may include talking briefly about Blue Dragon. One of my favorite topics: CF Myths.Especially if you have other programmers there you'll have to face a lot of incorrect information. Things like CF isn't scalable, CF is too slow for production work, CF is just a CMS/Interface Tool/Prototyping Tool/Whatever and not a 'real' programming language. That's about it for now... sounds like you've got your work cut out for you!Good luck! Jim Davis [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: ColdFusion workshop - any ideas?
Thank you very much for the input I have received so far. Despite using CF myself for so long (8 years) and being close to 35 years of age - CF and it's history alone still keeps me more than occupied. Special thanks (at this early stage) to Mr Jim Davis for some great feedback - all duly noted. Will keep eveyone posted and - if I do it well enough - will make any resources I create (with credits) available to others. Regards, PT Peter Tilbrook ColdFusion Applications Developer ColdGen Internet Solutions Manager, ACT and Region ColdFusion Users Group - http://www.actcfug.com 4/73 Tharwa Road Queanbeyan, NSW, 2620 AUSTRALIA Telephone: +61-2-6284-2727 Mobile: +61-0439-401-823 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] World Wide Web: http:/www.coldgen.com/ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
ColdFusion workshop - any ideas?
G'day, I've been given the un-enviable task of bringing non ColdFusion programmers and total newbies up to speed with ColdFusion - only version 5 at this stage but MX will be plugged. I work for an Australian government department called Centrelink. They are in the top 100 hundred Australian companies in terms of size and turnover with a annual budget of AUD$1.6 billion and it distributes more than AUD$55 billion annually. Some brief stats are as follows: has 6.4 million customers; pays 9.3 million individual entitlements each year; has 27 083 staff; has more than 1 000 service delivery points ranging from large Customer Service Centres to small visiting services; sends more than 94 million letters to customers each year; conducts 98 700 field officer reviews each year; has more than 650 000 booked office appointments each month; handles 5.2 million new claims each year; receives more than 23.5 million telephone calls each year; receives 27.5 million website page views each year; makes some 700 000 decisions weekly. Some example topics I intend to cover include (in no particular order): INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME ABOUT/HISTORY OF COLDFUSION COLDFUSION BASICS APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE THE COLDFUSION ADMINISTRATOR DATABASE BASICS MAINTAINING DATABASE RECORDS ADVANCED DATABASE TECHNIQUES PASSING DATA BETWEEN TEMPLATES COMPLEX DATATYPES MAINTAINING STATE APPLICATION SECURITY TESTING AND DEBUGGING TO # OR NOT TO # MANIPULATING FILES AND DIRECTORIES WORKING WITH EMAIL REGULAR EXPRESSIONS WORKING WITH THE VERITY SEARCH ENGINE SCRIPTING AND USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS (UDF'S) INTERACTING WITH OTHER SERVERS USING HTTP CREATING AND USING CUSTOM TAGS SCHEDULING IN COLDFUSION GRAPHING AND CHARTING TESTING AND DEPLOYING YOUR APPLICATION COLDFUSION RESOURCES RECOMMENDED READING EXAMPLE COLDFUSION SITES RECOMMENDED READING STUCK? HOW TO GET HELP CODING BEST PRACTISES OPTIMISING YOUR APPLICATION COLDFUSION - THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE USING PERSISTENT VARIABLES THE FUTURE OF COLDFUSION THE ACTCFUG AND THE MMUG (USER GROUPS) COLDFUSION USAGE/ADOPTION STATISTICS COLDFUSION TRIVIA MXDU 2004 - MX DOWNUNDER CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES TIPS AND TECHNIQUES HACKPROOFING YOUR APPLICATIONS/PROTECTING YOUR CODE WHEN NOT TO USE COLDFUSION DOCUMENTING AND COMMENTING YOUR CODE SCRIPTING EXTENDING COLDFUSION THE MACROMEDIA EXCHANGE VERSION CONTROL TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT OF YOUR APPLICATIONS COLDFUSION VS ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, ETC RICH INTERNET APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMING FOR ACCESSIBILITY COLDFUSION SUPPORTED OS'S - NOT JUST WINTEL UNDOCUMENTED COLDFUSION This is a great opportunity for me to preach to the unconverted so any assistance would be appreciated. Regards, Peter Tilbrook Important:This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is confidential, commercially valuable or subject to legal or parliamentary privilege.If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any review, re-transmission, disclosure, use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited by several Commonwealth Acts of Parliament.If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this transmission together with any attachments. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: ColdFusion workshop - any ideas?
Ben Forta's CF WACK would be a good reference guide! www.easycfm.com is a site with a lot of tutorials from beginner to expert that could be used to give examples of code in action. cftipsplus.com also has useful articles that would tie into a variety of those topics listed below. Of course, you can just invite Sandy Clark, Adam Churvis or some other CF ceWebrity to do all the hard stuff for you ^_^ -Gel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] G'day, I've been given the un-enviable task of bringing non ColdFusion programmers and total newbies up to speed with ColdFusion - only version 5 at this stage but MX will be plugged. I work for an Australian government department called Centrelink. They are in the top 100 hundred Australian companies in terms of size and turnover with a annual budget of AUD$1.6 billion and it distributes more than AUD$55 billion annually. Some brief stats are as follows: [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: ColdFusion workshop - any ideas?
Based on the topics you are listing, I'm assuming they're pretty well educated in web techniques and dynamic pages, presumably by using .asp and .php or other technologies. My suggestion would be to keep the comparisons low key.Let ColdFusion speak for itself whether it's better than .asp or not.For example,when you're talking about doing a database query, it'll be tempting to say .. and with coldfusion you can connect to a database and do a query with only a couple of lines of code, rather than the .asp you're used to which you have to do all this stuff. . If they know .asp, they'll know how much they have to write to connect to a database and do a query. If you come across as overly preaching, they'll turn off. Just show them how easy it is to do a query in coldfusion and they'll make the comparison themselves.And you wont look like you're trying to ram it down their throats. Of course if one of the attendees wants to say how easy that is compared to what they're doing now, I would give him all the time in the world to say so. Another thing that'll be tempting is to tell them how great CFMX is, in an effort to get a movement going to upgrade.I strongly urge you to hold that in check too.If you tell them too many times .. and with the new CFMX you can do this..you'll come across as telling them lots of things they can't have.A mention of flash remoting perhaps and the easy reuse of code with CFCsbut keep that low key.CFMX will sell itself once you get some of them converted to CF thinking.I would have thought what you want to end up with is a whole lot of disciples who love the CF5 they have and who will start using it.Once they get immersed in CF, the new version will happen, as long as you've planted the seed.If you try to plant a whole forest, I think you'llhit a lot of resistance. Just my thoughts. Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 5 November 2003 2:32 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: ColdFusion workshop - any ideas? G'day, I've been given the un-enviable task of bringing non ColdFusion programmers and total newbies up to speed with ColdFusion - only version 5 at this stage but MX will be plugged. [snip] [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
Re: ColdFusion workshop - any ideas?
Of course, you can just invite Sandy Clark, Adam Churvis or some other CF ceWebrity to do all the hard stuff for you ^_^ -Gel That's sweet of you, Gel! :) Actually, we'd love to do some basic and intermediate CF DB training some time.If anyone out there would like us to come in and train your group, just let me know. And Peter-- take a look at the ColdFusion MX Bible.I know you're talking CF5, but the sample application in Chapter 2 can easily be adapted to CF5, and I get lots of raves about the database chapters.I really explain concepts that beginners often find difficult to grasp, like exactly what GROUP BY and HAVING really do internally (helps to visualize) and how to understand statements that contain GROUP BY and aggregates, etc.Lots of diagrams. Hope you like. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis Member of Team Macromedia Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training ColdFusion MX Master Class: January 12 - 16, 2004 http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com Download CommerceBlocks V2.1 and LoRCAT from http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com The ColdFusion MX Bible is in bookstores now! [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
Re: ColdFusion workshop - any ideas?
Funny you should say that Adam, I have a copy of the CFMX Bible by you right next to me :) Of course, you can just invite Sandy Clark, Adam Churvis or some other CF ceWebrity to do all the hard stuff for you ^_^ -Gel That's sweet of you, Gel! :) Actually, we'd love to do some basic and intermediate CF DB training some time.If anyone out there would like us to come in and train your group, just let me know. And Peter-- take a look at the ColdFusion MX Bible.I know you're talking CF5, but the sample application in Chapter 2 can easily be adapted to CF5, and I get lots of raves about the database chapters.I really explain concepts that beginners often find difficult to grasp, like exactly what GROUP BY and HAVING really do internally (helps to visualize) and how to understand statements that contain GROUP BY and aggregates, etc.Lots of diagrams. Hope you like. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis Member of Team Macromedia Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training ColdFusion MX Master Class: January 12 - 16, 2004 http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com Download CommerceBlocks V2.1 and LoRCAT from http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com The ColdFusion MX Bible is in bookstores now! [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why?
Mike, are you passing along the CFID/CFTOKEN attribute (or URLToken for short) in your links? Peter Tilbrook ColdFusion Applications Developer ColdGen Internet Solutions 4/73 Tharwa Road Queanbeyan, NSW, 2620 AUSTRALIA Telephone: +61-2-6284-2727 Mobile: +61-0439-401-823 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] World Wide Web: http:/www.coldgen.com/ == Analust - word meaning a Analyst (like myself) seeking work as an analyst/programmer. -Original Message- From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2003 4:32 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why? Here's another thought. ... when I first talked to my sysadmin he said he didn't have session vars enabled in the CF administrator. Then when I asked again a short while later to confirm, he said they were definitely enabled. (I got him to tell me the settings he had and they were the installation defaults). If he's actually turned them on between times, should he restart the CF Server too or does the administrator enable them immediately when you click update changes? ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
Re: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why?
Mike Kear wrote: Can someone else have a look at these pages for me too please make sure it's nothing to do with my browser settings? Took a look and the auth structure was present in all three pages. Tested in both IE 6 and Mozilla 1.5b. I've had an interestingly similiar on a intranet box we install recently running IIS and CF MX 6.1. When using the name of the box provided via WINS IE _always_ lost the session variables. If I use the IP it's fine. I'm currently assuming that IE forgets about the session vars due to a mismatch between IIS's domain name (there isn't one) and the WINS name. Not sure if it's related though, but is bluegrass.org the server you're having the problems on? -- Oliver Tupman Key Systems Geotechnical ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
FIXED: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why?
Fixed now. The problem was indeed the CFMX6.0 bug that [EMAIL PROTECTED] said last night ... that is a bug in 6.0 that was fixed it 6.1. If you set domain cookies, CF set's a new cfif and cftoken cookie every request. So I took the setdomaincookies=yes out of the CFAPPLICATION tag, and now the sessions stick from page to page, just like they're supposed to! Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. -Original Message- From: Oliver Tupman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2003 6:30 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why? Mike Kear wrote: Can someone else have a look at these pages for me too please make sure it's nothing to do with my browser settings? Took a look and the auth structure was present in all three pages. Tested in both IE 6 and Mozilla 1.5b. I've had an interestingly similiar on a intranet box we install recently running IIS and CF MX 6.1. When using the name of the box provided via WINS IE _always_ lost the session variables. If I use the IP it's fine. I'm currently assuming that IE forgets about the session vars due to a mismatch between IIS's domain name (there isn't one) and the WINS name. Not sure if it's related though, but is bluegrass.org the server you're having the problems on? -- Oliver Tupman Key Systems Geotechnical ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why?
My site is forgetting the session variables between pages, and I'm not sure why. It retains the login info when I use the CFID/CFTOKEN in the URL, but if not, the new page comes up and I'm logged out again. (sigh!) So far, I've explored the possibility that I've got the cfapplication tag wrong (I've pasted it below for you to see) or that my browser has cookies turned off (it doesn't). I've checked that the logout routine isn't getting cfincluded accidentally. I'm definitely getting logged in from the login routine, because on the action page following the login form, I've put a cfdump that displays the session scope, and the login info is shown there. But when I go to any other page on the site, the session scope doesn't include the login info. Is there anywhere else I ought to look? Here's my cfapplication tag, which is in the topmost Application.cfm on the site: Cfapplication name=infomanagement sessionmanagement=yes sessiontimeout=#createTimeSpan(0,0,20,0)# setclientcookies=yes setdomaincookies=yes (We're using CFMX6.0 on a Win2000 SP3 system.) Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
RE: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why?
Try adding clientmanagement=Yes And possibly the following deleteing as applicable clientstorage=cookie/dsn/registry -Original Message- From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 September 2003 15:21 To: CF-Talk Subject: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why? My site is forgetting the session variables between pages, and I'm not sure why. It retains the login info when I use the CFID/CFTOKEN in the URL, but if not, the new page comes up and I'm logged out again. (sigh!) So far, I've explored the possibility that I've got the cfapplication tag wrong (I've pasted it below for you to see) or that my browser has cookies turned off (it doesn't). I've checked that the logout routine isn't getting cfincluded accidentally. I'm definitely getting logged in from the login routine, because on the action page following the login form, I've put a cfdump that displays the session scope, and the login info is shown there. But when I go to any other page on the site, the session scope doesn't include the login info. Is there anywhere else I ought to look? Here's my cfapplication tag, which is in the topmost Application.cfm on the site: Cfapplication name=infomanagement sessionmanagement=yes sessiontimeout=#createTimeSpan(0,0,20,0)# setclientcookies=yes setdomaincookies=yes (We're using CFMX6.0 on a Win2000 SP3 system.) Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
RE: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why?
Craig, you think enabling client variables would make it remember session variables??? Heck I'll try anything - this is driving me up the wall - but I'm not sure why that would help. Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. -Original Message- From: Craig Dudley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2003 12:24 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why? Try adding clientmanagement=Yes And possibly the following deleteing as applicable clientstorage=cookie/dsn/registry -Original Message- From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 September 2003 15:21 To: CF-Talk Subject: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why? My site is forgetting the session variables between pages, and I'm not sure why. It retains the login info when I use the CFID/CFTOKEN in the URL, but if not, the new page comes up and I'm logged out again. (sigh!) So far, I've explored the possibility that I've got the cfapplication tag wrong (I've pasted it below for you to see) or that my browser has cookies turned off (it doesn't). I've checked that the logout routine isn't getting cfincluded accidentally. I'm definitely getting logged in from the login routine, because on the action page following the login form, I've put a cfdump that displays the session scope, and the login info is shown there. But when I go to any other page on the site, the session scope doesn't include the login info. Is there anywhere else I ought to look? Here's my cfapplication tag, which is in the topmost Application.cfm on the site: Cfapplication name=infomanagement sessionmanagement=yes sessiontimeout=#createTimeSpan(0,0,20,0)# setclientcookies=yes setdomaincookies=yes (We're using CFMX6.0 on a Win2000 SP3 system.) Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
RE: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why?
For session vars to work you need to link the id and token to your browser, client vars will do this. -Original Message- From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 September 2003 15:33 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why? Craig, you think enabling client variables would make it remember session variables??? Heck I'll try anything - this is driving me up the wall - but I'm not sure why that would help. Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. -Original Message- From: Craig Dudley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2003 12:24 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why? Try adding clientmanagement=Yes And possibly the following deleteing as applicable clientstorage=cookie/dsn/registry -Original Message- From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 September 2003 15:21 To: CF-Talk Subject: Session vars not being retained. Any ideas why? My site is forgetting the session variables between pages, and I'm not sure why. It retains the login info when I use the CFID/CFTOKEN in the URL, but if not, the new page comes up and I'm logged out again. (sigh!) So far, I've explored the possibility that I've got the cfapplication tag wrong (I've pasted it below for you to see) or that my browser has cookies turned off (it doesn't). I've checked that the logout routine isn't getting cfincluded accidentally. I'm definitely getting logged in from the login routine, because on the action page following the login form, I've put a cfdump that displays the session scope, and the login info is shown there. But when I go to any other page on the site, the session scope doesn't include the login info. Is there anywhere else I ought to look? Here's my cfapplication tag, which is in the topmost Application.cfm on the site: Cfapplication name=infomanagement sessionmanagement=yes sessiontimeout=#createTimeSpan(0,0,20,0)# setclientcookies=yes setdomaincookies=yes (We're using CFMX6.0 on a Win2000 SP3 system.) Cheers, Michael Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
