Preparing to upgrade from CF5 to CFMX6.1

2004-09-12 Thread Mike Kear
I have a client who's about to decide to make the leap to the 21st century and  upgrade to CFMX6.1 It's a while since I did it, and I've forgotten all the things that broke and/or had to be redone in a better way. is there a preparation checklist anywhere for upgradeing?  to check we've upgraded

Re: apache not starting, LoadModule SOLVED

2004-09-12 Thread joe velez
a reinstall was much more successful and i think i see the problem. i was using quotes in the path to mod_jrun20.so .. maybe that was the problem? maybe not. in any event its working now. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Supp

Re: structures how big?

2004-09-12 Thread Andrew Grosset
Thanks for the replys, I intend to load some fairly simple stuff straight out of the database which on the whole won't require any processing, so a server re-start shouldn't be too serious. My host uses MX6.1. Andrew [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User

Re: apache not starting, LoadModule

2004-09-12 Thread joe velez
the script runs ... this is the response: Found JRun server default at 127.0.0.1:2901 This web server is already configured for JRun. and i agree, i think it would be easier to reinstall, but when i did it wouldnt let me install cfmx, only an update or 30 day eval. im installing off the downloade

Re: apache not starting, LoadModule

2004-09-12 Thread Josh
to execute the script do this: ./apache_connector.sh but first, edit the file to make sure it matches your config. I don't use the standard load module, or I'd give you the solution. If it is easier for you, just reinstall CF. -Josh joe velez wrote: > well.. which one? :) i did > #sh apache

Re: apache not starting, LoadModule

2004-09-12 Thread joe velez
well.. which one? :) i did #sh apache_connector.sh but that didnt seem to do anything. I need to add in the correct LoadModule info to httpd.conf -- or maybe I have it but it's throwing an error. I accidentally overwrote the file removing the LoadModule data, when I found a sample online I plugge

Re: structures how big?

2004-09-12 Thread Robert Munn
> Thinking of putting a lot of info' in structures and stored in the > application scope that were previously accessed direct from the > database. > > How big can these structures be and how does one guage a maximum size > assuming one can measure their size? I am on a shared hosting site. > >

RE: Bad Radio Button

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
Select blnBnrActive from tablename blnLgBnrActive IS 1> value=”1” checked value=”0”>    _   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 4:11 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Bad Radio Button Alright, this is what I've got getInspirationsPE

Re: structures how big?

2004-09-12 Thread Douglas Knudsen
its all in RAM, so how much you got?  ;)    Hmmm, on a shared host thingy under CF5, there was only one instance, eh?  So all sites on the host shared the RAM, correct?  Under CFMX are hosts setting up JRun instances for each site and sequestering/limiting each sites RAM? Curious. Doug - Ori

structures how big?

2004-09-12 Thread Andrew Grosset
Thinking of putting a lot of info' in structures and stored in the application scope that were previously accessed direct from the database. How big can these structures be and how does one guage a maximum size assuming one can measure their size? I am on a shared hosting site. any suggestions, g

Re: Cold Fusion to PDF

2004-09-12 Thread Sean Corfield
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:06:47 -0700, Nomad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need some direction regarding custom tags/programs  to convert CF / HTML > to PDF for an invoicing application. You might also want to sign up for the Blackstone beta program - generation of PDF (and FlashPaper) is part of Bl

Appointments scheduling system

2004-09-12 Thread Chris Kavanagh
Dear list! So I've got to make an appointment scheduling system for a doctor's surgery.  I really can't be bothered to code it myself...does anyone know of an existing CF system I could buy, or any open source stuff I could easily repurpose? Kind regards, CK. [Todays Threads] [This Message]

Re: Cold Fusion to PDF

2004-09-12 Thread Paul Hastings
> Does anyone know of  cheap/free alternative that I can use? http://itextpdf.sourceforge.net http://www.lowagie.com/iText/ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]

Re: Cold Fusion to PDF

2004-09-12 Thread Qasim Rasheed
If you are using CFMX then Apache FOP might give you an free solution. Here is the link http://xml.apache.org/fop/ - Original Message - From: Nomad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:06:47 -0700 Subject: Cold Fusion to PDF To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello All , I need so

RE: Bad Radio Button

2004-09-12 Thread Adrian Lynch
Are you sure you have it looping in a cfoutput with the query attribute set? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 September 2004 00:34 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Bad Radio Button I'm just going through a query. When I run my query through SQL Query

Re: Obtain mail server from administrator setting using CFML?

2004-09-12 Thread Josh
ya, hurry up and realease it already!  ;-) Sean Corfield wrote: > Bear in mind that the service factory is unsupported (Blackstone will > provide a supported way to programmtically access CF Administrator > functionality...). > > On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:52:10 +0200, Jochem van Dieten > <[EMAIL PRO

Re: apache not starting, LoadModule

2004-09-12 Thread Josh
go ahead and reinstall the connector to apache. you can do this by simply running the apache shell script located here: /opt/coldfusionmx/bin/connectors/ make sure to edit the file and put in your settings specific to your install... Hope that helps, Josh -- Exciteworks, Inc expert hosting f

Re: Obtain mail server from administrator setting using CFML?

2004-09-12 Thread Sean Corfield
Bear in mind that the service factory is unsupported (Blackstone will provide a supported way to programmtically access CF Administrator functionality...). On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:52:10 +0200, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James Reily wrote: > > Anyone know of a way in CFML to get

RE: Dynamic Double Select box

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
qForms is great, I’ve used it a lot. I really don’t see how it can do what you wanted here without the first field coming from the database. I guess you could build a query structure to use with your static data instead, but there are a ton of other things that make it great. We have also been usi

RE: Bad Radio Button

2004-09-12 Thread guy . mcdowell
I'm just going through a query. When I run my query through SQL Query analyzer, the third record is the one with the flag of '1', when I dump the query the third record is the one with the flag of '1' - but still it's the fifth radio button that gets set to 'checked'. I also have it set up so t

RE: Oracle - Windows TNS Listener Service shuts down

2004-09-12 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
> Don’t mean to point out the obvious but that’s the best > place to start > Was it happening before the update? > Are you sure event viewer has nothing about the service? > Have you checked your listener.log file? D'oh! ... Nothing in the listener.log file about it shutting down, just info abo

Cold Fusion to PDF

2004-09-12 Thread Nomad
Hello All , I need some direction regarding custom tags/programs  to convert CF / HTML to PDF for an invoicing application. I have found a couple of sources while googling but they seem to be pretty expensive. Does anyone know of  cheap/free alternative that I can use? Thanks in advance, Ben Tho

RE: Dynamic Double Select box

2004-09-12 Thread Mark Henderson
thanks to both Michael and Bobby for your respective solutions. I have Bobby's revised addition working like a charm, however qForms looks like a great tool so I'm taking a peek at that now. Regards Mark H [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: Bad Radio Button

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
Are my posts actually coming through? It looks like they are but I also get an email saying they didn’t because the body was too long.    _   From: Ewok [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 6:28 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Bad Radio Button Well, I actually threw a data

RE: Bad Radio Button

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
Well, I actually threw a datasource in there and some real tables and there were a ton of mistakes… This code actually works. Just change the list of tables and it’s displaytext list as well as the datasource on the query.

RE: Dynamic Double Select box

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
I suck at explaining code so here is my explanation in code… (doesn’t mean it works) form.firstfield)> Select Record from #ListGetat(goodtables, form.firstfield)# --- MAKE A SELECTION ---

CF application navigation

2004-09-12 Thread Marco Antonio C. Santos
Farcry haves an very nice application navigation(menu collapsible, tabs and so on). How to do applications like that? Do you have examples for me? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]

RE: Dynamic Double Select box

2004-09-12 Thread Tangorre, Michael
I have been using qForms from www.pengoworks.com for awhile now. It is a great, cross browser API for this type of stuff. You don't have to use query results with it per se, but you create structures (JS) to relate elements, etc. Gimme a hollar off list if you need a hand with it. Michael T. Tango

Dynamic Double Select box

2004-09-12 Thread Mark Henderson
I'm just wondering what is there is an easy way to populate a second select list based on the first select list option. Is this best done using _javascript_ or is there a coldfusion way of achieving this? Here is what I'm after in the nutshell... action="">      Select a database   clien

apache not starting, LoadModule

2004-09-12 Thread joe velez
hey i installed cfmx on rh w/ all the default settings and it was working great. then i played around with adding virtual domains via the GUI interface and i think that overwrote the httpd.conf file that had the correct LoadModule info for CF to run.. when i pull up a CFM file i get the code, not

Re: CURSOR or CFLOOP

2004-09-12 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Tangorre, Michael wrote: > I am new to the idea of using CURSORs in SQL Server but would like some > input. > From an efficiency standpoint, which is a better choice? >   > select query + cfloop + insert query >   > or >   > stored procedure using a cursor to do row by row inserts How does the se

RE: Bad Radio Button

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
This small code block should show you the err of your ways… The value is #form.test# 1 checked> 2 checked> 3 checked> In your case, all of your fields have the same value so if one is checked, the last one will ALWAYS be it… It runs down like this… If 1 then checked If 1 then

Re: gobbledegook returned from MySQL TEXT fields

2004-09-12 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Richard Meredith-Hardy wrote: > > If I make a simple query on a VARCHAR(less than 255) column then the > text is returned. > > If I do the same on a TEXT, MEDIUMTEXT or LONGTEXT field I get back > something like 484954434F554E43D31234C4153 > > This is on Win2k Server SP4 / MySQL 4.1.4-gamma /

Re: charset issue

2004-09-12 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Douglas Knudsen wrote: > running CFMX 6.1 on winblows with the almighty oracle.  We are > grabbing some data from another server running CFMX 6.1 on Unix with > MySql via a webservice.  Seems the data we get is not displaying > correctly. Where is it not displaying correctly? MySQL? Webservice? Or

Re: Obtain mail server from administrator setting using CFML?

2004-09-12 Thread Jochem van Dieten
James Reily wrote: > Anyone know of a way in CFML to get the "Mail Server" that is set using the CF Administrator "Mail" interface?      factory = CreateObject("java", "coldfusion.server.ServiceFactory");  ms_service = factory.mailspoolservice;         Jochem [Todays Threads] [This

RE: Bad Radio Button

2004-09-12 Thread Adrian Lynch
Got any more info? Are you looping over a recordset? What else is happening? Ade -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 September 2004 21:11 To: CF-Talk Subject: Bad Radio Button Alright, this is what I've got getInspirationsPEBanner.blnLg

Re: Dynamic extends parameter?

2004-09-12 Thread Dave Carabetta
On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:38:05 +0200, Micha Schopman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am getting errors when using a dynamic extends value in a CFC. My guess is, this has to do with builtin Java inheritance rules which are not allowed to be dynamically defined, is this correct? > > The method invoked

Bad Radio Button

2004-09-12 Thread guy . mcdowell
Alright, this is what I've got getInspirationsPEBanner.blnLgBnrActive IS 1>  value="1" checked="Yes" value="0" checked="No"> But what's happening is that the 3rd record through should be checked, since getInspirationsPEBanner.blnLgBnrActive EQ 1, but no, the last record is getting ch

Re: XP SP2 Conflict w/CFMX

2004-09-12 Thread Steve Kahn
It took three uninstalls and re-installs for cfmx 6 to finally take. Each time I did a previous install, the administrator came up as a blank page. Thank you for all the insight and  support I owe you all a round of drinks. Steve >> From: Steve Kahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Unfortunately I h

RE: XP SP2 Conflict w/CFMX

2004-09-12 Thread Jim Davis
The only issue you should have faced with SP2 is that the XP Firewall would be enabled by default thus blocked the non-standard port than the built-in CF Server defaults to. Opening that port (I think it's 8080. but I can't remember for sure) should solve your problems. Beyond that could you offe

Dynamic extends parameter?

2004-09-12 Thread Micha Schopman
I am getting errors when using a dynamic extends value in a CFC. My guess is, this has to do with builtin Java inheritance rules which are not allowed to be dynamically defined, is this correct? The method invoked in the extends parameter, returns a full ColdFusion component path as a string. In

RE: CURSOR or CFLOOP

2004-09-12 Thread Jim Davis
Generally doing as much as you can in the DB is more performant. To do the CF solution you have to make many DB calls (all of which get validated, use up network resources and spend some time on the driver).  In the SP solution you pass one thing to the DB, the DB churns a bit then you get back on

RE: XP SP2 Conflict w/CFMX

2004-09-12 Thread Tangorre, Michael
> From: Steve Kahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unfortunately I had installed XP Service Pack 2 and my > Coldfusion server stopped working. So I un-installed the XP > SP2, and the CFMX. Then reinstalled CFMX and I am still > running into some function issues, any suggestions? Did you install an

XP SP2 Conflict w/CFMX

2004-09-12 Thread Steve Kahn
Unfortunately I had installed XP Service Pack 2 and my Coldfusion server stopped working. So I un-installed the XP SP2, and the CFMX. Then reinstalled CFMX and I am still running into some function issues, any suggestions? TIA Steve [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsub

RE: Oracle - Windows TNS Listener Service shuts down

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
Also found this about using tnsnames alias’s only in a terminal server environment. Seems to have fixed this guy up but I can’t vouch for it since I’ve never ran it on a TS environment. HYPERLINK "http://www.experts-exchange.com/Databases/Oracle/Q_20592226.html"http://www .experts-exchange.com/Dat

RE: Oracle - Windows TNS Listener Service shuts down

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
Don’t mean to point out the obvious but that’s the best place to start… Was it happening before the update? Are you sure event viewer has nothing about the service? Have you checked your listener.log file?    _   From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 12,

CURSOR or CFLOOP

2004-09-12 Thread Tangorre, Michael
I am new to the idea of using CURSORs in SQL Server but would like some input. >From an efficiency standpoint, which is a better choice? select query + cfloop + insert query or stored procedure using a cursor to do row by row inserts The select query will never return more than 12 rows.

Oracle - Windows TNS Listener Service shuts down

2004-09-12 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
I'm running an Oracle 9i database on Win2K server. Everything works fine, until I connect to it with ColdFusion (6.1 with the updater). After the CF request completes, the Oracle TNS Listeners service in Windows shuts down. No warning, no error, no explanation. Has anyone else seen or heard of this

RE: HELP with verity

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
Like Doug said, you can use the Cistom1 and Custom2 to pass along special values when you index your information. You can also use the StartROw and MaxRows attributes of the CFSearch tag to display a certain number of records per page… Say 10 per page….   Colleciont=”MyCol

Re: HELP with verity

2004-09-12 Thread Douglas Knudsen
look at using teh custom1 and custom2 attributes of the cfindex tag. You can associate custom fields to datapoints this way.  Show us your cfindex code and maybe we can suggest how.  Are you indexing a query or files? Doug - Original Message - From: Andrew Magill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date

RE: Need flash help ...

2004-09-12 Thread Ewok
What exactly are you trying to do with XML in your flash?    _   From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 4:23 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Need flash help ... Thanks Dave,  actually it's not ColdFusion I need help with.   The Flash has to use an XML file,

HELP with verity

2004-09-12 Thread Andrew Magill
Hi Having a problem outputting info from a verity search. At the moment the output just displays a long vertical list of the product #title# I would like to output from a verity search to a multi-page (< Next>>) Template that displays results in a table (4 cols x 4 rows) The important thing i

Editor for HTML emails

2004-09-12 Thread Nando
Can anyone recommend a editor or program specifically for HTML emails, especially one that helps with supported tags / styles in various email clients? I've gotten into and out of this a few times and don't remember the (somewhat arcane) details. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription]

Re: Need flash help ...

2004-09-12 Thread dave
its funny how ppl are, i just give'm a good ole <^>(*_*)<^> i remember your troubles with the php thing what exactly are u trying to do? it might be able to be done without xml, its very easy to get data into flash in a lot of ways. I've actually been shying away from xml cause of the overhead it

Re: SMTP or Telnet tools?

2004-09-12 Thread Andrew Dixon
We have had trouble get mail to AOL users as well. AOL told us that it was because are mail server didn't have a PTR record. We got one add and since then it doesn't appear to have been a problem. Just a suggestion. Andrew. - Original Message - From: Eric Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date:

Re: Need flash help ...

2004-09-12 Thread Mike Kear
Thanks Dave,  actually it's not ColdFusion I need help with.   The Flash has to use an XML file, and that can be generated by anything. Thanks for the warning,  I'll make sure I dont mention ColdFusion at all I've found PHP people get in a tizz before if you mention ColdFusion. Instead of discu

Connecting cf mx and oracle 9i

2004-09-12 Thread mark brinkworth
Trying to connect a server running CFMX to an Oracle 9i server, through a firewall. It seems that in addition to port 1521, another randomly assigned port is required. Does anyone know what this port is for, and if it is possible to lock it down to a particular port? ___

Re: Need flash help ...

2004-09-12 Thread dave
what do u need help with? there is dave watts flash list at figleaf but its predominantly php ppl whos panties get all wadded up if u breathe the word "coldfusion" cause its not free and everyone has to pay $1200 to use cfm, lol this is a good one http://www.flashmx2004.com or if u want personal