On 2/9/07, Andy Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is basically asking people to work for free, with only a chance of
the
possibility of winning the contest. It's called Spec Work and it's a bad
practice.
no, it's called a *contest*. Enter it, don't enter it, it's up to you. I
don't
All seems fine, but if I were you, I would URL Encode the names (they
have spaces in them) that might be giving some problems to some people.
Just a thought
MD
On 10 Feb 2007, at 00:25, Bob Imperial wrote:
Thanks Tom ;-) I am now not going to work late tonight
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Doesnt that sound like a perfect candidate to work on the
cfeclipse.org website?
MD
On 10 Feb 2007, at 00:36, Michael Wright wrote:
Today's discussion of pro-bono work and its relative merits got me
thinking.
I'm learning ColdFusion with a view to a career change and I'm
faced
Mark
I'd be delighted to help out with the cfeclipse.org website in any way I
can.
Feel free to get in touch anytime.
Michael
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From: Mark Drew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 10 February 2007 10:00
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Pro-Bono Work Offered
Doesnt that sound
No, the page does not show a running clock. Do I need to ask for that as an
element within CFFORM? My current code is:
CFFORM NAME=fwsUI
FORMAT=flash
WIDTH=790
HEIGHT=615
I have not advanced to remoting yet, which I believe will help, but I'd like to
improve the user
On 2/9/07, dsmith @ psea. org dsmith @ psea. org [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is it possible to create an access datasource on 6.1 w/o having the ODBC
service running? There appears to be an access native driver but when I try
to use it it tells me that the ODBC service isn't running.
Thanks,
I don't know what version of Codlfusion this person was using, but this
error was just reported by someone attempting to use ImageCFC.
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An unexpected system error was detected. Error code is 4294934528
This type of error will
Probably alot of people out there still using 4 4.5. I see it on the list
quite often with questions like were upgrading to mx from 4.0, what can we
expect? Kinda odd since my CF4 wack is dated 1998...Long time to wait :/
Doug B.
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From: Rick Root [EMAIL
I don't know if this is it but have you checked if Coldfusion MX 7 ODBC Server
is running
In windows:
Start Programmes Administrative Tools Services
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Assuming that this person is using a modern version of CF... hasn't
anyone at Macromedia heard of Global Find/Replace? =)
First, replace Allaire with Macromedia.
Then, replace Macromedia with Adobe.
:^)
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Once upon a time, I seem to remember hearing that you could use OLEDB to
connect to access: cfquery dbtype=oledb ... /cfquery
However, I've never tried that :). If it works out, let me know.
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Count me in! Still using 4.5 and the 4.0 WACK!
There has been no compelling reason to update so far.
(Not to start this whole debate again...) I'm waiting until
CF includes built-in functionality that significantly addresses
the user experience.
I'm not looking to shave a few milliseconds
Is it running stable? And is it your app or you are hosting clients? I
remember always having to stop/start 4.5
But then again, seems we are always doing the same to weblogic these days, at
least our dev server
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From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Hey, I'm wondering if anyone would know T-SQL I could use to accomplish the
following (I don't have the luxury of writing an SQL function for this,
unfortunately):
I have a column called 'path' in a database (Oracle) that has the following
types of values in it:
Example 1:
Yep... running great. Never have any problems other than
a creeping memory usage. I usually just restart the server
once a week to bring the memory usage back down.
It's probably due to some poor coding back when I first
started.
I don't have any problems with it at all...
Oh, and yes...
how about something that looks at the right 4 characters, and if the
first of those 4 is a period, then get the right 3. I don't have SQL
Server on this box, but it would be something like:
select case left(right(path,4),1) when '.' then right(path,3) else '' end
Again, don't have it in front of
Apart from cost (and I know it's a thrashed out debate) you cannot seriously
that there is no compelling reason to not upgrade?!
CF includes built-in functionality that significantly addresses
the user experience.
Such as? Why would you want/need a programming language to cater for this
and in
To add You surely cannot think that CFC, XML etc are not a reason to
upgrade?!
I'm with you on Flash forms though... Total bollox :-)
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I would like to validate my apps as xhtml strict, but what is the best way to
deal with the anf ? in the url? Would I actually need to use urlEncode()
or would I be able to simply do a find and replace #63 for ? and #38 for
Thoughts?
Doug B.
You mean for writing out of anchors in your code? URLEncode would be the
best way I believe.
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Also, Strict XHTML is a nightmare sometimes as it encompasses everything! I
usually always go for transitional.
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Kris Jones wrote:
select case left(right(path,4),1) when '.' then right(path,3) else '' end
This will work on SQL Server (assuming all of your extensions are three
characters), and possibly on Oracle(I think it now supports CASE). In
your message you wanted a T-SQL solution, but said your
Does anyone know if there is a way to customize the default template for
..cfm files in CFEclipse? I would like to add the standard html I use for
every template as the default.
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Dan Vega
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can be replaced by amp;
You don't need to escape ? Just ampersands.
You can get a listing (one of many, but the first one that popped up on my
google search) at
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/reference/article.php/3472611
Sandra Clark
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http://www.shayna.com
Once upon a time, I seem to remember hearing that you could
use OLEDB to connect to access: cfquery dbtype=oledb ...
/cfquery
However, I've never tried that :). If it works out, let me know.
OLEDB is not supported in CFMX or newer versions.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
Is it possible to create an access datasource on 6.1 w/o
having the ODBC service running? There appears to be an
access native driver but when I try to use it it tells me
that the ODBC service isn't running.
Are you using the Access w/Unicode driver? That doesn't rely on the ODBC
what about =
Doug B.
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From: Sandra Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:47 PM
Subject: RE: Strict Validation
can be replaced by amp;
You don't need to escape ? Just ampersands.
You can get a
Its fine, I use all of those in FB xml apps all the time. All xHTML is is
HTML in an xml format, so all the cgi query items (with the exception of the
ampersand) are fine.
a href=http://www.shayna.com/index.cfm?type=id1amp;item2=3; / is
perfectly valid. The only thing that needs to be escaped
What I'm saying is that all *I* see, and there is the emphasis on my
understanding,
which is limited to reading about later versions and watching this list, is
that
CF basically has advanced in its data handling capability.
From what I can tell, the tools used are more capable, like CFC's, etc.
Again, (and I'm speaking without actual experience with CFC's or XML...)
what does using a CFC or XML provide me that I need right now?
Just a better way to manage data?
(And, as a note in reference to the other post you made and my answer,
Flash forms is an attempt to enhance user experience...)
Ultimately though, the presentation is just, in most cases going to be
HTML/JS so ColdFusion shouldn't really be expected to provide this per se.
The step up from non-Java ColdFusion is massive in terms of how it works
under the hood and in terms of features and capabilities.
CF7 just does
Maybe, but the double edge of that I ease of use and total lack of
understanding of how, in that it's all fine and dandy adding a cfcool to
your tag set but when you need to think and develop outside the box , the
problems arise.
I respect your stance, but I find it insane that you, as a
Sorry, missed you Q! Well, why should spend it? In your case, there probably
is no reason as you seem to be noting that your requirements are very basic,
but I suppose the argument could also be why use ColdFusion at all? You may
as well just stick with an old skool CGI technology, or even just
(I said find and replace about Macromedia because they're the ones who
released CFMX 6, 6.1, and 7...)
The guy is trying to use ImageCFC on a shared server at hostway. I'd be
stunned if it was CF 5 or earlier.
now... to Rick Faircloth...
You're insane. Programming languages aren't about user
when a more advanced feature request comes about
you could be without a paddle
True, true... but mostly I develop for unsophisticated users
who demand very little in terms of how a particular feature
functions.
I know I need to update soon, and would have already if
Adobe had not made the
Anything which requires a gateway Anything which requires a Web Service
Anything which required you to code OO
To mention a few...
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Rick, you do real estate sites, correct?
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to generate a pdf version of a home listing
on the fly, that your real estate agent clients could print out, forward
it to their prospective buyers etc. Of course you can print from the web
browser, but non-techie folks
Thanks again for the help on this Gert! I've setup my output but I ran into
something I'm not sure of the syntax on how to fix this. When passing the
search criteria via my form variable, it only returns exact matches in
case..here's what I have setup:
cfdirectory action=LIST
CF5 compared to MX is like a Lada to a Ferrari
First... Ferrari I get, but what is a Lada?
Dictionary.com says it is a counter or bar, as in snack bar
or a building in which grain is kept, as in barn.
Is it a brand of vehicle?
On to the point...
What I have to be concerned with is the front
I wouldn't have a clue how to use old skool CGI technology
and don't see how I could a dynamic, database-driven website with
just HTML...never heard of bespoke tools either. However, I have
now, since I googled for it and found their site... they use Flash... I hate
designing with Flash...
User
You're insane.
You been talking with my wife? :o)
Programming languages aren't about user interfaces
True, but I'm watching the merging of UI tools and
programming tools. You mentioned CFREPORT and
CFDOCUMENT, and those are programming tags which
help automate presentation. (I believe
Neither of which have I needed to this point. I'm sure the time will
come when I will.
But even when I move to CF8, I'll still probably code for awhile in
much the same way I do now. It just takes time for me to integrate
new programming techniques while trying to be productive. I don't
get
You're right, Josh... I do a lot of work on Real Estate sites.
And the CFDOCUMENT tag is one I drool over because
of its generation of PDF's.
That provides a big push towards upgrading.
Rick
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From: Josh Nathanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, February 10,
Jim,
Yeah, I typoed. Sorry, worked with SQL Server a lot. I did mean a PL/SQL
solution, however, I cannot write a PL/SQL function to utilize, so whatever SQL
I use, it has to work inside a cfquery
To my knowledge, Oracle doesn't have a right() function, and the sql provided
didn't work in
I'd suggest that the way you are required to code now is probably
slowing you down, especially when it comes to maintenance. For
example, having every cfquery and every bit of business logic in a CFC
(or a set of CFCs) makes it very easy to know where to look to change
the functionality in the
Actually you can write an anonymous PL/SQL block inside a cfquery tag.
There's a bug wherein line returns will cause an error in the JDBC
driver, so the block must be all on one line, but it will work.
Anyway, SUBSTR() will work like a right() function when -1 is used as
the starting position:
QofQ is case sensitive. So if you search for name LIKE '%Alanis%', it is
NOT the same as searching for '%alanis%', or '%aLaNiS%'. The force it to be
case-INsensitive, use a couple of functions:
SELECT * FROM qryResult WHERE lower(name) LIKE '%#lCase(form.findThis)#%'
Hope that helps.
On
Sounds good... thanks for the info, James!
Rick
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From: James Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 9:23 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Neat error message
I'd suggest that the way you are required to code now is probably
slowing you down,
Thanks Matt...this covers the two possibilities of upper and lower case ..
Select * from qryResult Where lower(name) Like '%#form.findThis#%' OR
upper(name) Like '%#form.findThis#%'
I guess maybe I should address the other possibilities by eliminating the
uploading of mixed case names on the
No need for that. If you look at my example, you'll see that I used lCase()
ColdFusion function to make sure that the form value was in lower case as
well. So it covers it all.
On 2/10/07, Bob Imperial [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Matt...this covers the two possibilities of upper and
Ahhh so am I understanding this correctly, it converts it to lower case
before it actually sends the request to the db?
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From: Matt Quackenbush [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:49 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Need help searching for files
how would you put the following into cfscript?
document.write(screen.width);
thanks!
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how would you put the following into cfscript?
document.write(screen.width);
You can't directly, because CF doesn't have access to the JS DOM, and
therefore cannot detect the screen width of the browser.
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http://www.figleaf.com/
Fig Leaf Software provides
I am suprised then that you are not wanting to use web services as well
(unless the sites are for local and small shops)
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hum, so just stuck with js version
thanks dave
how would you put the following into cfscript?
document.write(screen.width);
You can't directly, because CF doesn't have access to the JS DOM, and
therefore cannot detect the screen width of the browser.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
Regardless, I would suggest you install CF7 locally to play with alongside
youé 4.5/5 install and start to learnd/look at CFCs etc and the way CFMX
apps are built as in the most part they are very different, you don't want
to move to 8 just for some widget only to find that you haven't got a clue
Well, it's not actually sending to a database in this particular query; it's
querying a previous query. But yes, the CF function will process before
making the query request, thereby converting the form var to lower case.
Then by using the SQL lower() function on the column that you're querying,
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