Haha :-) I hardly wore any Mustang stuff to work at Hopkins. Now, the
decorations on my desk and wall are a different story, but what can I
say? That brings up a good point. Will- if you make a CF shirt that
incorporates a 1967 Convertible Mustang or the Mustang logo I'll buy one
:-)
Sorry, but they look like cheap knockoffs.
Well now that's just plain wrong. I've had so many compliments on the quality
of these shirts that one or two nasty little comments like that bounce right
off them. If anything is cheap it's the fact that someone would call something
cheap when they
Since a few people have seen fit to label my shirts cheap, I thought I'd post a
few comments I've received from customers. I won't name anyone here, but I WILL
tell you that you'd recognize the names. I have more ...
Will,
- No need to reply back. I just wanted to comment that the shirt
I think a few people are missing the point of the shirts in the first place.
It's being clouded up by feelings and such. Let me make just a few points.
-In the beginning I was looking for some nice ColdFusion shirts that SAY
ColdFusion because I'm proud to be a cf developer. I'm proud of what
Although I don't understand how selling t-shirts is doing anything for the
community.
Russ, this makes absolutely no sense. I dunno how to even RESPOND to this. I'll
give it a quick whirl.
I sell CF tshirts I've lost money so far any $$ generated from sales goes
back in to produce more
hmm, yeah, one of the two instances in teh cluster restarted itself,
full restart, after updating web.xml. The other didn't. odd...off to
check the settings...
This is reminding me of the crap that went on at Crystal Tech a while back.
Remember that? Session invalid errors all over the place
Hey all,
So the other day I was contacted by a typical Nigerian scam artist interested
in buying 150 t-shirts! My first thought was, I'd like to play with this guy's
mind a little.
Here's how it started off (this thread contains technical CF code so I think
it's appropriate to post this
Oh well, some of our emails were snipped out of the post. Sorry!
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ok, here's the first email he sent me.
Dear Sales,
Iam interested and also will like to purchase this items mention below from
your store/company,and also like to know the Total costs price and the 3 DAYS
EXPRESS SHIPPING costs,so as so to know the whole amounts to pay for:
ADULT X-LARGE
u... I missed how we got from t-shirts ot computer equipment?
Dana
EXCELLENT point! This is part of his scam. And it looks like I left *that*
email out of the first post. He basically just brought it up out of nowhere
after I told him how much the shirts would be.
These guys are kind of
I think that I gave up when
the counter for my form reached 9,000 submissions.:-D
LMAO! THAT's good! I love it!
Thanks for sharing,
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Speaking of all that old equipement..
I'd love to hear how much they would pay for my old Tandy 1000.. no
hard drive, ancient dos when it loads up (or used to)..
Heck, it'd be funny if this guy were to get swamped with emails from people
wanting to sell ancient equipment like that.
Che,
Here's one you might be interested in. It's paid but works like a champ!
http://www.web-relevant.com/web-relevant/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.paypalmx
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Hey guys!
I caught my Nigerian Scam friend! In case some of you didn't read my first post
about this, here's the basics.
Nigerian Scam Guy contacts me from the cf tshirt site. Wants 150 t-shirts for
promotional items, and pronto! Emails go back and forth, I play with his mind
a little, make
I'll let you know how it goes.
I can't believe he used your form. No branding, formatting or anything
plain black and white form. Unbelievable.
Sweet! DO keep us informed. And for the record, the main reason I posted this
here is because I spoke with two different people I admire and
I assume both of them are internet noobs... respectable people you
admire who don't know better.
Both are the opposite of noobs. They're very proficient programmers -
*extremely* intelligent people.
That's what alarmed me.
Will
Dunno if this helps mike, but Interakt has a DW extension for it. Free trial I
believe.
http://www.interaktonline.com/Products/Free-Products/MXTreeMenu/Overview/
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Not trying to be a smart alec here, but why aren't you using Application.cfc?
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cfif #form.pic1# NEQ
This doesn't need the #'s.
It should be: cfif form.pic1 NEQ
Same here:
cfset pic1 = #file.serverfile#
Should be: cfset pic1 = file.serverfile
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(and your post added nothing to the discussion.. of course, neither does
this one)
Ok, let me add somethin to the discussion here then.
As of CFMX7 we can name our own variable for cffile by using the result
attribute.
cfif isDefined(Form.FileContents)
!--- If TRUE, upload the file. ---
so adding more code to it makes sense to you? well ok, just cause i
know you i can see you thinking that lol
This is actually less code dude. Just add an attribute to cffile, done
and why output it righ there? doesnt it make more sense to set it as a
variable so you can do other things
so adding more code to it makes sense to you? well ok, just cause i
know you i can see you thinking that lol
Compare this: result=pic1
with this: cfset pic1 = #file.serverfile#
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ok show me where its less code..
so u can add an attribute or set a variable wheres the big discount of
code at?
I made an error with your example dave the disruptured.
It should've been with your #'s: cfset #pic1# = #file.serverfile#
You need to not be posting when you
I just ran across this. Has anyone used it?
http://www.railo.ch/en/documentation/index.cfm?treeID=18
Supports cfc's too.
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I experienced the same kind of problem a long time ago when I was using MySQL.
Ran into it with SQL server I think too.
Don't ask me why, but I believe what I did that worked was to go straight thru
my Windows Control panel to setup the datasource.
Control Panel Administrative Tools Data
LOL...never shoulda named ya the Disruptor...
I believe it's really the disruptured Bryan.
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Here it isand congrats Will on winning the lottery ;-)
YAY! I'M RICH! WOO H!
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Is there a way to delete this thread?? Mike D. is probably gonna want a cut of
my winnings. No! :)
While I'm here I thought I'd close out the Nigerian Scam thing. I got lotsa
input from some of you guys on how to close it out. Cause, this lowlife pile of
trash was
Hey guys, I'll get right to it.
I'm working on my new cfc cart app and using a new db schema.
Here's the schema: http://wtomlinson.com/newcartschema.gif
You add a productid/model, then add SKU'S to it. Where I'm having trouble is
with the options. They're twisting my brain up!
I've made it
An SKU incorporates options such as colour and size
A product could be ColdFusion coffee mug while an SKU might be
ColdFusion Coffee Mug, Size XXL, white
I guess a product is a promotional unit, while an SKU is an inventory
unit.
Exactly! Thanks! This is definitely a brain buster for me.
Dumb question. Do you have to use cybersource? Can you use Authorize.net
possibly?
I have one for them.
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If anyone has any more suggestions on the db schema and/or queries I'd
appreciate it.
Notice I'm just focusing on the items themselves right now. I figured once I
got this tougher stuff knocked out I'd add tblcategories and such.
Thanks,
Will
Be sure to show the file upload one from asfusion. That one is spectacular!
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If it's CFMX7, you can do this:
cfinput type=submit name=submit value=complete order
validate=submitonce
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Hey guys,
I'm workin' with my new cart app project and the db schema/product
options/queries are flat out insane. Looks like NASA got involved with it!
XML looks like it'd be much more natural in structuring the data.
item
id123/id
colorred/color
sizelarge/size
/item
etc ... etc ...
Is
Thanks for all your responses. Guess I'll just stick with my db. It just seemed
like running the queries to gather multiple options and combinations of options
was getting out of hand.
Here's what I'm using just to grab options and their values for a given
product. Seems a bit ridiculous but I
Damn! This looks like my xml db!
:)
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Yeah, these queries in particular look like they could both easily be
shortened down to something along the lines of
SELECT * FROM vProductOptions where prodID = #url.prodid#
With a view -- which would probably be useful in several places and a
much easier solution than XML.
Why don't you use
www.cfczone.org the mailing list there is chock full of goodness
and heavy hitters in this realm.
Go here and just click subscribe. :)
http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm
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Wow, I just read what I wrote...it is like English but different. But if
you lower your intelligence by a few notches, you just might get the jist.
Sorry.
I've been testing different ways of doin this. Ray tipped me off to a new
feature of XMLParse() in mx7 which lets you use filenames and
Can we please get some more input on this topic guys? I'd just like to know how
some of you handle these things.
Thanks,
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(So, if we had a cfc
that needed username, dsn, etc, we'd require that it be passed into an init
function - the cfc doesn't know that the application scope exists.)
Make sense?
Yes this makes good sense, but I think what would help most is if you could
show us some *REALLY* basic example
a! Now we're gettin' somewhere!
I was just thinking about doing it like this because I'm looping through and
creating separate app variables with the settings' values. But if I build a
settings struct that can be passed into the cfc, it would be mucho better.
The problem I have
Just tested this and it looks like what you want.
cfquery name=getallprods datasource=test
SELECT prodID, prod_MerchID, prodname, prodshortdescription
FROM tblproducts
/cfquery
cfloop list=getallprods.columnlist index=thiscolumn
cfset SESSION[thiscolumn] = thiscolumn
/cfloop
cfdump
Okay, this is long, but here's some example code. Here's the dbdata
(settings) cfc. You'd fill in (yourdefault) with whatever your default
info is:
Thanks much Deanna! This indeed helps a lot. I'll be working on it tonight.
:)
Will
This thing could use some validation work. Nice looking though ...
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Hi will,
Care to expand on the validation thing? Not sure what you are meaning?
I'm using Firefox and it's displaying a few errors such as the form tags being
outside a td. I ran into that one myself and used some css on the form,
display:inline, to make it look the same inside a td, yet
I usually never include the form tags inside td as it includes
additional space that can screw up a tight layout
Right, and I've run into the same problem. But someone here showed me how to
use display:inline instead of placing the form tags outside the td's.
Here's my form code on this page:
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone was successfull using XML over http to connect to
Fedex or UPS. I tried a lot of examples posted on macromedia without any luck.
Any code is appreciated.
Gabriel
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I used this, worked great:
ColdFusion tutorials - Calculating Shipping Costs with
Is there a problem with cffile action=move?
On my devl machine here sometimes it works, sometimes I get an error saying the
source is invalid. I'm positive both my source and destinations are correct.
Googlin' showed there might be some issues with it.
If I change the action to copy, it works
Yes, there are some definite issues. Copy/delete is the solution I use.
cheers,
barneyb
Thanks much Barney! I appreciate the tip.
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Tony,
I've seen Ray Camden. I know Ray Camden. Tony, you are no Ray Camden.
:) heheeheee, hey it's Friday night!
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This is regarding my problem with cffile action=move just working some of the
time. Barney told me somethin I suspected, which was to use a copy action, then
delete it from the old directory.
Well I ran into an even worse issue. Got an error saying it couldn't do it for
some unknown reason.
Out of curiosity, does this machine have a virus scanner on it that's
set to scan files on every read/write? The delay of waiting for NAV
to scan the file could be enough to trip up CFMX (or the underlying
Java system) and make funky thing happen.
My antivirus is all turned off.
Thanks,
Will
I'm curious as to the speed of this computer? Is this a server-class
machine or a desktop computer just used for development?
It's my desktop. A wicked nasty puter I call GODZILLA.
The specs are as follows:
lots of everything!
Thanks,
Will
I wonder if your same issue would happen on a server-class machine that
is really built for sharing files? Are you sure there is no other
process (editor, etc) that may have had a lock on the file even before
uploading it?
I'll spend some time testing it tonight up on my server and let you
I am having a bit of a blonde moment today.
It seems to me that all changes to the application.cfc dont seem to be
immediate.. do I have to restart the CF server to see them?
Or change the app name.
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I have a client who wants to sell skiing video tapes to international
countries from Austria. Is there any tags that allows you to figure
out International UPS shipping prices from a international address to
another international address?
Yes, I'm currently doing this with a ups cfc.
Oh yeah, the UPS Online Tools -- that will help you tie it to your
account and generate the actual prices for you. I guess that's more what
you were looking for. Man, I'm really bad about responding to posts too
quickly today without fully comprehending what is actually being asked
-- that's
Remember when I couldn't get cffile action = move to work? Then I tried copy
and deleting the file? Got some craziness out of all that ... errors I didn't
know even existed.
Well I figured out a really ugly way to make it work everytime. Maybe it'll
help someone else, or I can gather some
Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have
any
feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above?
I'd write my own. The ones you mentioned are all limiting in some way. Plus,
customizing them sucks!
Write your own shoppingcart.cfc and the sky's the
Man, I'd like to giv'em some feedback on CW. I'd tell'em to drop a daisycutter
on it and start out fresh.
:)
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God I'm about to get clubbed!
I spend a lot of time with cfform lately, especially x-forms. I really like the
validateat=onserver,onsubmit.
It gets better and better every release.
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I'm building a product edit form that should show all product categories, but
for a particular product it'll show current categories, selected.
So I run two queries, one to grab all categories, the other to grab categories
that match the prodID in the linking/many table.
Here's what I've got
Thanks a ton Jeff! I gotta take a nap then I'm gonna give this another whirl.
:)
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Jeff,
I've almost got it but not quite. Everything looks like it SHOULD select the
categories, but it won't.
I dump the value list:
4,2
Here's my select:
cfselect name=prodcat label=Select category(ies) required=yes
multiple=yes size=5
cfoutput query=listprodcategories
option
Well guys, after perusing the docs a bit, I found a nifty new addition to mx7.
You can pass a csv list to the selected attribute of cfselect which pre-selects
multiple items.I combined what Jeff showed me, and this, which almost made it
work. You can't do it when the format is XML. You CAN
Will,
Have you looked into using qForms? It makes working with forms on the client
side a snap.
Mike
I've heard you guys talk about how good they work. But never looked into them.
Checkin'em out now dude!
Thanks much,
Will
I have a dozen or more cfmails set up on CT and they all work fine. The key is
mainly setting your server name attribute correctly. If it doesn't match your
mail server, you're screwed.
Here's an example of one of mine.
cfmail SUBJECT =#FORM.name# would like to tell you about Kennedy
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I doubt anyone does it better!
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Everything about House of Fusion is slow!!
What's the deal???
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This is excellent.
I would loop those filefields to allow up to x number of uploads per upload.
Maybe 5?
Sweet! Thanks!
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I've used both, and personally I like TinyMCE the best. It's just too easy to
implement.
Plus, one of my clients kinda looked at me funny when I said FCKEditor
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Indeed you are correct.
I had noticed those were his initials, and thought briefly, Would I use my
initials in the name since when pronounced, produce a very undesirable word.
My answer was no!!
I have reconsidered and building a new program, and trying to come up with a
name. I'm thinking
P.S. Wouldn't it be interesting if the developer of TinyMCE had PNS as his
initials?
TinyPNS
Now, I'd *HATE* to inform my client I would be using TinyPNS to implement an
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Use TinyMCE. It's much simpler.
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In CF Administrator, when you create an Access DSN, then browse for the file,
the window has gone to black on me, and you can't browse for anything. It's
worked fine for over a year now.
I have downloaded some newer Msoft data components and jet drivers in recent
days, but that wouldn't
Thanks guys!
I'm not using the most recent CF and updater. Everything has been working great
and I don't want to break it. I WILL make the move to Blackstone though!
I downloaded the latest Java software thinking thatmight be it. Still doesn't
work.
You're correct about typing the path, did
ASP.NET is lookin' pretty strong. I've always been a CF guy, but I recognize
the power of .NET now. I built a .NET Contacts app in literally 15 minutes the
other night. Fully functional, DONE!
I'm sorry, but Blackstone has an uphill battle if it's going to compete with
.NET. MM needs to take
Last two posts are so true. I've been using ironspreed designer. Builds ASP.NET
apps in VB.NET or C# faster that any CF code. It's ridiculous! www.ironspeed.com
I'm thikingone could make millions building a program that converted CF
apps to .NET apps!
Will
I've been using TinyPNS!!
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pretty ugly apps if u ask me
i bet plum makes them in cfm faster
not to mention several thousand dollars cheaper, oh wait, plum is
free!
cfmmaker makes them faster to i'd say
You might want to read the Plum site before you run off building applications
with it. You've made my
how did i make your point? your point is stupid
also i have been on the plum beta since the beggining so i know what
it can and cant do
Maybe they should take that notice off the site then?
if ur gunna come on here and say oh with this app i can write faster
in .net that u can hand code
i cant find 1 of your pages that validates oh html, xhtml or css
i wouldnt want a tool that did that
Most of my stuff won't validate anyway. It all contains Flash.
My point in posting in the first place is this. MM/Blackstone is putting a rear
spoiler and ground effects kit on a Toyota
Yes, .NET has a steep learning curve, but like any language, get over
it, and from then on you will experience the true power.
Micha has swerved into what my point was EXACTLY! And I appreciate it!
The steep learning curve is lessening due to the new .NET designers like Iron
Speed. It
I'm going to bring this one in from the Blackstone Beta thread yesterday
because I think we all need to talk about this. I'm not going to rehash most of
what's been said in that thread.
ASP.NET is taking market away from CF! WHY? Will Blackstone fix the shift
that's taking place? I say no! CF
Is a web service feasible for sensitive data? Like passing sensitive data to
the service?
I don't know enough about them, but I'd think not.
Thanks,
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The price of one copy of CF Pro Server and DW MX 2004 is about the
cost of one copy of Visual Studio Enterprise Developer.
I don't use Visual Studio, I use Web matrix, which is free.
Let's talk about deployment instead
Does 6K ring a bell?
Your comment proves a point I should've made stronger - up-front
software license costs are fluid, and not a very good basis for
decision making.
There's the rub with CF. I agree with what you're saying, but then I have to
explain to my small-medium sized clients this concept. You have to SELL
Thanks so much Barney.
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To everyone that posted to this thread, Forta, Corfield, all the CF'ers like
me. I'm TIRED of seeing a ton of job listings for ASP.NET and a few for CF!!
I'm TIRED of it! What's going on here?? Could someone please explain this
phenomenon to me without discussing irrelevant information!
If
Silence the dissenters. Hitler practiced that concept well!
***There are only a handful of irrelevant posts in this thread out of 98 (as of
now).
Silencing unhappy CF'ers who are having to diversify due to the lack of CF
jobs, and are willing to subject themselves to ridicule by their peers,
Yep, the 5.0 limitation kinda stinks. I took the Axent CFMX forum app, which is
almost useless, and reworked the whole thing from top to bottom. Plenty of
bells and whistles now, and CFMAILS to postees after a new post, etc.
I'd be more than happy to give anyone the app who'd like it. Just
plum makes that .net junk program will brought up look like
Hey hey! Go easy on me here!
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