Cheers, look forward to seeing more about this project -----Original Message----- From: Spike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 October 2002 15:02 To: Spectra-Talk Subject: RE: Migrating out of Spectra
Hi Russell, I'm not 100% sure what the long term plans are for the code. Some of the features, including the database interface layer, will be made available as part of a public domain project in the near future. I'll keep you updated when the project site is ready for visitors. Spike Stephen Milligan Team Macromedia - ColdFusion Co-author 'Reality Macromedia ColdFusion MX: Intranets and Content Management' http://spikefu.blogspot.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Russell Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 11 October 2002 15:17 > To: Spectra-Talk > Subject: RE: Migrating out of Spectra > > > Spike, > Are you releasing / selling the code you write of below in > anyway ? Will you be presenting on it in a CFUG ? I am very > interested by the sound of the work you are doing > > Russell > > -----Original Message----- > From: Spike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 11 October 2002 13:05 > To: Spectra-Talk > Subject: RE: Migrating out of Spectra > > > Sure, > > The system has a database persistence layer that creates a > relational database from type definitions. > The type definitions are implemented as cfproperty tags in > ColdFusion components. Each of these components extends a > contentobject.cfc that provides some system properties like > datetimecreated,datetimelastupdated > etc. contentobject.cfc in turn extends a base cfc that acts > as the database interface. It provides several methods for > creating, updating, deleting, deploying etc. > > Each of the Type definition components equates to a type in > Spectra. Each Type component has a corresponding layout > directory. The layout directory has 2 sub-directories - > Management and display. These directories contain the files > that would equate to handlers in Spectra. > > The site model and metadata hierarchies are implemented using > the Nested Tree Model (NTM). The functionality of the site > model and hierarchies in Spectra could be replicated using > these, but I haven't tried that. > > The system was built to allow the saving of data to both the > new system and the CODB at the same time, or to allow the > migration of object data from a codb to our system, or vice versa. > > The main idea being that the most important thing to be able > to migrate is the types and the object instances generated > from these types. We also felt that it would be important to > allow an existing spectra database to be updated using our > system so that existing systems could be gradually migrated > rather than having to be completely rebuilt at once. > > Hope that makes some sort of sense. > > Spike > > Stephen Milligan > Team Macromedia - ColdFusion > Co-author 'Reality Macromedia ColdFusion MX: Intranets and > Content Management' http://spikefu.blogspot.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lanny R. Udey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 11 October 2002 13:40 > > To: Spectra-Talk > > Subject: RE: Migrating out of Spectra > > > > > > Spike, > > > > Can you give us anymore details on your project? > > > > Lanny > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/11/02 04:47 AM >>> > > You have several options: > > > > Commonspot is pretty good, as is Shado from straker. > > > > Neither of them were designed with Spectra migration in mind > > though, so you might find that it's quite a lot of work to > > move in that direction. > > > > Since CFMX came out, I know a few people (myself included) > > have been working on products that should allow a relatively > > pain free migration/integration for existing spectra applications. > > > > If you ask around a bit more on various lists, I'm sure > > you'll find a few more options. > > > > Spike > > > > Stephen Milligan > > Team Macromedia - ColdFusion > > Co-author 'Reality Macromedia ColdFusion MX: Intranets and > > Content Management' > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Robert Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 11 October 2002 05:45 > > > To: Spectra-Talk > > > Subject: Migrating out of Spectra > > > > > > > > > Maybe this isn't the best place to ask this, but if I wanted to > > > migrate out of Spectra does anyone have any reccomendations for a > > > good CMS candidate? I would prefer another CF based one, like > > > NQContent , but I am open to other technologies. > > > > > > Hope I didn't ruffle any feathers. Thanks. > > > > > > rw > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/spectra_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
