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There is a new view that you can get from Adobe Labs that will add an RDS view to the eclipse IDE. It uses an updated version of ColdFusion MX, so it takes an update to your ColdFusion MX server before you add the plugin to eclipse.
The RDS view can be configured to point to [...]

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When teaching or consulting Flex, you will often be asked for examples of how to do “xyz”. Here are few links that will help.Flex and CF:
Integrate Flex with CF security
File Upload:
File Upload in Flex/Flash in Internet Explorer
File Upload Using Flex/Central/Java
Architecture Ideas:
Cairngorm and an associated Breezo that will help explain the design patterns.

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ColdFusion logs, when installed on JRun, can be modified so that you can separate out log information by log level. This will allow you to find log entries easily.

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Extra white space can be a problem for some in ColdFusion. If you are creating ColdFusion Components (CFC) or User Defined Functions (UDF) then there is an attribute to the CFFUNCTION tag that can help.
The OUTPUT Attribute: You should add the attribute output=”no” to the CFFUNCTION tags in your CFC/UDF when it is not rendering [...]

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Helping a friend the other day, I discovered some quirkiness in using CFForm in a hosted environment. Now, if you have not gotten used to using CFForm in a hosted environment already… here a little bit of advice.
Copy the entire CFIDE/scripts directory into your site. Second, add the scriptSrc attribute to the CFForm tag that [...]

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You will find this on a couple blogs, but since I”ve given presentations on ColdFusion performance since the Allaire days, I thought I should share.
My friends at webapper discovered an issue with CFSWITCH under load where the expression was a string.
In my presentations, I often encouraged the use of CFSWITCH over using if/elseif logic. [...]

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I’ve developed and implemented a few Content Management System (CMS) in my career. One of the best open source CMS for ColdFusion that I’ve found is FarCry. Unfortunately, it is hard to setup in a hosted environment because it requires specific virtual directories and a ColdFusion Mapping. Not all hosts will allow you to do this, but recently I got HostMySite.com to help me get it installed in their hosted environment.

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