The Flash Forms calendar controls can restrict selectable date ranges. Fixes dates can be specified using the startRange and endRange attributes, but what if you need to programmatically change the ranges at runtime? The following example does just that, it uses two calendar controls to prompt for...
When you think of Detroit you think of the automobile industry, Motown, various sports teams ... and probably not ColdFusion or Macromedia. Well, at least not initially. The fact of the matter is that there is a whole lot of Macromedia product being used in the area, and lots of ColdFusion too. And...
Looking for tips and tricks on using CFMX7 Flash Forms? Looking for those XForm examples I used in my demos? Mike Nimer (the Macromedia developer responsible for the new functionality) has created a site named CFFORM.com that is home to this and more. An RSS feed is available, too.
ColdFusion MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit (new sixth edition) is now shipping. This edition was co-authored by Ray Camden , Leon Chalnick, and Angela Buraglia . Details can be found on the book page .
A day before it is scheduled to ship, ColdFusion MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit has made Amazon.com's Early Adopter Computers & Internet , debuting and #2. As per Amazon, " These are the newest and coolest products our customers of Computers & Internet are buying. This list, updated...
For a truly astounding example of what can be accomplished using Flash Forms in CFMX7, check out AS Fusion's CF Presenter . And this is not even a form!
The ColdFusion DevCenter page has been translated for our Spanish and Italian sites. (Much of the linked content is in English).
Back when I first discussed the new Application event model exposed via Application.cfc, several users asked if inheritance would be supported. At the time I said no (at the time it wasn't). But actually, inheritance did make it in. For example, you could define an Application.cfc in the root of...
Over the weekend I installed Windows XP Professional 64bit RC2 on my AMD powered IBM IntelliStation A Pro . It took a while to find the correct 64bit video drivers, and I still have one device showing up as "unidentified" ... but that being said, the system is running nicely, and I have not found...
Most of us (and not just CFers) build applications with inline processing, For example, if a user uploads a file we process it in the ACTION page while the user waits. Or if a report needs to be generated we create it while the user waits. Or if we need to send out a batch of e-mail messages ......