I wrote this function for someone who needed to programmatically obtain a list of datasources and whether or not they could be verified. I've discussed the use of the Service Factory before, but this is another nice example, and so I thought it worth sharing. GetDataSources() returns a query...
ODBC access in Macromedia ColdFusion MX and higher is provided through the use of the DataDirect SequeLink Server software, which runs under the Windows services labeled ColdFusion MX ODBC Agent and ColdFusion MX ODBC Server. This new TechNote (at...
Several of you wrote to tell me that you tried to buy my new "Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes" (see http://www.forta.com/books/0672325667/) from Amazon.com, only to be told that it was backordered. Indeed, Amazon.com ran out of their entire stock within a day (which is why the...
It had to happen, several readers have found typos in my new "Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes", and so the errata is now online (link at the bottom of http://www.forta.com/books/0672325667/.
JRun: http://www.macromedia.com/software/jrun/ Studio (DW, FL, FW, FH): http://www.macromedia.com/go/studioupdates
A hotfix that corrects bugs in the Duplicate() and GetHTTPRequestData() functions has been posted at http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/ts/documents/duplicate_hotfix.htm.
Two days after is started shipping, my new "Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes" made it onto the Amazon.com Bestsellers list, debuting at #3 in the "Computers & Internet" category. (#1 is a title on Mac OSX, #2 is on Adobe Photoshop, #4 is on Windows Server 2003, quite a...
Microsoft, AOL, EarthLink, and Yahoo filed six lawsuits today against hundreds of individuals accused of sending spam (in violation of the "can spam" legislation signed into law on January 1st, 2004). Story at...
I know that in ColdFusion MX 6.1 is fast, I've been saying so myself for a while now. But I have to tell you, seeing it in action is something of a thrill. I sent out an e-mail message to my mailing list yesterday, approximately 5000 address (all opted in!). It is simple code; a form, a query to...
In most English dictionaries, the words "patent" and "pathetic" end up on the same page. I've always found this to be somewhat telling. For years the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been routinely issuing patents so pathetic that they border on laughable. And I don't really fault the Patent...