ColdFusion MX uses JDBC, not ODBC. Want to use your ODBC data sources with CFMX? You can. Here's what you need to do: 1) Create the ODBC data source (using Windows Control Panel), and 2) add a data source in ColdFusion MX Administrator of type "ODBC Socket" specifying the name of the ODBC data...
Strings do not usually contain NUL (ASCII 0) characters, but if they do you should be aware of a change to the Len() function. ColdFusion 5 (and earlier) returned the length up to the NUL, ColdFusion MX returns the complete string length (even characters after the NUL). (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
Query columns can be treated as arrays, and the IsArray() function will return TRUE if the argument is a query column. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
The GetTempDirectory() function returns the name of a directory that can be used to store temporary files. On Windows boxes ColdFusion used to return the Windows temp directory - in ColdFusion MX the directory returned will be the temporary directory of the underlying J2EE server. (Applies to:...
ColdFusion on Unix can no longer store variables in the registry, and so CLIENTSTORAGE="registry" is no longer supported. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
As you edit documents (in either code or design views) Dreamweaver builds a breadcrumb type trail beneath the editor window showing tags and how they are nested. Click on any tag in the list to highlight all the code within it, including any child tags. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Need to find where an image (or other asset) is used? Open the Files panel and click on the Assets tab, and then right click on the asset to search for and select Locate in Site. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
As site assets grow it gets harder and harder to manage them. If there are assets that you use regularly you can flag then as favorites by clicking on the Assets tab in the Files panel, right clicking on an asset, and selecting Add to Favorites. The asset will then show up in the Favorites list for...
Dreamweaver is a highly extensible development environment, and extensions are easy to install and use. Within Dreamweaver, go to Commands > Manage Extensions to launch the Extensions Manager which will download and install extensions for you. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
Looking for a way to simply surround text with pound signs? There is no standard shortcut for this, but you can create one yourself. Go to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts to display the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. Then make a copy of the current shortcut set using the Duplicate Set button. Then expand...