For and to work, ColdFusion must obtain a list of columns in the relevant table. If you are using Apache Derby you may run into a problem whereby and throw a "There are no columns found" error. The solution is to ensure that the Derby table name passed to and is in upper case.
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday ColdFusion, Happy Birthday to you! 12 years old today!
Here's another ColdFusion 8 goodie that I just learned about yesterday ... If you are using a database table with an identity (auto-increment) field, ColdFusion 8 can automatically return the newly created field value for you, without needing a trigger or a subsequent . All you need to do is look...
AboutWeb and Carahsoft are hosting the first meeting of the new Capital Area Adobe LiveCycle User Group on July 18, 2007 at the Marriott Metro Center. This morning meeting will start with an hour of networking time, and will be followed by presentations by Bobby Caudill (Group Manager, Global...
Charlie Arehart has posted a really useful detailed list of changes between the Administrator apps in CFMX7 and CF8.
Last week at CFUnited we publicly discussed the performance enhancements in ColdFusion 8 , and I also posted some specifics . I also said that we had seen some apps where the gain is double and even triple performance. Well, sorry, I lied. I just got stats comparing Ray Camden's Canvas Wiki running...
The first 360Flex (in San Jose, CA) was an incredible event. I presented a session on ColdFusion/Flex integration, and I'll be presenting an updated presentation on the same topic at 360Flex in Seattle, WA. That first 360Flex sold out in record time, so if you have not yet done so, sign up now !
Information Risk Management, Plc. is a UK based independent security analysis and risk consultancy firm. IRM conducted an extensive security review of ColdFusion 8, and delivered this final report . They conclude that "ColdFusion 8 exhibits a high degree of resilience to application layer attacks...
Adobe.com is now running on ColdFusion 8 , and Rahul Narula notes that the conversion from CFMX7 was seamless, just the way we like it. Good to see adherence to the eats its own dog food rule, and even better to see a clean and seamless transition.
Like many DBMSs, Apache Derby (included with ColdFusion 8) supports identity fields - fields that auto-increment each time a row is add. These are commonly used for primary key values, as the DBMS itself ensures that these values are unique and never reused. One problem with identity fields is that...