Import Datasources in ColdFusion9

If you have an Enterprise or Developer licence, you can simply export all/some your settings into a CAR file, and reimport on the new server.

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Adam

I thought nowadays Coldfusion does it automatically during installation. In any case, here is one way to do it for single-server Coldfusion installation on Windows. You can adapt it accordingly for your environment.

Coldfusion stores the settings in the file neo-datasource.xml in the lib directory. It is, by default, C:\coldfusion8\lib. What you have to do is make a copy of the file to a temporary location elsewhere.

Install Coldfusion 9. Stop Coldfusion 9. Go to the lib directory of the Coldfusion 9 installation. It is, by default, C:\coldfusion9\lib. Back up the file neo-datasource.xml, for example, by renaming it to neo-datasource_backup.xml. Copy the file neo-datasource.xml from the temporary location into C:\coldfusion9\lib.

Coldfusion 9 now has the same datasource settings as the previous Coldfusion 8 installation. Restart Coldfusion 9.