Can CF call an ISAPI extension (dll)?

[Newsgroup_User]

I'm not a CF guy, so bear with me.

We have an ISAPI extension and want to use it in a website written in CF.
Is this possible? The web guy is telling me to rewrite it as a custom tag.

[SafariTECH]

It depends on what the executable needs to do etc - but CFEXECUTE can run executable extensions on the server.

If it is something straight forward, or if CFEXECUTE is disabled on the server for security reasons, writing it as a custom tag may be a better solution.

[Mr_Black]

Yes, you can use an IISAPI extension on CF Web-site. You do not need to re-write it to any custom tag, unless, you want to. ColdFusion itself is IISAPI extension.

[Newsgroup_User]

"SafariTECH" <contact@safaritech.com> wrote in message
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> It depends on what the executable needs to do etc - but CFEXECUTE can run
> executable extensions on the server.

The goal is to pass in an integer key, and return a text string containing a
couple of pages of merged text.

> If it is something straight forward, or if CFEXECUTE is disabled on the
> server
> for security reasons, writing it as a custom tag may be a better solution.

I've been looking at custom tags. The only example I've found is in C++,
and I'm writing in Delphi. I see references to Delphi examples, but haven't
found the actual code yet. Any suggestions?

[Newsgroup_User]

Can you point me to a reference on this so I can figure out the calling
syntax?

"Mr Black" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, you can use an IISAPI extension on CF Web-site. You do not need to
> re-write it to any custom tag, unless, you want to. ColdFusion itself is
> IISAPI extension.

[Mr_Black]

You cannot call it from CF, because it is a IIS extension. IIS extension is a self-contained app, which you can call from CF-generated HTML page, for example. This is similar like combining, let's say ASP and CF.

What exactly is your purpose? And what kind of extension you are talking about?

[Newsgroup_User]

> What exactly is your purpose? And what kind of extension you are talking
> about?

The goal is to encapsulate existing D7 code that produces a couple of pages
of printable rtf text. The text will be displayed by the website.

[Mr_Black]

What is the difference between D7 and D12345?

Just include the call to the extension, as link, frame, page, pop-up, etc.