ColdFusion Archives option is missing

[GreenGoneMad]

Hi,

I have a CF7 Standard installed on Windows 2003 Server with IIS 5.1. I noticed that under Packaging and Deployment menu in Coldfusion Administrator, the only option listed is J2EE archives. ColdFusion Archives option is missing.

Any idea as why ColdFusion Archives is missing from Coldfusion Administrator.
Thanks,

Joe

[Newsgroup_User]

GreenGoneMad wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a CF7 Standard

ColdFusion Archives is a CF Enterprise feature.

The good news is that you can temporarily get Enterprise features by
removing the license reverting the installation to a Developer version
which is equal to Enterprise. You can then create an archive.

Then install CF8 but do not put a license in at first. Import the
archive, then add the license afterwards.

[GreenGoneMad]

How do I switch from Standard to Enterprise or Developer version?

[Charlie Arehart]

Joe, are you asking for clarification of Ian's suggestion, about removing the license key? 

You do that by editing the [cf]\lib\license.properties file, where you'd remove the sn value (leave just sn=), then save and restart CF. of course, you want to copy it and put it back to revert back to that previous license  when finished. (More in a moment.)

By removing the key this way,you revert CF to the Developer edition, which is the same functionality as Enterprise, but limited to localhost plus the first couple of IP addresses to hit the server (requests from other IPs beyond that are then are rejected until CF is restarted). 

The only way to switch from Standard to Full Enterprise is to enter an Enterprise license key, of course. His point, though, was that for the sake of what you're doing, you could avoid that by just using the developer edition to create and then restore the archive.

As for adding the key back, you can do it either by putting it back in the license.properties file, or by using the "system information" page (click the "i" icon in the top right of the CF admin). Adding a license key there takes effect immediately, whereas again if you edit the license.properties file, you need to restart CF for it to take effect.

[GreenGoneMad · Accepted solution]

I found that by editing license.properties file, you can revert it to developer edition to be able to take backup of server settings.

[Charlie Arehart]

If you've not done it, could you mark Ian's reply to you as the answer for this thread? If you want to mark my first reply as another answer, to your second question, feel free (I can't recall if you can mark more than one message as the answer.) 

Glad to see you got your issues resolved.

[Charlie Arehart]

Oh, I see that you marked your own answer (before I made my comment above). Well, I guess you could argue it's "the" answer, but really, Ian's was the answer to your question (why you couldn't, and how to resolve it.) The editing of the license.properties file was secondary even to the clarification that you change the version using the server settings page. But it's your thread and your right to pick the answer. 🙂 Just clarifying that some really do pay attention to the marked answer, so it seems worth being clear. No reply expected.

[Newsgroup_User]

carehart wrote:
> No reply expected.

And none being seen by many of us!

I got curios and checked the web interface, but I seldom do that, and as
a 'Newsgroup User' I have not been seeing the edits and other web replys
to this thread, just careharts' replies.

A bit like just hearing half a phone conversation.

[Charlie Arehart]

That is curious, Ian. FWIW, I don't use NNTP but instead do just use the web interface.

I don't use NNTP (just never got into it over the years) and instead receive this forum's messages by email. I know that's repugnant to NNTP users, but the forum's not THAT busy. 🙂 So when I do reply to a thread, I do use the web interface.

It would be sad if somehow you're not seeing Joe's other replies. He did do them via the web, as far as I can tell (it doesn't label him as a newsgroup user.) If it may explain any confusion, my previous 2 replies came in after his last (third) note. Ian, are you saying you never got any of Joe's notes after his first?

[Newsgroup_User]

> And none being seen by many of us!
>
> I got curios and checked the web interface, but I seldom do that, and as
> a 'Newsgroup User' I have not been seeing the edits and other web replys
> to this thread, just careharts' replies.
>
> A bit like just hearing half a phone conversation.

Same here: I'm only seeing Ian & Charlie's comments, after the initial
posting. To the OP: how are you posting your follow-ups? Something about
the way you're doing it is preventing them from being put out on the NNTP
feed...

--
Adam

[Newsgroup_User]

carehart wrote:
> Ian, are you saying you never got any of Joe's notes after
> his first?

Yup. We NNTP users only got Joe's original post. We NNTP 'Newsgroup
users' have always been a bit of a 'red headed step child' to the
forums. We never have gotten updated messages if a post is 'edited' in
the web interface nor do we receive code if it is 'attached' via the
interface.

Looks like we are going to be completely left behind in the new Adobe
Forum if what I read today is true.

[Newsgroup_User]

> Looks like we are going to be completely left behind in the new Adobe
> Forum if what I read today is true.

Are they discontinuing the feed?

In that case, I shall be discontinuing my participation on these forums.

--
Adam

[Newsgroup_User]

Adam Cameron wrote:
>> Looks like we are going to be completely left behind in the new Adobe
>> Forum if what I read today is true.
>
> Are they discontinuing the feed?
>
> In that case, I shall be discontinuing my participation on these forums.
>

According to this thread [ http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7e5d1 of
their 'Discuss the upcoming changes to the Adobe Forums' forum
[ http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7db68/

Frequently Asked Questions on upcoming changes to Adobe Forums
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7c637/

[Newsgroup_User]

>>> Looks like we are going to be completely left behind in the new Adobe
>>> Forum if what I read today is true.
>>
>> Are they discontinuing the feed?
>>
>> In that case, I shall be discontinuing my participation on these forums.
>>
>
> According to this thread [ http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7e5d1 of
> their 'Discuss the upcoming changes to the Adobe Forums' forum
> [ http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7db68/

Right. Well that'll be the end of me then.

I guess it'll free up a bit of my time, if nothing else ;-)

--
Adam

[Charlie Arehart]

It would be a real shame to see you (and others) leave. Can I just offer my observation that at least this forum, the "ColdFusion Server Administration" one, is low volume enough that I have no problem following it via email. I realize that for some it's NNTP or nothing. Just offering that one thought before we see you go.

[Newsgroup_User]

carehart wrote:
> It would be a real shame to see you (and others) leave. Can I just offer my
> observation that at least this forum, the "ColdFusion Server Administration"
> one, is low volume enough that I have no problem following it via email.

Have you worked with the new email interface?

It doesn't group or thread, all messages arrive individually:
http://adobeforums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/1618380-1485/GmailNew.gif

It consistently deletes the complete body of my email messages.

It does not include References or In-Reply-To headers.

The servers have been blacklisted for 2 weeks now because they are
misconfigured.

Jochem


--
Jochem van Dieten
Adobe Community Expert for ColdFusion

[Charlie Arehart]

No, Jochem, I'm only doing things through the traditional web interface. Perhaps some of the reason some things show up to people is based on whether one posts in one or the other interface. That, and the other things you mention, are really a shame to hear. Hope they're sorted out.