On ColdFusion 10 server cannot get CFTREE to work

[HarmonThomas]

When loading webpage with CFTREE tag it does not work.  I am getting ClassNotFoundException - coldfusion.applets.CFTreeApplet.class.

[vishu_13]

Is CFIDE as virtual directory added to your website?

[HarmonThomas · Accepted solution]

I fixed the issue doing the following.

I made of copy of the CFIDE virtual directory in the root of the web site and that did not help.  Then, I manually recreated the CFIDE virtual directory back to the default settings and rebooted the server and the CFTREE started working.

[Adam Cameron.]

Rather than doing this - it's a substantial security risk which has been exploited a few times recently - yuo're better off to just put the /CFIDE/scripts dir somewhere within your website and use <cfajaximport> to tell CF's JS code to look there instead of /CFIDE/scripts.

If you insist on exposing your /CFIDE directory, make sure you're fully patched, and follow the CF lockdown guide (except for the bits about securing /CFIDE, obviously 😉

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Adam