Upgrade from 7 to 9.

[Boilers22]

I have a client with an existing ColdFusion 7 website.  They need it upgraded to ColdFusion9.  How do I upgrade the code?  I need to know what software I'll need, whether there is a cost for that software, and how long the upgrade will take.

[Anit_Kumar]

Hi,

You can migrate code from ColdFusion 7 to ColdFusion 9. You can use the code analyzer to check the compatibility of code from the previous version to the new one. Please refer to http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Developing/WSc3ff6d0ea77859461172e0811cbec0d04c-7fee.html for more details.

Regards,

Anit Kumar

[Boilers22]

Thanks for your reply.  Is there anything I need to DO to the code?  That is, is there anything that makes the code CF7 or CF9?  Or will I just take the existing code and use it on a server that has CF9?

[Anit_Kumar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

When you run the Code Analyzer, it will check the code as per ColdFusion 9 compatibility. In case there is an error, it would display the same with the specific page and the tag, and will show you specific "help" as well. You may have to rewrite the code, which is incompatible with the current version (as per your requirement).

Regards,

Anit Kumar

[Boilers22]

Anit, you've been a big help.  I have a couple more questions.  Is the Code Analyzer available in the free developer's edition download?  Will I be able to fix any incompatible issues with that same free developer's edition?

[Anit_Kumar]

Hi,

Yes, Code Analyzer is available in Developer version as well.

Boilers22 wrote:

Is the Code Analyzer available in the free developer's edition download? 

If you know the code, then I am sure you can fix the same

Boilers22 wrote:

Will I be able to fix any incompatible issues with that same free developer's edition?

Regards,

Anit Kumar

[Boilers22]

I downloaded and installed ColdFusion 9 develoer edition.  I got the code analyzer to run.  It gave me mostly info like this: "Check the usage of new attributes for tag CFINPUT."  There was one error:

Exception while parsing file: Invalid CFML construct found on line 1 at column 1.ColdFusion was looking at the following text: 

<

The CFML compiler was processing: 

< marks the beginning of a ColdFusion tag.Did you mean LT or LTE?

How do I fix this error?  That is, what program do I go into?  Do I edit the file in notepad, is there somewhere in Administrator to edit files, is there another program I need to download?

[Dan_Bracuk]

Does it tell you the name of the file with the error?

[Boilers22]

Yes, I have the file names.  Not knowing ColdFusion though, I'm not sure what they mean or how to fix them.  Can anyone explain these errors and how to fix them?

[Anit_Kumar]

Hi,

Can you share your code and the exact screen shot of the error message?

Regards,

Anit Kumar