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Carl Von Stetten
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Carl Von Stetten
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‎Dec 21, 2017
09:37 AM
Can you clarify what you meant by "submitting via JavaScript"? Maybe provide the JavaScript code you are using? I have never used CFTEXTAREA, but from the DOM screenshot, it appears that the JavaScript code associated with CFTEXTAREA copies what is entered in the rich text editing control into the actual HTML TEXTAREA control, perhaps by intercepting a normal form submit. If that's the case, if you are using JavaScript to serialize your form and send the data (bypassing a normal HTML form submit process), the data isn't being copied from the rich text editing control into the TEXTAREA. -Carl
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‎Dec 15, 2017
12:31 PM
In addition to Charlie's comments (and don't overlook the improvements between CF11 and CF2016 as he suggested), I'll add that Adobe announced a significant overhaul of CFHTMLtoPDF coming in CF2018 (aka Aether), which should significantly improve the quality of the PDFs it produces. It's quite possible that the version of WKHTMLtoPDF that you are using is newer than the version embedded in CF11 (which CFHTMLtoPDF is using under the hood). It might have been updated to a newer version in CF2016. -Carl
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‎Dec 13, 2017
08:27 AM
Charlie, You're right! Thanks for clearing that up. -Carl
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‎Dec 12, 2017
02:06 PM
Can you cite the source of "Copying the neo*.xml is part of the Adobe suggested migration"? CF2016 has a whole bunch of new settings in those XML files that wouldn't be present in CF9, and the passwords for the administrator would have to be reset (the encryption method used between versions of CF is different). You might consider using the CFConfig module with CommandBox to migrate the settings. You can run CommandBox from your local machine, and point it at your CF9 server as the "from" and the CF2016 server as the "to". It will do most of the heavy lifting for you. -Carl
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‎Nov 30, 2017
01:03 PM
1 Upvote
Charlie, No worries! Actually, Tony does show one of the additional function attributes in a sample. In the "Utils" component, the "reverseArrayOrder " function shows the "hint" attribute being placed after the argument definitions. That was the reason I pointed at his example in the first place. But it doesn't show any other potential attributes, so you're comments above are still probably more useful than mine overall. -Carl
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‎Nov 30, 2017
09:22 AM
1 Upvote
Not sure of the Adobe help doc link, but CFDocs has a good CFScript page too: https://cfdocs.org/script. There are three links at the bottom of that page that take you to additional CFScript information from community members. Tony Junkes' pages has an example of the additional function attributes: https://github.com/tonyjunkes/cfml-tags-to-cfscript/blob/master/README.md#cffunction.
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‎Nov 29, 2017
12:48 PM
Something like this: remote query function myQuery( required numeric SomeRequiredID ) { ... } or remote query function myQuery( numeric SomeRequiredID=24 ) { ... } You shouldn't mix required and default together in the same argument, since supplying a default value will negate it being required. Also, if you are on CF11 or above, use queryExecute() instead of new Query(). The Query CFC provided by Adobe has numerous bugs and they are not being fixed, so treat it as a deprecated function. -Carl
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‎Nov 27, 2017
12:11 PM
I don't think Adobe is hosting the hotfixes for the versions they no longer support, but many of the hotfixes and installers are available in the community-supported CFML Repo: http://www.cfmlrepo.com/ -Carl
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‎Nov 27, 2017
11:09 AM
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Microsoft SQL Server Express can be used in production, as long as you recognize its limitations. This blog post gives a good summary of those limitations for modern versions of Express: https://logicalread.com/sql-server-express-as-a-production-database/ -Carl
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‎Nov 22, 2017
08:37 AM
In addition to what @WolfShade said, you can also return as JSON or XML (depending on what the application consuming the web service needs). -Carl
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‎Nov 21, 2017
10:53 AM
1 Upvote
Do you really expect any company to go back 5 versions of software (CF7 has been out of support for at least 8 years, and was actually a MacroMedia product before Adobe bought MacroMedia) and incorporate 10 years of updates/patches so it will run on current versions of operating systems and Java (because you'd need to be able to use at least Java 7 (1.7) to support all the newer SSL/TLS standards)? That's completely unrealistic. Do you expect Microsoft to keep updating Office 97 or Windows 95? I understand the frustration if you're being forced to continue maintaining a CF7 installation - but the frustration should be directed at those in your company/organization who won't keep software up-to-date, not the company who has updated their products to support current standards and security.
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‎Nov 20, 2017
08:45 AM
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I don't think that tone was necessary. Technology is always advancing forward. It is not reasonable to expect software that was written more than 10 years ago (CF7) and has not been receiving updates for almost that long to be able to support current standards (SSL/TLS1.2). Same goes for the version of Java that CF7 ran on (Java 4 aka 1.4). Do you still run Windows XP and expect all current versions of software to run on it, and for it to be secure? And as I stated, if you can't afford to upgrade, there are open-source alternatives that are free of cost.
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‎Nov 07, 2017
03:11 PM
If you aren't making use of session variables, then you don't need to enable sessions or set a session timeout. And if you don't put any code inside of the onApplicationStart() function, then you don't need that function to be in your Application.cfc. You only need to put the various onXXX() functions when you want to intercept those application lifecycle events and do something when those events occur. -Carl V.
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‎Oct 30, 2017
11:06 AM
Your line: <cfset this.applicationTimeout = createTimeSpan( 7, 0, 0, 0 ) /> should not be inside the onApplicationStart function. It should be right next to where you set the application name. Catching up on the thread from above, your timeclock "application" is sort of a module of the main "application" or site. You don't want users to be logged out after your 4-hour session timeout. Charlie has done an excellent job explaining session and client variables and the appropriateness of use in this case. Keep in mind that the session timeout counter will reset each time a call is made to the server (either by browsing to a page or any AJAX calls to the server). So as long as the user is doing something periodically, you probably won't hit the session timeout. However, if you want sessions to survive overnight or throughout the week, that is not really how sessions are intended to work (as Charlie stated above). Do people in your organization leave their browsers open and their computers logged in overnight or continuously throughout a week? (If so, that's probably not optimal behavior from a security standpoint). There are probably a number of ways to keep users "logged in" via client variables (if you choose to use client variables to solve this, please use a database and DO NOT use the registry - that's the path to serious problems).
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‎Oct 19, 2017
12:20 PM
I'm not sure if BKBK is correct or not (note that if the OP actually changes the bolded line in his code per post #4 above it seems to work). Might be worth seeing if Adobe can reproduce this - reach out to cfinstal@adobe.com.
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‎Oct 18, 2017
09:59 AM
1 Upvote
Depending on where your certificates originate from (well-known provider vs. self-signed), this may or may not be possible. Also, current versions of the Java JVM/JDK include updated cacerts trusted providers - but older versions of Java (such as the versions MX7 is compatible with) are likely to be missing many trusted providers. You really need to consider moving to currently-supported and patched versions of ColdFusion (ideally CF 2016) and Java (Java 8) to protect against numerous security vulnerabilities. If you can't afford to upgrade your ColdFusion licenses, then at least consider switching to the current release of the open-source Lucee CFML engine.
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‎Oct 16, 2017
01:19 PM
I can't think of a reason why there would be a difference, either. But could you post an actual example line of code where you are seeing the difference in behavior? I'd like to see the value you on the right of the IS or IS NOT operator, and maybe the value that is in the variable itself.
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‎Oct 11, 2017
12:55 PM
Mark, I saw your post on StackOverflow as well, and commented there too. It's possible you need to update your Java JDK to the minimum supported version required by Update 5: JDK 8 u121 or higher. Are you already on that version or higher?
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‎Sep 27, 2017
10:41 AM
@CyberBlog "It's easy to code but it's also very easy to write bad code." It's easy to write bad code in many languages. That's not unique to ColdFusion. Anyway, since this thread is getting quite aged, and there isn't really much benefit to future forum users in continuing the banter and arguments, I'm going to lock this thread. -Carl V. - Moderator
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‎Sep 27, 2017
09:00 AM
I just checked my CF11 Standard install on Windows, and it does not include Informix. Can you download a JDBC drive from Informix and then use the "Other" database type to configure it? -Carl V.
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‎Sep 27, 2017
08:56 AM
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I don't see any bugs listed in the ColdFusion Bug tracker that match what you are seeing. Can you file one? -Carl V.
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‎Sep 27, 2017
08:34 AM
I've raised the issue again on Slack asking for someone from Adobe to respond. They claimed they had asked you to file a bug, but I don't know how they contacted you. Is it possible you received an email from Adobe that got trapped in a spam filter? -Carl V.
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‎Sep 27, 2017
08:30 AM
Something happened to the link in my previous post. Here's the correct one: Buying guide | Adobe ColdFusion Family Looking down that matrix, all of the ones that say "Restricted functionality" in the Standard column are the "throttled" features. Basically, it means that they are single-threaded (only one request to that feature is processed at a time) or otherwise limited in Standard while they are multi-threaded or unlimited in Enterprise. -Carl V.
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‎Sep 25, 2017
10:40 AM
peterl22795889 On Slack, Adobe says they're in contact with you. Can you verify that?
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‎Sep 21, 2017
09:00 PM
1 Upvote
I think after a certain age of a post, only moderators can re-mark them as questions. I did that, and marked your earlier reply as the correct answer. Thank you,-Carl V.
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‎Sep 21, 2017
08:57 PM
Dragon-Dancer, 1) I think you are correct. 2) There is a comparison matrix available for CF2016 Standard/Enterprise editions: ColdFusion 11, Update 12 breaks Flex remoting in some cases... Even if you don't use any Enterprise features now, switching to Standard may result in throttling of some features that are in both editions. 3) Hard to say - depends on your code. I wouldn't expect many, but there might be some changes as a result of bugfixes that weren't ported back to CF10. -Carl V.
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‎Sep 21, 2017
08:51 PM
Indeed. CF2018 is about to enter private pre-release soon. -Carl V.
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‎Sep 21, 2017
08:49 PM
I sent up a signal flare in the Adobe channel on the CFML Slack team. I'll reply back again if I hear a response. -Carl V.
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‎Sep 21, 2017
08:42 PM
I don't think you can execute an SSIS package from ColdFusion. Why can't you just execute the package from SSIS?
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