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ColdFusion CFQuery Zero Records and the “Element x is undefined in x” Error
When you run a CFQuery tag in ColdFusion you “will always” get a query object returned whether or not any results where found. But recently, after running a complicated query in ColdFusion 9.0.1, I...
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“Element GENERATEDKEY is undefined…” after ColdFusion SQL Statement
This is a followup post to “Returning IDENTITY ID via ColdFusion 9′s CFQuery“. Today I created an Insert statement that I needed the new identity value returned. It’s pretty simple, calling the...
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Getting the MS SQL Identity ID With a Complex UPDATE / INSERT Statement
As I posted in my blog entry MSSQL Update/Insert Based Upon Existing Record, it is better to use “IF @@ROWCOUNT=0″ rather than “IF EXISTS ()” when updating or inserting a record based upon existence....
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DateFormat() Add Day Shortcut
I ran into some old code that adds 7 days to a date and spits it out in a DateFormat(). Normally you’d do this: dateFormat( dateAdd( 'd', 7, now() ), 'mm/dd/yyyy' ); But the code I ran into doesn’t use...
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ColdFusion Console Display Terminal Style
One thing I loved about ColdFusion Builder was the console view. But I recently switched from ColdFusion Builder to Sublime Text 2, which doesn’t have that feature. So I needed a solution. It seemed...
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Installing Blue Dragon 9.0 Alpha
I have a new project that requires Blue Dragon 9.0 Alpha (.NET). I never used Blue Dragon before and it ended up taking me a few days to get up and running. First of all there is no documentation and...
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FW/1 SES w/ IIS 7.5 URL Rewrite
I am trying to implement REST with ColdFusion FW/1. However I was always getting a 404 error. So I decided that URL Rewriting needed to be setup on the server to handle those type of requests. I was...
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Default TimeStamp Gotcha with ColdFusion ORM
Let’s say for example you have a simple forum on your site. When ever a new post is added, you want to associate a date/time with the post. Using SQL and ColdFusion there are three ways to do this:...
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IIS URL Rewrite Config for FW/1 SES
After a bit of research, I was never able to find a definitive answer as how to properly set up SES (Search Engine Safe URL’s) to work with FW/1 (Framework 1) using IIS 7.5 and IIS URL Rewrite 2.0. SES...
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ColdFusion Builder 3 Fuzzy Features
Between ColdFusion Builder 2 and 3, I used Sublime Text editor for about a year. One of the best features that Sublime Text had was fuzzy searches. For example, on code assist, for a cfqueryparam...
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ColdFusion 11 Will Not Start After Enabling J2EE Session Variables
Update 1/20/2015: Fix is available in the refreshed Full installers. More information on this is available here at:...
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“What is the best IDE for CFM”
I run into the question “What is the best IDE for CFM” here and there. So I thought I’d post my response here as well for others to find: I personally use ColdFusion Builder and Sublime Text 3 for my...
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Copy tools.jar When Upgrading Java for ColdFusion
I happened to read a post on Adobe’s ColdFusion Facebook page, that references a blog post, that references a pretty obscure tip. ColdFusion really needs to implement this somehow in CF Admin like a...
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Come Work With My Team!
CF Webtools, where I’ve placed my career coming up on 8 years, is seeking a talented ColdFusion developer. We’re 25 strong and are looking for #26! You can either work remotely in the comforts of your...
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