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The House of Fusion Technical Magazine 		Issue: 34

July 31, 2000
August 6, 2000
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Community
WebTechniques Reviews Dreamweaver UltraDev
FREE ColdFusion Hosting, Tips and More
CFUN-2k Report
CFUN-2k Article on CF Advisor
 
News
Allaire Partners With TechData to Expand Distribution Strategy
Allaire Appoints Software Industry Veteran as Senior Vice President of Products
Allaire Sponsors CitySkills' First Digital Workforce Alliance Summit
Allaire Announces More Than 400 Allaire Spectra Customers
Audio Excerpt on Allaire Corporation Available at ON24.com
WebTrends Firewall Suite Solution Garners Additional Industry Support
WebTrends Unveils Firewall Suite 3.0
WebTrends Announces Enterprise Suite 5.0
FatWire's Release of UpdateEngine 5 Integrates with JRun
TrueSpectra Introduces Web Solution Provider Alliance Program
Port25 Solutions Release of Version 1.0 of PowerMTA Includes ColdFusion Compatibility
 
Tech and Tags
What's new in the Tag Gallery
WebTechniques Looks at ColdFusion Markup Language
 
Techniques
Error Handling in ColdFusion
Test Your Knowledge
 
Knowledge Base
ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 for Windows NT/2000 Performance Fact Sheet
JRun 3.0: UnsatisfiedLinkError
Allaire Spectra 1.01 Hot Fixes
Relative URL Bug in Spectra 1.01 htmlEditor
ColdFusion with CFCONTENT on NT 4.0 SP6 & SP6a
 
Stock
The Wall Street Transcript Publishes Analyst Comments on Allscripts, Including Interviews with Allaire
What do Bid and Ask mean?
Weekly Numbers
 

Community

WebTechniques Reviews Dreamweaver UltraDev

In this month's on-line issue, WebTechniques' Ken Cox reviewed Dreamweaver UltraDev, which incorporates Allaire's HomeSite. "Macromedia has leap-frogged past the competition with its innovative and impressive Dreamweaver UltraDev. It provides well-designed rapid development tools in a cross-platform, cross-browser, and multiserver world. If you develop database-driven Web sites, you want this software."

WebTechniques DreamWeaver UltraDev Review

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FREE ColdFusion Hosting, Tips and More

Michael Smith, of TeraTech Inc, has alerted us to this new, FREE ColdFusion hosting and information site, brought to his attention by Nathan Stanford:

www.cfm-resources.com

Currently, there are no limits on bandwidth, etc., but the site only accepts MS Access databases.

Nathan is working with the site operators to provide CF developers with a Chat Room, Message Forums, CFTags library and a CF Portal. Also coming soon will be a new ColdFusion Tips site, http://www.cftipsplus.com. Nathan recommends checking out the site, "even if you only want a test site for ColdFusion ... or [if] you need a site for someone else and you need to use ColdFusion." The sites are banner- free and have integrated Nathan's informative tips and tutorials. Nathan welcomes suggestions on topics developers want to see covered, questions they want answered, and site features they want added. He can be reached at cftips@nsnd.com.

FREE ColdFusion Hosting

ColdFusion Tips

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CFUN-2k Report

by Eva Holtsmark

(Pictures Courtesy of Michael Smith of TeraTech, Inc.)

Missed CFUN-2k two weeks ago? What happened?!? CF *stars* spilled their guts, sharing CF art with mortals. Get the code! It's free. Visit http://www.cfconf.org/cfspeakers.cfm.

CFUN-2k was sold out -- even though the event was free! Over 600 CF developers braved bad weather to fill the Masur auditorium at NIH, sending some to an overflow room linked by video.

A packed crowd enjoying some CFUN, TeraTech style.

A BIG 'Thanks!' to the CFUN-2K sponsors:

Some Highlights of the Event:

Adam Churvis, CommerceBlocks (http://www.commerceblocks.com)

Topic: CF Stored Procedures and Triggers

Build your frequently accessed queries in stored procedures and create triggers to INSERT, UPDATE and ROLLBACK transactions.

Check out DatabaseBlocks. You'll realize a complete return on your investment $79 in one day (you can still charge your customers the same rate).

http://www.commerceblocks.com/databa/index.cfm

While watching the demo, one CF programmer remarked, "I just saw you do something in two minutes that took me three hours one afternoon last week. What a deal." Another commented in amazement, "Where were you three months ago? I just spent that much time doing what you just did!!"

Tip: Wait for version 2.0, out in 2 weeks.

Christine Pascarella, Virtualscape (http://www.virtualscape.com)

Topic: CF Hosting Tips

What should you look for in a CF web host provider? Weigh security against features, and decide which is more important to you.

Charlie Arehart, Systemanage, Inc. (http://www.systemanage.com)

Topic: Developing Wireless (WML) Applications with CF

Charlie is a contributor to the first book on WAP. For more information, visit http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Store/Details.asp?ISBN=1861004044.

To CF serve your wireless applications, the CF code is 
<cfcontent type="text/vnd.wap.wml">
and for JRUN, it's 
<%@ page contentType="text/wml" %>

If you are sending tiny cards because the GUI interface on a phone is tiny, get your emulator at http://www.phone.com.

Other WAP Resources include:

Michael Smith, TeraTech (http://www.teratech.com)

Keynote Speech

Peer-to-Peer networking enables everyone to communicate with everyone immediately.

In the past, the cost to communicate was high so vertical hierarchies necessitated communication channels be linear, up the chain and down the chain, instead of across the chain. Networks are stronger, faster to process info and can adapt to change better.

Why share our knowledge? Because we can! The value of a network increases exponentially as more people join it.

Who wants to be a CF_Millionaire? (The Game)

http://www.cfconf.org/cfmillionaire.cfm. Written by Amy Brooks, Adam Churvis, Michael Smith and Charlie Arehart. Adam played Regis.

The first of 10 people to answer the CF question correctly got to be a contender. The questions ranged from easy to difficult. The audience participated when called upon.

Who knew we knew so much? Or didn't.

Howie Hamlin, CoolFusion (http://www.coolfusion.com)

Topic: Dynamic E-Mail Using CF and the inFusion Mail Server

CFMAIL and CFPOP. Send dynamic e-mail, check out the iMS demo that retrieves a list of stock quotes and emails them back to you.

Simply send email to stockquote@coolfusion.com and in the body of the email put a list of stock ticker symbols.

For example: symbols=allr,ibm,ncr

Don't put any spaces in between the symbols. If you don't want an HTML formatted email then also put in the command mode=text in the email as well.

For example: symbols=allr,ibm,ncr mode= text

For more information on IMS Server, check out http://www.coolfusion.com/iMSDetails.htm.

FusionMail is a FREE e-mail server to add to your InFusion Mail Server bundle: http://www.coolfusion.com/FusionMail.htm.

Robi Sen, Granularity (http://www.granularity.com/)

Topic: Electronic Commerce: emerging trends and technology

Business is booming. There has been consolidation in e-commerce world: who will be the Wal-mart of e-commerce?

The next big things are 'application syndication' like CyberCash and agent-based interaction, like http://www.internetvan.net/.

Steve Nelson, SecretAgents.com (http://www.secretagents.com)

Topic: Advanced Fusebox (http://www.fusebox.org)

Steve gave both his talk and one for Hal Helms (who was home sick with a root canal). Fusebox is a FREE methodology for web application architecture available to the CF community so that you can develop efficient applications from the start.

The Fusebox architecture increases teamwork efficiency, productivity, and reduces the time it takes to build a web application.

The first CF conference on Fusebox will be Saturday, September 16, in Charlottesville, VA. See http://www.fusebox.org/conference/ for details.

Bill Rogers, Ektron (http://www.ektron.com)

Topic: Content Management in CF

Do you want to develop applications or manage content? Let your organization publish with less work from you. Can't afford Spectra ($16,000 to start)?

Try eMPower ($2,999). eMPower enables key content providers (HR, Product Marketing, PR, etc.) to manage their own Web content while keeping complete administrative control and functionality in the hands of Webmasters and IT professionals.

eMPower is a simple, affordable and scalable Web authoring and content management application to be used with a CF-based Internet or Intranet Web site.

Shark Club Event

More than 100 CFers had a party at the Bethesda shark club (yes there are real sharks in a tank!), played pool and drank beer. Sponsored by Granularity, Coreactive and TeraTech.

Playing it cool at the Shark Club.

John Paul Ashenfelter (http://www.webdatabase.org/)

Topic: CF arrays, structures and WDDX

Arrays are collections of related data records.

TIP: use ListtoArray and ArraytoList; they speed up your application.

<CFSCRIPT> saves time with <CFSTRUCTURE>.

WDDX is a programming-independent, platform-independent method to share data. It's XML.

April Fleming, Federal Data Corp. (http://www.feddata.com/) and Orlando CFUG

Topic: WDDX case study: Building a cross-CFUG search

Serialize. Deserialize. Packet. Do these words intimidate you?

Have no fear.

Serialize--marking up data to WDDX format.

Deserialize--extracting data into native language format.

Packet--serialized data (a long ASCII text string).

Get the WDDX SDK at http://www.wddx.org to develop your own WDDX apps.

Visit the Orlando CFUG for more WDDX code at http://cfug.itcenter.org and the Ohio Area CFUG at http://www.oacfug.org.

Michael Imhoff, OmniCypher.com (http://www.omnicypher.com)

Topic: Access and CF Tricks

Access can and is used with ColdFusion. It is especially useful for collecting form information in a non high-concurrency environment. Be sure to use <CFLOCK>.

Tips:

Shlomy Gantz, Core Active (http://www.coreactive.com)

Integration with Flash

Is Flash just for flash? NO! But, you can have the most optimally built CF website and if no one wants to visit, it's wasted effort.

The interface does matter; flashy entertainment does engage consumers.

You can reference Flash as an object in JavaScript and Flash can load variables. Your database can interact via your Flash interface.

http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/special/five_launch/

CF Family Feud (The Game)

Chris Mozier, Weberize (http://www.weberize.com)

The 'Open Tags' vs. the 'Closed Tags' tried to guess the most popular answers to the survey, "Survey says ..."

http://www.cfconf.org/familyfeud/ffresponse.cfm

The number one answer in the Family Feud quiz to Q:"What reason do you give a client when a project is late?" Biggest A: "Scope Creep", Smallest A: "Dog ate it"

Chris Mosier (MC) hosting at CF Family Feud, with the 'Open Tags' (Steve Drucker, Mike Dickinson, Steve Nelson, audience member and Judith Dinowitz).

Dave Watts, Figleaf (http://www.figleaf.com)

Topic: eXtreme Debugging

Use iterative solutions, don't check 'the whole enchilada' at once.

Tools make it easier for you to debug your CF applications. CF Studio lets you 'Validate Document', but what if your issue is more than that?

For free NT debugging, go to http://www.sysinternals.com

To telnet and diagnose (what?), use http://www.10pht.com/~weld/netcat/

For recording proxy scripts, go to http://www.compansr.demon.co.uk or http://homer.rte.microsoft.com

BUY the NT Resource kit! It is worth the money! Read http://www.win2000mag.com and use the Microsoft support site when necessary (http://support.microsoft.com)

Michael Dinowitz, Core Active/House of Fusion (http://www.coreactive.com), Fusion Authority

Topic: CF Programming Philosophy

There are 450,000 CF developers, but only 1,800 people on CF-Talk http://www.houseoffusion.com/hof/lists/CF_Talk.cfm sharing information and 30,000 more are subscribers to CFDJ (http://www.sys-con.com/coldfusion/).

There are incredible resources available to the CF community. Are you contributing your knowledge by writing? Are you reaching out to the people you know to include them and increasing the pool of CF developers?

CF is programming. Program CE (continuing education) into your CF day.

Michael and Judith Dinowitz at the Fusion Authority table with the first ever print issue of Fusion Authority!

Steve Drucker, Figleaf Software (http://www.figleaf.com)

Topic: CF, Flash, Java and COM

Spec the problem. Uncover the business processes BEFORE you build your software model.

Maybe, just maybe, the PROCESS needs a changin'. Simplify, simplify, simplify.

Use a 'single template wizard' constructor.

Get more code at http://www.figleaf.com/figleafhome/cfug/cfugnews.cfm.

Charlie Arehart, Systemanage (http://www.systemanage.com)

Topic: CF Custom Tags

Charlie generously spoke in Leon Chalnick's absence (Caught in bad weather on plane from LA) on this topic.

Your custom tags can be placed in your local directory on your server. David Aden http://www.wwstudios.com/ Topic: Spectra Tips and Tricks

Tip: Highly relational data should not be moved into Spectra. Spectra is a content OBJECT database.

What should you know before you even begin with Spectra?

The example is http://www.hr.com, where the pages are stored in a relational database and the content is stored in Spectra.

Once you pass the steep learning curve, Spectra is RAD (Rapid Application Development). Talk with your Spectra peers at http://www.houseoffusion.com/hof/lists/Spectra_Talk.cfm and David will help you, too, by phone and in your office.

CF Panel and Dr. CF

There was also a CF panel of experts and speakers to answer attendees' questions. Plus, in the corridor Dr. CF (aka Douglas Smith of TeraTech) took ColdFusion problems for 5 cents each (a la Lucy in Peanuts)

Panel of CF Experts being asked a question by audience member.

Some of the experts confer: (Left to right) Steve Drucker, Robi Sen, Dave Aden, Joan Falcao, Bill Rogers

"CF Doctor" Douglas Smith practices CF medicine.

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CFUN-2k Article on CF Advisor

Check out this article by Tom McKeon on CFUN-2k! A very succinct summary of the events. Note the mention of Fusion Authority, and the picture of Michael and Judith at the conference.

(CF Advisor is an online magazine by subscription, and they offer a combination of free and subscriber-only content.)

CFUN-2k Article (CF Advisor)

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News

Allaire Partners With TechData to Expand Distribution Strategy

NEWTON, Mass., Aug 2, 2000 -- /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Allaire Corporation has announced its newest distribution partner, Tech Data Corporation, a global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. The alliance with Tech Data "significantly broadens Allaire's presence within the technology reseller channel. "

Allaire/Tech Data Partnership Announced on Northern Light News Alert

Allaire/Tech Data Partnership Announced on ZDNet Tech Infobase

Allaire/Tech Data Partnership Announced on Yahoo! News

Allaire/Tech Data Partnership Announced on Powerize Alert (Registration required; some items for pay)

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Allaire Appoints Software Industry Veteran as Senior Vice President of Products

NEWTON, Mass., Aug 2, 2000 -- PRNewswire -- Allaire Corporation has announced that Timothy Yeaton, former vice president and general manager of the UNIX/Linux business unit at Compaq, has been hired as senior vice president of products. A 20-year veteran in the software industry, Yeaton brings to Allaire "an in-depth knowledge of delivering a multitude of enterprise class products while successfully managing significant internal growth and new product initiatives."

Timothy Yeaton Appointment Announced on Northern Light News Alert

Timothy Yeaton Appointment Announced on ZDNet Tech Infobase

Timothy Yeaton Appointment Announced on Yahoo! News

Timothy Yeaton Appointment Announced on Powerize Alert (Registration Required; some items pay only)

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Allaire Sponsors CitySkills' First Digital Workforce Alliance Summit

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug 1, 2000 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CitySkills Inc., a non-profit organization committed to the job training and placement of urban adults into Internet careers, hosted the first meeting of the Digital Workforce Alliance on July 21 and 22, under the sponsorship of Allaire Corp. The event, meeting at The Monitor Group in Cambridge, Mass., brought together 15 urban job training pioneers from across the U.S. to share best practices and develop a collective strategy to expand action-oriented approaches to the "Digital Divide."

Meeting Publicized on Northern Light News Alert

Meeting Publicized on Yahoo! News

Meeting Publicized on Powerize Alert (Registration required; some items for pay)

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Allaire Announces More Than 400 Allaire Spectra Customers

NEWTON, Mass., Aug 1, 2000 -- PRNewswire via COMTEX -- Allaire Corporation has announced that Allaire Spectra, Allaire's packaged system for next-generation content management, e-commerce and personalization, has been selected by more than 400 customers since its general availability in December 1999. Over seventy of these have"gone live" in the last six months alone.

Allaire Article

Allaire Announces 400 Spectra Customers on Northern Light News Alert

Allaire Announces 400 Spectra Customers on Yahoo! News

Allaire Announces 400 Spectra Customers on Powerize Alert (Registration required; some items for pay)

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Audio Excerpt on Allaire Corporation Available at ON24.com

(ON24 via COMTEX)-- ON24 has made available the recent audience questions session on Allaire, held on July 28th, by Robert V. Green, Technology Analyst at Briefing.com, and ON24's David Speakman:

Speaker: Robert V. Green, Technology Analyst, Briefing.com Length: 3 minutes, 31 seconds.

For audio/video:

http://www.on24.com/vuwindow/scripts/vuwin.asp?ref=comt&id =32807&type=av (Requires REAL audio/video)

Coverage by Northern Light News Alert

Coverage by ZDNet Tech Infobase

Coverage by Yahoo! News

Coverage by Powerize Alert (Registration required; some articles for pay)

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WebTrends Firewall Suite Solution Garners Additional Industry Support

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug 1, 2000 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- WebTrends Corporation, an Allaire Partner, has announced that 12 leading firewall vendors have been certified in the WebTrends Enhanced Log Format (WELF) program, ensuring that their firewall products are compatible with WebTrends Firewall Suite(TM) 3.0, just released. Firewall Suite 3.0 manages, monitors and reports on firewall activity, alerting IT and security managers to issues with incoming and outgoing activity, protocol usage, security problems, employee Internet activity and bandwidth consumption.

WebTrends Certifications Announced on Northern Light News Alert

WebTrends Certifications Announced on ZDNet Tech Infobase

WebTrends Certifications Announced on Yahoo! News

WebTrends Certifications Announced on Powerize Alert (Registration required; some items for pay)

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WebTrends Unveils Firewall Suite 3.0

Portland, Ore., Aug 1, 2000 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- WebTrends Corporation, an Allaire Partner, has released WebTrends(R) Firewall Suite (TM) 3.0, providing advanced security management and reporting on over 30 of the leading Firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions. The Suite offers up-to-the minute alerting and monitoring on critical security events, performance enhancements and advanced management capabilities.

The suite also provides comprehensive real-time reports to enterprises and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) using Sun Microsystems SunScreen firewall systems.

For more information and to download a free 14-day trial of WebTrends Firewall Suite 3.0, go to http://www.webtrends.com/products/firewall/.

WebTrends Firewall Suite Announced on Northern Light News Alert

WebTrends Firewall Suite Announced on Yahoo! News

WebTrends Firewall Suite Announced on Powerize Alert (Registration required; some items for pay) Firewall Stuite Uses Sun MicroSystems Sunscreen Firewall Systems (Northern Light News Alert)

Firewall Stuite Uses Sun MicroSystems Sunscreen Firewall Systems (ZDNet Tech Infobase)

Firewall Stuite Uses Sun MicroSystems Sunscreen Firewall Systems (Yahoo! News)

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WebTrends Announces Enterprise Suite 5.0

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug 1, 2000 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- WebTrends Corporation, an Allaire Partner, has announced numerous enhancements in the new release of its comprehensive eBusiness management solution, Enterprise Suite 5.0(TM), designed for enterprise-level customers. WebTrends will also soon release updated versions of Enterprise Suite for Lotus Domino as well as Professional Suite and Log Analyzer, solutions geared for rich web visitor reporting for small businesses.

For additional information, and to download a free 14-day trial copy, please see http://www.webtrends.com/products/enterprise/.

WebTrends Enterprise Enhancements Announced on Northern Light News Alert

WebTrends Enterprise Enhancements Announced on Yahoo! News

WebTrends Enterprise Enhancements Announced on Powerize Alert (Registration required; some items for pay)

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FatWire's Release of UpdateEngine 5 Integrates with JRun

MINEOLA, N.Y., Aug 1, 2000 -- FatWire has announced the release of UpdateEngine 5, a platform designed to "provide the fastest way to build, scale, and power enterprise-class Web and wireless sites." The 100% Java platform easily integrates with Allaire's JRun. It focuses on providing rapid time to market via pre-packaged site deployment and management tools for non-technical use.

UpdateEngine 5 Announced on Northern Light News Alert

UpdateEngine 5 Announced on Yahoo! News

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TrueSpectra Introduces Web Solution Provider Alliance Program

BURLINGAME, CA, Aug. 2 /CNW-PRN, Comtex/ - TrueSpectra, Inc.®, a leader in server- based imaging for e-commerce and an Allaire Partner, has introduced the TrueSpectra Web Solution Provider (WSP) Alliance Program. More than 25 of the leading WSPs have already signed up for the program to create more compelling online shopping experiences. This progressive program provides web developers and design firms with free, unlimited development use of TrueSpectra's dynamic imaging platform for prototyping and client implementations. By developing with the TrueSpectra platform, WSPs can quickly and easily create more interactive and realistic online user experiences for their clients.

TrueSpectra Introduces Web Solution Provider Alliance Program (Yahoo! News)

TrueSpectra Introduces Web Solution Provider Alliance Program (Powerize Alert) (Registration required; some items for pay)

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Port25 Solutions Release of Version 1.0 of PowerMTA Includes ColdFusion Compatibility

ELLICOTT CITY, MD -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aug. 2, 2000 -- Port25 Solutions, Inc. has announced the general availability of PowerMTA(TM), an advanced, high performance Message Transfer Agent (MTA) primarily for delivering large volumes of outbound Email messages. Cross platform support, along with various mail submission APIs, including ColdFusion, allow for compatibility with current applications and infrastructures.

PowerMTA (TM) Release Announced (Yahoo! News)

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Tech and Tags

What's new in the Tag Gallery

round
Simple little tag that sets performs a round of number that way you would expect based on the precision specified. This is a first simple version without error handling, and I hope everyone enjoys it.
WebWidget Open Source
This application makes the maintenance and generation of standardized web sites a snap. It's designed for the IS/IT/ISP professionals that have to maintain a lot of content pages and want to put the responsibility of content creation and site updating onto the owners of the data. The Widget can be used to serve content out of a live database, or have it publish HTML pages.
CF_Q
CF_Q provides a Queue data structure implementation for ColdFusion. It can create and initialize a queue from a string,list or array; and get queue elements. CF_Q also provides an optional parameter MaxLen that can be used to restrict the queue length. You can choose to prune old elements or return them to the calling scope if the MaxLen is exceeded. See readme for more details.
cf_stockdata
cf_stockdata makes a cfhttp request to yahoo's text based version of a quotes page, and formats the data, returning an associative array with last trade, point change, percent change, and company name. This tag can handle stocks trading on 'normal' exchanges (such as NYSE and NASDAQ), mutual funds and other exchanges (e.g. tickers ending with .OB), as well as Index symbols (e.g. ^IXA)
EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION is a compleate web enabled, secure practice management system that includes: (EMR) Electronic Medical Records On-line Referrals On-line Authorizations On-line Pharmacy Drug Formulary Electronic Claims Submission (CME) Continuing Medical Education Scheduling Medical Forums
CF_AccuInternational
To get this to work just go in to the weather for some place international go through it by continent, country, then finally city. There will be the forecast for that city. Cut and paste the url and put it as the parameter on the tag. There is somewhat of a pattern with cities to the country, but then you would have to know how AccuWeather abbreviated the country. I figured it was easier just to cut and paste the url.
CFX Tags for IBM MQSeries "PUT" and "GET" functions
Make seamless calls to IBM MQ messaging system via a single Cold Fusion tag from anywhere - Send text data files of size up to 100 MB - Dynamically build the data buffer for the IBM MQ message descriptor - Provide identifiers for the message file which can be used by the receiving MQ system in uniquely identifying the source of the incoming MQ message - Instant interface between the web clients and the corporate legacy systems
Ability to retrieve MQ messages via a ColdFusion Web page - Support for numerous file types (such TXT, PDF, WORD, HTML,EXE, etc.) - Dynamically build the data buffer for the retrieval of the IBM MQ message for increased efficiency and performance - Retrieve messages based on a unique idenfifier (MQJOBID) - Instant interface between the web clients and the corporate legacy systems
XMLParse
Parses any well formed XML document into a coldfusion structure
CF_SimpleSurvey
CF_SimpleSurvey is a simple three choice survey application that can be applied to any website powered by ColdFusion. The tag contains both a display and admin side, determined by the USAGE attribute. The tag is database driven and completely customizable to your site specifications.
QStats v1.0
QStats is a site statistics application that allows you to track and log the traffic within any .cfm page. It has a very pleasing interface (that is customizable), and reports on just about all the information you will need.
CF_INITCAP
This tag enables you to format a textstring ex: a user subscribes him as "vAn dE veLdE JohaN" the tag reformats it to "Van De Velde Johan" very usefull if you want to use something like: Hello 'Van De Velde Johan" welcome at my site. it is the same as the initcap function in oracle
cf_pagecopy
Tag will find an existing Spectra virtual page and create a new page with the same containers, and will optionally copy the contents of each to the new page. The new page's containers will then contain all the same object and method references as the original. Could be used to provide "defaults" for containers.
123 eggCart
eggCart is hosted on our secure web servers. You simply create a config.htm file and upload it to your web site. This config.htm file tells eggCart the who and hows in regards to processing orders from your store. Wrap your products in the predefined hidden form field tags we supply and in a matter of minutes your products are shopping cart enabled.
CFX_BEEP
If you're like me -- running CF server on your PC and getting only a few dozen hits a day -- you may want to hear a beep when you get a hit. You can play different pages with different frequencies.
UserManager Suite 2.0
The UserManager Suite is a set of CFX extension tags for Cold Fusion which allow you to fully manage NT users and groups (local and global/domain). The functionality is a fairly robust imitation of the "User Manager for Domains" GUI. UMS also allows you to manage NTFS file permissions (ACls) on local, shared or network mapped drives.
FuseMail 1.0
FuseMail is a product unlike any other browser-based mail solution. FuseMail starts where other mail programs left off, allowing users a system that can be used anywhere in the world. FuseMail currently requires Internet Explorer, due to the cutting edge technology that is used to create a user GUI that is powerful and efficient. The main feature of FuseMail is an interface that is simple, clean and familiar. Users have all of the popular features that one would expect from a database driven mail solution.
PDFConnect 3.0
PDFConnect 3.0 allows data insertion into an Acrobat form from multiple queries, variables and scopes.
CF_OutputRedirect
CF_OutputRedirect is used to redirect dynamically generated content to an e-mail message, a file, or a variable. This is an invaluable debugging tool, and also is for use whenever redirection is needed. This tag must be used with it's corresponding end tag, which means it can only be used with CF4 or later.
MyCommunity Framework
The PcSnap.com Framework is a turnkey system that allows fully functional content driven sites to be launched within days.
Content Tag Collection
This is a collection of tags that allow you to manage your site's content. It's all open-source, so feel free to look around.

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WebTechniques Looks at ColdFusion Markup Language

WebTechniques' Mark Cyzyk took a look at server-side scripting languages, including Active Server Pages (ASP), JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP). He finds that "Performing simple tasks with these technologies often requires a lot of overhead, resulting in code-heavy, convoluted programs. ... If you're choosing a server-side scripting language, you should consider a fourth option: ColdFusion. Because it acts more like a markup language than a programming language, ColdFusion is an elegant solution for embedding code in HTML files. ... ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) ... competes directly with ASP and JSP."

WebTechniques Article on Server-Side Scripting Languages

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Techniques

Error Handling in ColdFusion

by Michael Dinowitz

This is a presentation that I created as part of the internal training at House of Fusion/CoreActive. The goal was to teach the programmers new techniques in error handling and educate them about some of the more obscure features. The presentation was then shown to the NYCFUG for their use and is now on the web for you. Unfortunately, the talk that went with the presentation was not preserved. If a user group or company wishes the full presentation, you can contact me at mdinowitz@houseoffusion.com.

Error Handling in ColdFusion

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Test Your Knowledge

1. Name 3 ways of getting information from a database.
2. Name 4 ways of using custom Java with ColdFusion.
3. Name all the tags that do comparisons of data.

Last weeks questions

1. Inside a ColdFusion Module, what will a CFABORT tag do?
Abort the module and the calling template.

2. Inside a ColdFusion Module, what will a CFEXIT tag do?
Exit the module and return to the calling template.

3. Inside a ColdFusion Module, what will a CFBREAK tag do?
Cause an error unless the CFBREAK is within a CFLOOP inside the module.

4. Name 2 ways of setting a cookie (there are actually 3 ways).
Sets a cookie called foo with a value of bar that expires in an hour.
<cfcookie name="foo" value="bar" expires="1">
Sets a cookie called foo with a value of bar that will expire once the users browser leaves the site.
<CFSET cookie.foo="bar">
Sets a cookie called foo with a value of bar that will expire in 30 minutes.
<CFHEADER name="SET-COOKIE" value="foo=bar; expires=#GETHTTPTIMESTRING(DateAdd('n', 30, now()))#">

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Knowledge Base

ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 for Windows NT/2000 Performance Fact Sheet

Allaire has outlined performance and configuration considerations of a ColdFusion Web application, summarizing the testing that Allaire performed in its Enterprise Scalability Lab and detailing several examples of sizing ColdFusion Web application deployments.

ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 for Windows NT/2000 Performance Fact Sheet

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JRun 3.0: UnsatisfiedLinkError

When updating the Java Settings Library Path, you may still get "java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError" when trying to run an application that uses native methods. On Unix/Linux systems there is a typo in the JRun startup script file /jrun/bin/jrun. Here's the correction to make.

JRun 3.0: UnsatisfiedLinkError

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Allaire Spectra 1.01 Hot Fixes

"Hot fixes are quick, downloadable code fixes to specific issues. From time to time, Allaire may add additional hot fixes to this page when problematic issues are identified and testing of the hot fix is completed. Hot fixes are meant to be interim solutions to issues that will be included in an upcoming maintenance release or patch. Allaire strongly recommends installing hot fixes in your test/staging environment prior to deployment in your live production systems."

Allaire Spectra 1.01 Hot Fixes

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Relative URL Bug in Spectra 1.01 htmlEditor

A relative URL may sometimes convert to an absolute URL in Spectra 1.01's htmlEditor. Here's what's happening.

Relative URL Bug in Spectra 1.01 htmlEditor

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ColdFusion with CFCONTENT on NT 4.0 SP6 & SP6a

When upgrading NT 4.0 to SP6 running IIS 4.0, you may find that CFCONTENT will not work. Upgrading to sp6a fixes the problem but you may need to alter your code in order to get it working again. Here's a workaround.

ColdFusion with CFCONTENT on NT 4.0 SP6 & SP6a

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Stock

The Wall Street Transcript Publishes Analyst Comments on Allscripts, Including Interviews with Allaire

NEW YORK, Aug 4, 2000 -- (BUSINESSWIRE) -- Six leading analysts and top management from thirty-one sector firms examine the Technology Sector in a special 190-page Adams, Harkness & Hill 2000 Summer Seminar Issue from The Wall Street Transcript (212/952-7433) or http://www.twst.com/info/info144.htm. Among many other resources, this issue contains CEO/company interviews with top firms, including Allaire.

The Wall Street Transcript has also launched a new free service where investors can ask Allaire (or any public company)a question at http://www.qawire.com.

Wall Street Transcript Announcement on Northern Light News Alert

Wall Street Transcript Annoucnement on Powerize.com (Must register online to use; some items for pay.)

Wall Street Transcript Annoucement on ZDNet Tech Infobase

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What do Bid and Ask mean?

Skip Kildore has put forth a very interesting article defining some basic and confusing stock transaction terms. His clear language and humorous approach is a pleasure.

What do bid and Ask mean?

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Weekly Numbers

DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
4-Aug-0033.87534.062531.687532.125648,300
3-Aug-0030.62532.87529.062532.703132.7031
2-Aug-0030.062532.3752831.31251,501,000
1-Aug-0030.687531.12529.5030566,900
31-Jul-0031.718831.87529.5030.85941,267,000

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