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July 10, 2007

MAX Europe Registration Open

Title says it all. You can register now for the very first MAX Europe (Barcelona, Spain, October 15-18, 2007). I hope to see you there!

Pinalkumar Dave is a DBA with extensive SQL Server (and ColdFusion) experience. I just stumbled upon his blog SQL Authority (via a link in a comment on my own blog) and am more than impressed by some of his SQL Server related posts. If you use SQL Server, then this is one blog you should add to...

Charlie Arehart's CFEclipse Bloggers List

Charlie Arehart has posted the mother of all lists of CFEclipse bloggers . Check it out!

Apache Derby And CFINSERT/CFUPDATE

For and to work, ColdFusion must obtain a list of columns in the relevant table. If you are using Apache Derby you may run into a problem whereby and throw a "There are no columns found" error. The solution is to ensure that the Derby table name passed to and is in upper case.

ColdFusion

July 9, 2007

Happy 12th Birthday ColdFusion

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday ColdFusion, Happy Birthday to you! 12 years old today!

SQL Server 2005 Book Ready To Ship

After lots of rather painful delays, my new book Sams Teach Yourself SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes is ready to ship. This book (which is the SQL Server version of my MySQL Crash Course ) is based on my best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes and goes in to far more detail than the...

A Great Day For Flight

I fly a lot and love flying, so I pay close attention to changes and announcements from the major aircraft manufacturers. I have a particularly close connections with Boeing - not just because they are loyal and long-time ColdFusion users, but also because I've taught training classes there, have...

Be A Part Of The MAX Keynote

Admit it, you've always wanted to join us on stage during the MAX keynote. Well, this year you can - 2 lucky winners will each get 5 minute 20 slide segments to do their thing. Ted has posted the details . And in case you've not picked up on it yet, this year is going to be whole new MAX experience!

MAX

July 5, 2007

ColdFusion 8 Can Return Identity Values

Here's another ColdFusion 8 goodie that I just learned about yesterday ... If you are using a database table with an identity (auto-increment) field, ColdFusion 8 can automatically return the newly created field value for you, without needing a trigger or a subsequent . All you need to do is look...

Psst, Want A MAX Discount Code?

Ok, I don't have lots of these, but I did lay my hands on some MAX USA discount codes, good for $200 off the MAX registration price. These can each be used once, so you can't share them, and they need to be used soon. If you want one ... on your marks, get set ... e-mail me now!