March 27, 2005
The Flash Forms calendar controls can restrict selectable date ranges. Fixes dates can be specified using the startRange and endRange attributes, but what if you need to programmatically change the ranges at runtime? The following example does just that, it uses two calendar controls to prompt for...
March 26, 2005
When you think of Detroit you think of the automobile industry, Motown, various sports teams ... and probably not ColdFusion or Macromedia. Well, at least not initially. The fact of the matter is that there is a whole lot of Macromedia product being used in the area, and lots of ColdFusion too. And...
March 26, 2005
Looking for tips and tricks on using CFMX7 Flash Forms? Looking for those XForm examples I used in my demos? Mike Nimer (the Macromedia developer responsible for the new functionality) has created a site named CFFORM.com that is home to this and more. An RSS feed is available, too.
March 23, 2005
ColdFusion MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit (new sixth edition) is now shipping. This edition was co-authored by Ray Camden , Leon Chalnick, and Angela Buraglia . Details can be found on the book page .
March 22, 2005
A day before it is scheduled to ship, ColdFusion MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit has made Amazon.com's Early Adopter Computers & Internet , debuting and #2. As per Amazon, " These are the newest and coolest products our customers of Computers & Internet are buying. This list, updated...
March 21, 2005
This one sent to me by Terrence Ryan. Maramushi Newsmap is an application that visually represents the contents of the Google News news aggregator. The UI is all Flash, and the back-end is ColdFusion MX. Very cool app indeed.
March 21, 2005
The Venetian is one of the top Vegas hotels, and The Venetian web site is powered by ColdFusion MX (and uses Flash too). This one sent to me by two different users, Bill Rawlinson and Casey Franklin. Thanks!
March 21, 2005
Sandy Clark is writing a series for Fusion Authority on building sites using CSS. She is using pages from my site as examples, deconstructing them, and them, gradually converting them over to structured CSS. The first part of her series is now online .
March 21, 2005
For a truly astounding example of what can be accomplished using Flash Forms in CFMX7, check out AS Fusion's CF Presenter . And this is not even a form!
March 20, 2005
The ColdFusion DevCenter page has been translated for our Spanish and Italian sites. (Much of the linked content is in English).