October 12, 2003
If you are using Web Service connectors in Flash MX 2004, then you will likely find yourself wanting to see the Web Service calls being made and raw data being returned to Flash. To dump this data to the output window, use the following line of code: _global.__dataLogger=new mx.data.binding.Log();
October 11, 2003
I've just finished reviewing all of the ColdFusion related MAX sessions, providing comments and critique where appropriate. I've been swamped the past few months, and was quite late in getting outline and draft feedback back to presenters, but I have finally caught up, and the presenters have been...
October 6, 2003
Flash MX 2004 features a rich set of components, from simple form controls to data grids and trees. The components are objects which all inherit from a base UIObject (which in turn inherits from MovieClip). Waleed Anbar's Flash Component Architecture article...
October 6, 2003
Microsoft ASP is one of the most popular scripting languages out there, or rather, it was one of the most popular scripting languages out there. With the introduction of the Microsoft .NET platform, Microsoft is no longer developing ASP; it's investing in ASP.NET instead. ASP.NET is an entirely new...
October 5, 2003
This has been blogged to death by now, but it is important, and so ... Microsoft announced changes to Internet Explorer's handling of ActiveX controls and Java applets, and these changes affect the use of active content like Flash, and Shockwave in Web pages. The Macromedia Active Content Developer...
October 4, 2003
I love Bluetooth. For me, Bluetooth support was the second most important feature when I chose my last cell phone (GSM coverage in as many countries as possible was number one). I use a Bluetooth headset (think cell phone earpiece but without any wires, dial and answer right from the little...
October 1, 2003
I ran into an annoying one today. I have code that has been working for years, and recently moved lots of the core processing into a CFC. And everything kept working properly. I then started tinkering with Flash Remoting, and everything kept working properly. And then I tried invoking CFC methods...
October 1, 2003
It's been a while since I spoke to a CFUG in Chicago, and so I am pleased to announce that I'll be in the windy city next week (October 8th) at the Loyola University Chicago's Water Tower Campus (in beautiful downtown). Details are on the CFUG web site at http://www.cccfug.org/. See you there!
September 30, 2003
I just received a package in the mail from my publisher. It contained the seventh translation of my "Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes", this time into Bahasa Indonesia (published by Gramedia Toko Buku http://commerce.i2.co.id/gramedia/product.asp?sku=14054). I don't speak or read the language,...
September 30, 2003
As requested, I have posted a FlashPaper version of the "Undocumented ColdFusion MX 6.1" presentation that I have used in user group presentations. The URL is http://www.forta.com/cf/resources/flash/CFMX_61_Undocumented.swf. This presentation keeps evolving, each time I discover or am informed of...