October 8, 2002
.NET Dataset Data Type
If you are creating Web Services in .NET for consumption by ColdFusion, do not use the dataset data type as this is only supported by .NET languages. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
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October 7, 2002
Don't Encrypt Double Byte Data
The CFML Encrypt() and Decrypt() functions will not work with double byte data - no error will be thrown, but encrypted data will not decrypt properly. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
October 6, 2002
Using ODBC Data Sources in ColdFusion MX
ColdFusion MX uses JDBC, not ODBC. Want to use your ODBC data sources with CFMX? You can. Here's what you need to do: 1) Create the ODBC data source (using Windows Control Panel), and 2) add a data source in ColdFusion MX Administrator of type "ODBC Socket" specifying the name of the ODBC data...
October 5, 2002
Checking String Length
Strings do not usually contain NUL (ASCII 0) characters, but if they do you should be aware of a change to the Len() function. ColdFusion 5 (and earlier) returned the length up to the NUL, ColdFusion MX returns the complete string length (even characters after the NUL). (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
October 4, 2002
Query Columns Are Arrays
Query columns can be treated as arrays, and the IsArray() function will return TRUE if the argument is a query column. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
October 3, 2002
The Temporary Directory
The GetTempDirectory() function returns the name of a directory that can be used to store temporary files. On Windows boxes ColdFusion used to return the Windows temp directory - in ColdFusion MX the directory returned will be the temporary directory of the underlying J2EE server. (Applies to:...
October 2, 2002
Unix Client Variable Storage
ColdFusion on Unix can no longer store variables in the registry, and so CLIENTSTORAGE="registry" is no longer supported. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)
October 1, 2002
Easily Working With Tag Sets
As you edit documents (in either code or design views) Dreamweaver builds a breadcrumb type trail beneath the editor window showing tags and how they are nested. Click on any tag in the list to highlight all the code within it, including any child tags. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
September 30, 2002
Locating Image References
Need to find where an image (or other asset) is used? Open the Files panel and click on the Assets tab, and then right click on the asset to search for and select Locate in Site. (Applies to: Dreamweaver MX)
September 29, 2002
Your Favorite Assets
As site assets grow it gets harder and harder to manage them. If there are assets that you use regularly you can flag then as favorites by clicking on the Assets tab in the Files panel, right clicking on an asset, and selecting Add to Favorites. The asset will then show up in the Favorites list for...
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