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June 10, 2002

Auto Loading Java Class Files

ColdFusion code can access Java class files via , and these files can be auto loaded if necessary. To auto load a JAR file simply place it in the webroot/WEB-INF/classes directory. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

June 9, 2002

Auto Loading Java Archives

ColdFusion code can access Java archive files (JAR files), and can auto load these if necessary. To auto load a JAR file simply place it in the webroot/WEB-INF/lib directory. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

June 8, 2002

Sharing Sessions With Java

ColdFusion SESSION variables may be managed by either ColdFusion or the underlying J2EE server. Both are used the same way (just refer to SESSION.variable), but the way they are stored is different as is the way they are identified (ColdFusion uses a CFID and CFTOKEN, J2EE uses a jsessionid). J2EE...

June 7, 2002

JSP Tags and Namespaces

JSP tags and tag libraries are accessible in CFML via the tag. When is used a PREFIX is specified, and the value passed to PREFIX is the namespace into which the tag is loaded. Calls to JSP tags must use that prefix in the format of (the JSP syntax). (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

June 6, 2002

Securing Resources With Sandboxes

A sandbox is a virtual entity governed by rules that you define. Sandboxes allow you to secure specific data sources, the use of some tags and functions, specific files and directories, and even IP addresses and ports so that only certain users may access them. Server sandboxes are an ideal...

June 5, 2002

Passing Arguments

is used to invoke ColdFusion Components and to consume Web Services. Arguments may be passed to CFC's and Web Services in two ways, either as NAME=value pairs in , or passed to tags which must be enclosed within and tags. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

June 4, 2002

Trace Code Problems

Debugging an application? Being able to write your own output along with the ColdFusion debug output would help significantly, and now you can do just that using . This new tag will dump variables and their contents, expressions, and more, into the debug output making application debugging a whole...

June 3, 2002

Sniffing Raw HTTP Data

ColdFusion MX (well, JRun running within ColdFuson MX, actually) comes with a sniffer utility that can be used to monitor HTTP traffic. The sniffer is in the runtime/bin directory, and is named "sniffer". (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

June 2, 2002

Server Start and Stop Scripts

The BIN directory beneath the ColdFusion root contains batch files and scripts that can be used to stop and start ColdFusion from the command line. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

June 1, 2002

The Default Locale

ColdFusion uses locales to work with localized content and data. ColdFusion MX defaults the locale used by the JVM (and thus usually the operating system), unlike prior ColdFusion which defaulted to English (or Japanese, if that version of ColdFusion was being used). (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

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