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May 1, 2002

Reading XML Data

Have XML data that you need to work with? Pass it to the XMLParse() function and get back a ColdFusion structure that you can use like any other structure. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

April 30, 2002

Is Now

ColdFusion 5 introduced business graphing via a new tag. ColdFusion MX has enhanced and improved these graphing capabilities using a new tag named . is still supported to provide backwards compatibility, but in the future should be used. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

April 29, 2002

Using the Internal HTTP Server

ColdFusion MX features an integrated HTTP server (which is designed for development, not for production servers). This HTTP server is usually on port 8500, so any URL's pointing to the internal HTTP server must include this port number. (Applies to: ColdFusion MX)

April 28, 2002

Alternate POP Port

By default retrieves mail on port 110. To use a non-standard port specify the port number in the PORT attribute. (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)

April 27, 2002

Mail Server Override

The SMTP server used by is defined server-wide in the ColdFusion Administrator. This server may be overridden as needed using the SERVER attribute. (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)

April 26, 2002

Non Standard SMTP Ports

uses the standard SMTP port of 25 by default. If an alternate port is used then it must be explicitly provided in the PORT attribute. (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)

April 25, 2002

MIME Types

can be used to retrieve HTTP requests, either text or binary data. To determine the type of data retrieved examine its MIME type which is stored in CFHTTP.MIMEType. (Applies to: ColdFusion 5 or later)

April 24, 2002

Accessing Response Headers

requests return HTTP data as well as HTTP response headers. To access returned response headers use CFHTTP.ResponseHeader, this is a CFML structure with the header name as the key. (Applies to: ColdFusion 5 or later)

April 23, 2002

Return Values

Most operations return queries but some return values (getting directory names or checking for file existence, for example). In these situations the value returned by will be available as CFFTP.ReturnValue. (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)

April 22, 2002

Is Case Sensitive

is used to programmatically send files to and from FTP servers. Unlike most other ColdFusion operations, files and directories in are case-sensitive (as this is how most FTP servers function). (Applies to: ColdFusion 4 or later)

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