Have any special instructions that must be performed before or after an archive is deployed? Make sure that they are not overlooked by including them right in the archive itself. When creating the archive definitions, select the Archive To Do List option, and specify the instructions in the boxes...
ColdFusion archives contain code, database settings, CF Administrator settings, and more. If someone were to obtain a copy of your archive file they'd have access to all of that information. The solution? Secure your archive files with encryption and digital certificates using the options in the...
ColdFusion archives allow you to take a snapshot of your server - code, settings, and more. The ColdFusion Administrator (Enterprise only) allows you to build archives (using an already created archive definition) on-demand or at scheduled intervals, including once a day. Daily archives should be...
One of the most exciting new features in ColdFusion 5 is the ability to create and build archives containing not just entire applications, but also all setting (including data sources and administrator settings) associated with them. This feature is available in ColdFusion Enterprise, and is...
For your ColdFusion apps to run properly lots of things must be in place and functioning correctly, especially the Web server which ColdFusion relies on. ColdFusion 5 can monitor your Web server to ensure that it is up and running and not busy, and can notify you if this is not the case. To access...
User defined functions (UDF's) are made available to your code in one of two ways - they are either typed directly into the CFM file in which they are used, or they are put into libraries (CFM files containing one or more UDF's and nothing else) which are then included using . From a code reuse...
With the introduction of ColdFusion 5 and user defined functions you'll be seeing lots of new functions in ColdFusion code. So how to tell if a function is a BIF (Built In Function) or a UDF (User Defined Function)? Use the new IsCustomFunction() function, pass it a function name (not in quotes)...
Working with dates and times in multiple time zones? Then you may want to normalize those dates to simplify comparisons and other operations. The DateConvert() function converts dates and times to and from Universal Coordinated Time (or UTC). You can also use GetTimeZoneInfo() to obtain information...
Within user defined functions (UDF's) there is often the need to initialize variables, saving strings or complex data in them. If there is a chance that a UDF will be called more than once per request, consider putting these variables in the REQUEST scope and initialize them just once (checking...
ColdFusion log files grow rapidly making browsing them slow and tedious. Using the Log Files screen in the ColdFusion Administrator you may delete log files (so that a new one is created when needed), or archive them (saving them with an alternate extension so that you may browse them later if...