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CFDJ Feature — ColdFusion Structures

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:00:00 EDT

Way back when ColdFusion 4.5 was released, the concept of structures (associative arrays to some of you) was introduced. Never one to be receptive to change - not to mention having no background in other programming languages - I shunned structures for the most part and kept on my merry way working with arrays and lists. Over the years, however, I have come to appreciate the simplicity and functionality of structures and embrace them as my favorite ColdFusion data type.

Code Co-op Version Control Software from Reliable Software

Tue, 11 May 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Question: Who needs version control? Answer: Every developer. Most people think of versioning control software as something that should be left to big companies and large teams. However, version control is a good idea for everyone.

CFX-Advanced VPS Hosting from CFXHosting

Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST

There comes a time in the life of almost every developer when he or she needs to host a Web site. Unfortunately, not all of us can have a T1 running to our basement with a dual-processor Pentium 4 running our site. No, we developers - and businesses - must look elsewhere for help. Unless you have a lot of money, that typically means you'll be part of a shared hosting environment.

NQcontent V2 from NetQuest

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST

Every day it seems as if another content management system (CMS) is popping up on the horizon, many of them built using ColdFusion. Typically, these CMSs contain the same type of functionality.

inFusion Mail Server from On-Line Data Solutions

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST

Once they've learned the basics of ColdFusion, one of the first applications many developers will write is an e-mail program. By using CFMAIL and CFPOP, it is easy to create a basic application that will send mail to an SMTP service and retrieve mail from a POP service.

Extending CFFORM with Customized JavaScript Validation

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 00:00:00 EDT

Anyone who's needed JavaScript validation for his or her forms knows how easy it is to use ColdFusion's CFFORM tag. It's a quick and easy way to ensure that the form is filled out properly. However, CFFORM can be as limited as it is useful (see Figure 1).