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ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how ...
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Are you making full use of the ColdFusion documentation? I see many people labor and suffer in their use of ColdFusion (or failing to take full advantage of it) because they tend to use search engines like Google to find information, only to be led ...
Security
This blog post is going to be about how to implement a simple SSO application using ColdFusion SAML. To know more about SAML in general, go through the OASIS SAML documentation: http://docs.oasis-open.org/security/saml/Post2.0/sstc-saml-tech-overvie...
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One of ColdFusion’s biggest challenges is connecting the people who are developers, and the employers looking for people to fill their positions. I’ve heard this for (literally) decades.ColdFusion Developer: “Man… fewer and fewer companies are hiring...
Performance
* {6/22/2021 Update - This example will no longer work as you now need 2 secrets for each worker, one for the connector and one for monitoring if using PMT - look for an updated example soon] If you want to load balance between 2 ore more serv...
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(Originally written Jun 2019, updated Feb 2023, Apr 2022, Oct 2021, Jul 2021) Sometimes the solution to a problem is not what many may suggest it to be. And the right solution may even be easier than one most commonly suggested. Over the years I've h...
Announcements
Do you know how to quickly and easily find the EULA (End User Licensing Agreement) for your installed ColdFusion version? Sure, you can search for and find one online (I show links to those below), but did you know it's actually available as a file ...
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This can certainly be chalked up to be a "this is why I love ColdFusion" posts. First my obligatory disclaimer; I'm not an AWS guru. I'm not a Java developer per se. Most of what I've learned has been through brute force, hack and slash, trial and er...
Announcements
Published: Aug 1, 2019 Updated: Aug 2, 2019 and May 21, 2020 You may know that you can file bug reports or feature requests for ColdFusion and CFBuilder (and search for past ones or track their status) at https://tracker.adobe.com. But did you know y...
Updates
Originally published: Mar 6, 2019; updated Aug 1, 2021 I hear this often: you just applied (or tried to apply) a CF update, and now there's a problem. Perhaps CF won't even start, or the admin is failing somehow. "The update is broken!", you may thin...
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Updates
I've been trying to update the Settings page in CF Admin 2023 and I keep getting the error: "Important notice about last submission...". Also a tiny broken image. The changes I try to make do not save. Any idea what the issue could be? I'm on a windo...
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INTRODUCTION Traditional spreadsheet operations often faced performance bottlenecks, especially when handling large .xlsx files. The streaming methods introduced in ColdFusion 2025 address this by keeping only a small, configurable number of rows in...
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ColdFusion (2025 release) introduces enhanced charting capabilities, making it simpler to create dynamic, interactive dashboards. These charts help turn raw data into valuable insights, allowing users to analyze trends and make informed decisions. Wh...
Announcements
Do you know how to quickly and easily find the EULA (End User Licensing Agreement) for your installed ColdFusion version? Sure, you can search for and find one online (I show links to those below), but did you know it's actually available as a file ...
Updates
Had a coldfusion 2016 on a server that we are replacing. On the new server we have installed coldfusion 2023 upgrade license and entered the license key which validated. The problem is the old confusion 2016 license key will not validate. There is no...
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