An introduction to the ColdFusion CLI

You might have heard that ColdFusion has a command line interface (well… actually we have a couple!), but what can it do? Turns out, quite a lot! Let’s get you introduced to the CF CLI!

Coldfusion 18 update

Hello, I am having problems in CF Admin getting to the update download / install buttons.  It doesn’t show up in either Chrome or Firefox.  Past installing these manually, can anyone help me to get the interface to work properly? Thanks, Rob

connection error when updating to CF 2018 v11

I have CF 2018 Enterprise, and was trying to update from v4 to v11. I have IIS running on a web server (different machine) and CF running on another machine (app server). v4 everything works as it should, but when I upgrade to v11, I see the following errors in isapi_redirect.txt file (I run wsconfig.ext on the webserver to establish the connection between the web server (IIS) and app server (CF). Here are the errors I am seeing in the […]

Security vulnerability with CF2021 and SOLR

CF2021 SOLR security warning – how to uninstall

On a form, second select options will depend on the first selection from a drop down.

On a form.  When someone selects on option from a select dropdown, I want the other drop down to change and only show some of the options based on the first dropdown selection.

CF Summit 2021. Any news?

Adobe has been uncharacteristically quiet about this years CF Summit.

Updates available for Java 8 and 11, as of July 20, 2021

Originally posted July 26 2021; updated Aug 5 2021 ColdFusion users should be aware that there were updates released last week (Jul 20) to the long-term support (LTS) versions of Oracle Java, versions 8 and 11. Java 11 is the version currently supported by CF2021 and CF2018. For more on the JVM updates, see the Oracle technotes: Release notes for Java 11.0.12 Release notes for Java 8.0_301 These updates, like most JVM updates, include security-related fixes. Among them are a […]

Videos now posted from Adobe CF Developer Week 2021

Great news: all the session recordings are now posted for CF Dev Week 2021. This includes the 20 sessions (from community members and Adobe engineers) as well as the Adobe keynote. The sessions are posted at the videos page here on the CF Portal, which also has most or all recordings from various (but now all) previous Devweeks and CF Summits. It also offers various Adobe webinar series, like the recent one on the API Manager. The recordings play in […]

Take the “State of the CF Union” Survey, online a little longer

Every year, Teratech offers an online “State of the CF Union” Survey.  The one for 2021 has been open for several weeks and will be for a while longer (no date listed). It’s comprised of several questions about what CF engines, versions, and related apps and tools you may use, as well as a few more general topics. The results are also offered online and are updating as people complete the survey. (You can also view the see in advance […]

ColdFusion Security Code Analyzer now works with CF Standard and Developer editions, as of CF2021

Originally posted July 13, 2021; updated May 3, 2023 (slight rewording, and adding mention of VSCode version of CFBuilder) Here’s news that will interest some: the Adobe ColdFusion Security Code Analyzer tool now works with even the free Developer edition or Standard edition/license, as of CF2021. Prior to CF2021, it worked only with CF’s Enterprise license or Trial edition (2018 and 2016), and specifically NOT with a Standard license or the free Developer edition. Whether you may be currently using […]

What to try when Adobe site downloads or form submissions fail to work properly

Have you perhaps tried to download ColdFusion from the Adobe site, only to find after you fill out the CF dev/trial download form that the download would not start? You’re just left at a page which offers no other means to download (Adobe could and should fix that by offering links on that page in case this could happen). Or perhaps you’ve tried to file a bug report at the Adobe Tracker site, only to find that the bug report […]