How do I install/Add Apptacular and other extensions to CFBuilder 2018 now that RIAforge is gone? Thanks!
Why is it still so darned difficult to compare local and remote files, and then upload them, in ColdFusion Builder?
I added a bunch of files to a project via the file system, and the project in the navigator refuses to update. Refresh does not work, neither does F5. What do I have to do to get a project to refresh besides recreate it every time there is a change from outside the system. I HAVE to work from 2 different machines and the files are on a network share.
Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension for Visual Studio Code “Quick Fix” Sometimes we all need a helping hand. Wait. Does an IDE even have a hand? Anyway, imagine if your VS Code was able to flag issues with your code, make suggestions, but then even make those suggestions come to life! The Builder extension for VS Code includes a “quick fix” capability. Let’s say you’re writing a bit of CF script, like so: Whoops! There’s a component name mismatch. Apparently, “mycfc1” […]
Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension for Visual Studio Code “Code Refactoring” What is “code refactoring”? Is it a cool new UK reality show where you win prizes by changing up your applications to work better? No, but if any tv producers from the UK read this and are interested, call me. Code Refactoring, put simply, is improving your code by altering things like naming conventions, readability, and other factors that make maintainability of your code better over the long run. This […]
Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension for Visual Studio Code “Code Assist” Often, the main reason we use a purpose-built IDE for our development work is for getting help with things like code completion, hinting, scaffolding and other similar features. This is often a big differentiator from more simplified editors such as, for example, Notepad. VS Code comes out of the box with many powerful features, but the CF extension adds specific code assist features for Adobe ColdFusion code. One of the […]
Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension for Visual Studio Code “Security Code Analyzer” Security is a critical aspect of programming. The Security Analyzer is a powerful, useful tool for CFML developers to use to help prevent vulnerable code in their application. It can warn about potential threats, give you an idea on the level of the threat, and suggest potential solutions to the issues. As of CF2021, Security Analyzer functionality is available and valid for ALL licensed versions of ColdFusion (in the […]
Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension for Visual Studio Code “PMT Code Profiler Report Integration” The Performance Monitoring Toolkit (PMT) provides critical performance data for your running Adobe ColdFusion servers. It monitors all transactions and captures a variety of data metrics including response and run times, errors, and other data. The Builder Extension provides the ability to view data from the PMT server in a report. * It should be noted, to get full functionality from the extension, a running Adobe ColdFusion […]
Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension for Visual Studio Code “RDS – Remote Development Server” RDS has helped ColdFusion developers with their development workflows for a very long time, and ever since Adobe ColdFusion Builder version 1.0 (code named “Bolt”) CF developers have been able to interact with various aspects of their development environment using RDS. In the ACF Builder Extension, this is also the case, with powerful capabilities that become available when using & logging the extension into RDS. * It […]
Adobe ColdFusion Builder Extension for Visual Studio Code “Adobe ColdFusion Server Panel” One of the incredible differentiating features of the Builder Extension is the ability to setup & control your servers directly from VS Code. This was a very popular feature in ColdFusion Builder (Eclipse) and provides nearly identical functionality here. * It should be noted, to get full functionality from the extension, a running Adobe ColdFusion server (2016,2018 or 2021+) is required. In the left-hand pane of the CF […]
I am new to ColdFusion Builder 2018, but I see that it has the ability to track history of file modifications within a workspace. Is there any way that you can check in/out files within CFBuilder 2018 though? It would be nice to know that a file is checked out by someone and needs to be checked in before I work on it. Best I can tell, I double click a file and it asks to take it out of […]
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 […]
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