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What
is ColdFusion?
ColdFusion is a rapid
application development tool that enables the rapid creation of interactive,
dynamic and information-rich websites.
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Where
can I go to learn more about ColdFusion?
The following is
a limited list of resources available online and in print.
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How
do I use ColdFusion on my website?
You must purchase
the Silver Plan or higher to use Cold Fusion on your site. If you purchase
one of these plans, ColdFusion will be enabled automatically. When you
create your Cold Fusion pages, remember to use the .cfm extension.
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Do I need special software
to create ColdFusion pages?
No, you can create ColdFusion pages in
notepad. There are several products that will assist you in the
creation of your ColdFusion pages. ColdFusion Studio is the most
widely used product for creation of ColdFusion pages and is available
from Allaire at http://www.allaire.com/.
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Do you support Cold Fusion
4.0?
Yes. We currently support Cold Fusion 4.0
on the Gold, Platinum and InstAccount Plan. If you have ColdFusion
questions, please email coldfusion@buildersplanet.com
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Which ColdFusion tags
are not available?
CFContent, CFDirectory, CFFile, CFObject
& CFRegistry are disabled as security precautions.
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What ColdFusion Tags/Features
do you support?
We support the following ColdFusion 4.0
tags:
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CFAbort
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CFGridcolumn
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CFLoop
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CFSet
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CFApplet
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CFGridrow
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CFMail
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CFSetting
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CFApplication
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CFGridupdate
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CFModule
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CFSlider
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CFAssociate
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CFHeader
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CFOutput
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CFStoredproc
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CFAuthenticate
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CFHtmlhead
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CFParam
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CFSwitch/CFCase/
CFDefaultcase
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CFBreak
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CFHttp
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CFPop
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CFTable
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CFCache
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CFHttpparam
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CFProcparam
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CFTextinput
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CFCol
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CFifcfelsecfelseif
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CFProcresult
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CFThrow
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CFCollection
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CFInclude
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CFQuery
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CFTransaction
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CFCookie
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CFInput
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CFReport
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CFTree
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CFError
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CFInsert
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CFSchedule
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CFTreeitem
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CFExit
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CFLdap
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CFScript
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CFTry/CFCatch
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CFForm
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CFLocation
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CFSearch
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CFUpdate
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CFGrid
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CFLock
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CFSelect
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CFWddx
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Do you support Custom
CFX Tags?
We currently do not support Custom CFX
Tags other than the CFX_ONCR_CYBERCASH and our custom CF_Mail tag.
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Can I run ColdFusion
Scheduled Tasks?
We do allow ColdFusion
Scheduled Tasks. The
task may not run more than once per day, and must take 30 seconds or less
to complete. You may contact ColdFusion@buildersplanet.com
to request a scheduled task.
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How do I set up a ColdFusion DSN?
You can set up an
Access DSN using our Customer Control Panel
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Do you support Verity Collections?
Yes, we do support
verity collections. You may contact ColdFusion@buildersplanet.com
to request a verity collection.
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What mail server do I need to specify when using CFMAIL?
None. We set this
property in the ColdFusion Administrator so you do not need to include
it in your code.
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My Access Database is locked, how do I unlock it using
ColdFusion?
Create a CFQuery SELECT
statement that references a table that does not exist.
example:
<CFQUERY DATASOURCE=”myDSN”
NAME=”myConnection”>
SELECT * FROM TableDoesNotExist </CFQUERY>
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