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ColdFusion Scheduled Tasks Failing with 403 Forbidden Error (Cloudflare Issue)
CFchimp
My company recently experienced an issue where all of the scheduled tasks in CFADMIN were failing. The first step I took to troubleshoot the issue was to check the scheduler.log log file. Each task had 2 lines in the log file. The first line indicated that the task had been triggered. The second lin...
ColdFusion unscoped variables and how to find them (using the new patch)
CFchimp
On March 12, 2024 ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 13 introduced a change with significant implications for developers, particularly for developers managing older code that could be “leveraging” a “feature” of ColdFusion whereby ColdFusion would forgivingly “search̶...
How to use the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server in ColdFusion
CFchimp
I recently had an issue where the datasources using the Microsoft SQL Server Driver in ColdFusion were failing. The error was: java.sql.SQLException: Timed out trying to establish connection There was no change with the database server. For some reason the driver was just not connecting. This led to...
ACF Bug CF-4219847 (GENERATEDKEY and IDENTITYCOL are not returned)
CFchimp
ACF Bug CF-4219847 (GENERATEDKEY and IDENTITYCOL are not returned when performing an insert using MSSQL Symmetric Keys) Filed as ACF bug CF-4219847. This is not a bug in Lucee and functions as expected. This demo illustrates that GENERATEDKEY and IDENTITYCOL are not returned when performing an inser...
ACF Bug CF-4219348 (cfdirectory Filter: The importance of filter order)
CFchimp
UPDATE This bug has been FIXED by Adobe in Build No: 2023.0.0.330651! Filed as ACF bug CF-4219348. This is not a bug in Lucee and functions as expected. This demo illustrates the importance of filter order for cfdirectory in ACF. A directory contains the following files: this-is-a-doc.doc this-is-a-...
Using cfpm in CommandBox to List packages, Install a package, Export package list
CFchimp
cfpm list > cfpm install <cfpackagename> > cfpm export path/to/packages.txt > env clear CFPM_SERVER Method 2 This example...
Run CommandBox directly inside VSCode Terminal
CFchimp
Initially I looked at the CommandBox documentation for running it inside VSCode: https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/ide-integrations/visual-studio-code. However, the Shell Launcher extension was deprecated in favor of Terminal Profiles in the Integrated Terminal (VSCode >= v1.55). See this articl...
Adobe Dreamweaver Cleanup
CFchimp
I used Adobe Dreamweaver for probably close to a decade. I have since moved on to VSCode, but I still maintain several old sites built with Dreamweaver. Since no one in our organization uses Dreamweaver I finally decided it was time to remove the extra directories and files associated with Dreamweav...
Atom support for Emmet in ColdFusion .cfm and .cfc files
CFchimp
I’m late to the party, but I’m trying out a new editor: GitHub’s Atom. My mission when I try out a new editor is to see if I can get the following 3 items set up properly (because if I can’t the editor is unfortunately not going to work for me). Language Support for ColdFusio...
