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Formatting Dates In The Local Timezone With Alpine.js
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel explores the idea of using Alpine.js to format date/time values on the client-side in the user's local timezone....
Counting The Occurrences Of A Substring Or RegEx Pattern In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel explores various techniques for counting the occurrences of a string or regular expression pattern in ColdFusion....
Using IPAddress Java Library with ColdFusion to Standardize IPv4 & IPv6 Addresses
James Moberg
Our Microsoft IIS web server is configured to accept IPv4 connections and, since 1996, we've recorded IPs in databases using VARCHAR(15). We weren't impacted in 2012 when the ARIN and World IPv6 Launch Day intro...
Rebuilding Incident Commander As A ColdFusion App
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel shares his Incident Commander app, for triaging incidents, which he's rebuilt in Adobe ColdFusion....
FusionReactor: AI-Powered Server Monitoring Takes Center Stage
FusionReactor
In an era where data-driven decisions are crucial, a recent Gartner Peer Insights review sheds light on FusionReactor’s evolution into an AI-enhanced monitoring powerhouse. This October 2024 review from a UK-based implementation offers fascinating insights into how the platform is …
AI-Powered Observability: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
FusionReactor
Integrating generative AI seems inevitable and challenging as we navigate the evolving landscape of application monitoring. Those of us in the monitoring space, including our team at FusionReactor, find ourselves at an inflection point where we must carefully consider how …
Introducing OpsPilot for Microsoft Teams Integration: Monitoring Made Social
FusionReactor
In our continuous effort to make application monitoring more accessible and collaborative, we’re excited to announce OpsPilot’s integration with Microsoft Teams. This new feature allows your entire team to interact with OpsPilot directly through Teams channels and conversations, bring...
Introducing OpsPilot for Slack Integration: Seamless Data Analysis Within Your Workspace
FusionReactor
Data analysis shouldn’t mean constantly switching contexts between applications. That’s why we’re excited to announce our new OpsPilot Slack integration, which brings the power of FusionReactor’s analytics directly into your team’s daily workflow. https://vimeo.com/1...
Streamline Your Operations with OpsPilot’s Latest Integrations
FusionReactor
Context-switching between tools in today’s fast-paced development environment can significantly slow incident response and problem-solving. That’s why we’re excited to showcase OpsPilot’s seamless integrations with three essential platforms: Jira, Slack, and Microsoft Team...
Using fileGetMimeType() To Determine File Type In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates that the fileGetMimeType() function can be used to inspect the file type / mime-type of a file in ColdFusion....
Building A Moment-Inspired .fromNow() Date Formatting Method In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel ports his .fromNow() relative date formatting method from Angular in ColdFusion....
The Friday Effect: Why Your Observability Strategy Matters Most Before Weekends
FusionReactor
The 80/20 Rule of Friday Deployments In the world of DevOps and SRE, we often talk about the Pareto Principle – the famous 80/20 rule. At FusionReactor, we’ve built our observability platform around this principle, understanding that 80% of your …
phoneFormat & makeTelLink ColdFusion UDFs
James Moberg
Standardization & validation is important, but good luck getting all you clients and your client's visitors on board with adhering to ISO standards. When it comes to phone numbers, we've embraced the E.164 international standard (
Inspecting The Form Upload File Field Metadata In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates that you can inspect the form upload file field in ColdFusion to get access to the temporary location of the uploaded file.... ...
Observability as a Competitive Advantage: Focusing on the 20% That Drives Business Value
FusionReactor
Look, we’ve all been there. Your monitoring dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree at 3 AM, drowning you in alerts while you desperately try to figure out which ones actually matter. Meanwhile, your CEO is asking why the new …
VARCHAR(Length) Limit Refers To Characters, Not Bytes, In MySQL
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates that the VARCHAR(length) limit in MySQL refers to the number of characters, not the number of bytes....
Using JSoup To Report Untrusted HTML Elements And Attributes In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use JSoup's Safelist to access information about which tags and attributes are going to be removed during the sanitization process in ColdFusion.... ...
Clojure/conj 2024
An Architect's View
After last year's regular posts about my Clojurists Together-funded work on clojure-doc.org and other projects, and the end of my monorepo/polylith series, I've mostly taken a break from blogging -- and from my open source work, to be honest. I've been focusing on my day job and on some personal stu...
Using jSoup To Sanitize Untrusted HTML In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use JSoup's Safelist and Cleaner classes to sanitize untrusted HTML in ColdFusion....
getLastWorkWeekInMonth() ColdFusion - Returns Last Full Work Week
James Moberg
While integrating a new feature for a client to flag customers that were requesting vouchers to be reissued, a business rule was required to determine whether the action should be performed during the current or next month. My client indicated that anything flagged during the last week of a month...
Login using CAC card
ColdFusion
Hello CF Developers, We are planning to switch from standard login using a username and password to log in using a CAC card. My lead wrote the code below; he asked us to implement the callback functionality. <cfset requestAuth = AUTH_SERVER & “/oauth2/authorize?client_id=” ...
Streamline Your Workflow: A Guide to OpsPilot’s Jira Integration
FusionReactor
Managing tickets across multiple platforms can be a hassle, but what if you could handle all your Jira tasks without leaving your primary operations interface? That’s exactly what OpsPilot’s Jira integration brings to the table. Currently optimized for Jira Data …
Celebrating Our Excellence: A Milestone Achievement in G2 Recognition
FusionReactor
We are thrilled and humbled to announce an extraordinary achievement in our company’s journey – earning an unprecedented collection of G2 badges across multiple categories. This recognition represents more than just accolades; it reflects our unwavering commitment to delivering except...
Safe-Navigation Operator Swallows Method Errors In Adobe ColdFusion 2023
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates a bug in the safe-navigation operator in Adobe ColdFusion that swallows errors....
Fixinator's New Compatibility Scanner
Pete Freitag
Upgrading to the latest version of ColdFusion can be stressful. What will break? What might start to act differently? While Adobe generally prioritizes backward compatibility, there are always nuances to consider. For instance did you know that the meaning of the D date mask character changed i...
Working Code Podcast - Episode 200: We're Taking A Break
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel and the crew reflect on recording 200 episodes of the show and decide to take a break through the end of 2024....
ColdFusion Wrapper for Zint Barcode Generator
James Moberg
I referenced Zint Barcode Generator in a post from 2020 and included a very basic command line syntax for a QR code. Zint able to generate 9...
Important Update: Transitioning Away from MyCommerce and Ensuring Continuity for Our Customers
FusionReactor
At Intergral our customers are our highest priority, and we are committed to providing you with uninterrupted access to the products and services you rely on. Today, we want to share an update about a challenging situation that has recently …
FusionReactor APM: Streamlining Server Monitoring for Modern Development Teams
FusionReactor
Read this and many other excellent reviews on G2.com In today’s fast-paced development environment, reliable server monitoring tools aren’t just a luxury—they’re a necessity. After extensively using FusionReactor APM in our development workflow, I wanted to share my experi...
Optimizing ColdFusion Scalability using Redis and Cloudflare
ColdFusion
The Challenge At xByte Cloud, we work with large ecommerce customers who have millions of shoppers visiting their storefront each month. A performant solution like Load-Balancing is often deployed to help accommodate their growing customer base. But it's important not to sacrifice user experience...
Introducing Server Scenes: A New Way to Monitor Your Infrastructure in FusionReactor Clouds Explore
FusionReactor
Get a comprehensive view of your server health with FusionReactor Cloud’s latest feature. Modern infrastructure monitoring demands both depth and clarity. FusionReactor Cloud’s new Server Scenes feature joins the robust Explore section, complementing the existing Metrics, Logs, and Tr...
structToTable - Generate HTML/Text Output for Display/Email
James Moberg
When working on new logic and I want to dump a variable, I often use an internal CF_DumpLite CFC/CFTag that we developed that minimizes HTML output, honors original form & query column order & case, redacts CC values and is
Feature Flags Book Playground, Videos, And Code
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel shares his feature flags playground app, complete with video commentary and source code on GitHub....
Distributed Tracing as a Foundation for Service Dependency Mapping
FusionReactor
The Map Is Not The Territory I’ve spent countless hours staring at outdated architecture diagrams before the ink dried. We’ve all been there – trying to understand how our services interact, only to discover that reality has long since diverged …
Playing With Window Functions In MySQL 8
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel looks at Window Functions in MySQL for the first time, applying ROW_NUMBER() and DENSE_RANK() to a common table expression....
High Performance SQLite Video Course By Aaron Francis
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel reviews the High Performance SQLite video course by Aaron Francis. A high quality course for SQLite; or anyone interested in SQL....
Future-Proof Your ColdFusion Investment: Why Platinum Support Is Your Strategic Advantage
FusionReactor
This could save you money Big changes are coming to ColdFusion, and they could save you money. Adobe’s upcoming shift to subscription-based licensing might sound like just another change to navigate, but here’s the good news: if you act now, …
The Human Element: How 80/20 Observability Can Enhance Collaboration Between Dev and Ops
FusionReactor
Beyond the Metrics Let’s be honest—we’re drowning in data. Every service, container, and function generates metrics, and somewhere beneath this avalanche of information lies the insight we actually need. But here’s the thing: DevOps’s biggest challenge isn’t te...
Working Code Podcast - Episode 199: Country Code TLDs
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about the practice of co-opting country top level domains (TLDs)....
Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2024: Speaker Presentations & Session Decks
ColdFusion
Hello ColdFusion Community! A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers, sponsors, and attendees for making the Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2024 a fantastic success! Your energy, insights, and support made this event truly special. Whether you joined us live or couldn't catch every session, we've...
Urgent: Attention Required for Your FusionReactor Purchase via MyCommerce
FusionReactor
Important Update: Changes to Our Payment Processing System As part of our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible service to our customers, we want to inform you about some important changes regarding our payment processing system. We’re managing a …
Secure Your ColdFusion Perpetual License Before Adobe’s Subscription-Only Switch
FusionReactor
Following Adobe’s announcement at the Adobe ColdFusion Summit in Las Vegas, ColdFusion will transition to a subscription-only licensing model. This major shift in licensing strategy means developers and organizations have a limited window to secure their final perpetual ColdFusion license. ...
Can i run coldfusion builder extension for vscode in linux?
ColdFusion
is it possible to run the extension in linux vscode The post Can i run coldfusion builder extension for vscode in linux? appeared first on C...
Running Memory Leak Detection After Every ColdFusion Request
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel adds memory leak detection to his ColdFusion feature flags playground app. This leak detection runs in the onRequestEnd() event method after every request.... ...
Get Ready for Adobe ColdFusion India Summit 2024!
ColdFusion
We are excited to announce that the Adobe ColdFusion India Summit 2024 is happening on December 7, 2024, and this year, we're bringing the event to two vibrant cities: Bengaluru and Noida. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just beginning your journey in web development, this free summit offe...
ColdFusion PayPal REST API CFC
James Moberg
PayPal's NVP/SOAP API for Website Payments Pro accounts suddenly
Collocating My ColdFusion, CSS, And JavaScript Files
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel explores the use of collocated CFML, JavaScript, and Less CSS files in his ColdFusion multi-page application (MPA) architecture....
RELEASED- ColdFusion 2023 and 2021 October 15th, 2024 updates
ColdFusion
We are pleased to announce that we have released general updates to ColdFusion (2023 release) Update 11 and ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 17. The updates include bug fixes and enhancements in Administrator, Language, CFSetup, Database, and other areas. They also contain library upgrades, such ...
administrator access
ColdFusion
On first launch, my administrator password was not accepted. The correct password was entered, and it worked for colleagues, but not myself. Is there a way to reset the administrator password? The post administrator...
Cannot log in as administrator
ColdFusion
Hello – I am having an issue logging in after I set up my account. I’m doing the initial one time log in with the administrator password after setting up my server.xml correctly. Any idea why I cannot log in? Thanks The post
Second Chance Learn More About What’s Coming With Adobe ColdFusion 2025 and Future Roadmap Insights
ColdFusion
If you weren’t able to attend Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2024, or if you were, but missed Charvi Dhoot’s ColdFusion Horizons: Unveiling 2025 Features and Future Roadmap Insights presentation while attending another equally compelling session, you’re in luck! Charvi will be giving t...
Introducing OpsPilot Hub: Knowledge and Services Supercharging AI Responses with Contextual Intelligence
FusionReactor
Introducing OpsPilot Hub We’re excited to announce two powerful new features in our FusionReactors AI assistant: OpsPilot Knowledge and OpsPilot Services. These innovative systems are designed to revolutionize how AI understands and responds to your queries by leveraging your organization&#...
Dave Farley On What Makes High Quality Code
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel heartily agrees with Dave Farley's notion that high quality code is code that's safe and easy to change....
Making A Case For Var Declarations In ColdFusion Templates
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel makes a case for why Adobe ColdFusion should allow the var keyword to be used outside of function bodies....
CSV To CTE Transformer In Angular 18
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel creates a CSV (comma separated values) to CTE (common table expression) transform in Angular 18....
The Staggering Cost of IT Downtime
FusionReactor
It’s a Critical Business Imperative In today’s digital-first world, the reliability of IT systems is not just a technical concern—it’s a critical business imperative. The cost of IT downtime has skyrocketed in recent years, with far-reaching consequences that extend well &...
How to Run and debug old 2012 coldfusion application
ColdFusion
Hi, we have a old legacy coldfusion application which was probably created during 2012 or older. I can see in code it was mention it needs (SQL 2005 relational database). We don’t know how to debug this application and fix this issue. We need some documentation on how to debug and run old c...
Hack WKHTMLTOPDF PDF to enable Adobe Acrobat Field Editing
James Moberg
I recently integrated the auto-generation of survey results into a downloadable PDF using ColdFusion and WKHTMLTOPDF 0.12.6. Our client provided a pre-generated PDF cover page with some editable fields that we prepended to the PDF u...
5 Key Features That Deliver 80% of Monitoring Value at 20% of the Cost
FusionReactor
In IT monitoring and observability, the 80:20 rule (the Pareto Principle) suggests that 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts. At FusionReactor, we’ve embraced this principle to deliver a cost-effective observability platform that focuses on the features …
ColdFusion Summit 2024 Slides: 20 ways to secure CF
Pete Freitag
This year at the Adobe ColdFusion summit in Las Vegas I presented on 20 ways to secure ColdFusion. You can download my slides here. When giving a presentation on security there are certain topics t...
CF 2018 license question
ColdFusion
We are using ColdFusion 2018 internally on Windows Server 2016. The Nutanix cluster on which ColdFusion is installed in a virtual machine is scheduled to migrate to a new Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). This change will be transparent at layer 3 (routing). However, we need to find...
How can I get just one sql result per ID (pk)
ColdFusion
I am using ColdFusion on a website hosting account and mssql (late version). I’m looking for all instances of the StoryID but I want to display only one record for each StoryID. The storyid is a uniqueidentifier. Below is my query. It works but the problem is that it shows multi...
Upgrade to FusionReactor 12.1.1 Now: Defect in FusionReactor 12.1.0 That Can Potentially Disable Metrics Shipper
FusionReactor
On September 26th, 2024, we learned of a bug affecting some customers who upgraded to FusionReactor Agent version 12.1.0. We want to provide a detailed account of the bug, its impact, and the steps we've taken to resolve it. Transparency …
Tetsing php upgrade in prod
ColdFusion
Tetsing php upgrade in prod The post Tetsing php upgrade in prod appeared first on ColdFusion. ...
Testing preview page
ColdFusion
test The post Testing preview page appeared first on ColdFusion. ...
HeatColor UDF (based on jQuery library)
James Moberg
When displaying values in a table, I like to use color to visually indicate whether the number is high or low. When displaying data on a webpage, it was trivial for us to use the jquery-heatcolor library ...
Working Code Podcast - Episode 197: Potluck
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about a variety of topics from job promotions, AI training, team alignment, and reconnecting with one's self....
BoxLang support in FusionReactor 12.1
FusionReactor
FusionReactor Introduces Box Lang support in version 12.1 FusionReactor's release of version 12.1 introduces support for BoxLang, a powerful scripting language increasingly popular in the ColdFusion and Lucee ecosystems. BoxLang, developed by Ortus Solutions, is at the heart of modern ̷...
A Simple Way to Install ColdFusion Updates Manually in Offline Mode
ColdFusion
There may be instances where you need to install updates on a ColdFusion server that isn’t connected to the internet, or you’re facing difficulties installing updates through the ColdFusion Administrator page despite having an internet connection. In such cases, knowing how to manuall...
FusionReactor 12.1: Expanding Horizons with Java 21 Support and Enhanced Cloud Integration
FusionReactor
We’re thrilled to announce the release of FusionReactor 12.1, our latest update that brings exciting new features to enhance your application performance monitoring experience. This release focuses on expanding language support, improving cloud integration, and streamlining user access. Let...
ColdFusion Summit History (Tourist Edition)
James Moberg
I wouldn't call myself a regular at conferences, but I've enjoyed attending some CF-related conferences in the past. Luckily my Monument 2 Photo device, a self-hosted Google Photos device, makes...
Beyond Cost: The Unexpected Benefits of Switching to a Lean Monitoring Solution
FusionReactor
When considering a switch to a more cost-effective monitoring solution like FusionReactor, the immediate focus is often on the potential savings. However, adopting a lean observability platform can bring a host of unexpected benefits that go far beyond just reducing …
CDN, WAF, WAAP... What do you use?
James Moberg
In the early 2000s, many of our customers still viewed the internet as a passing trend. During this period, we operated a ColdFusion 4.5 (or 5) web application on a Windows server utilizing an Access database. Initially, we relied on a dedicated T1 connection. Over time, we upgraded to a dual T1 ...
Embed a Full HTML Document Inline Using Shadow DOM
James Moberg
We use ColdFusion/CFML to generate valid HTML documents for PDF generation using jsoup & WKHTMLTOPDF. If the generated HTML content is simply outputted onto an existing ...
Strange Behavior in my web app after i move to CF2023
ColdFusion
Recently I moved to CF2023 from CF2016. When I started using this new ColdFusion version with my web application, it displays me the below strange text on the page when it refreshes. I don’t see the same with CF2016 version. Why am I getting this? Is there a way to suppress this message? if...
Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server with Windows Authentication in ColdFusion
ColdFusion
When configuring a Microsoft SQL Server database with Windows authentication in ColdFusion, you might initially assume that it’s as simple as entering the DOMAIN\USERNAME in the username field and saving it. However, there are several additional steps required to successfully configure the ...
What SOC 2 Type 2 Certification Means for FusionReactor Users
FusionReactor
At Intergral Information Systems GmbH, we’re excited to announce that we’ve achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification. This is a significant milestone not just for us but for all users of our flagship product, FusionReactor. This blog post explores what …
Searching the CFML Output Buffer for a String
James Moberg
In one of our projects about 10 years ago, we were fetching HTML fragments from a trusted third-party for inclusion on the website. Instead of using an iFrame or incorporating ajax, which could negatively impact our SEO, we would occasionally fetch the content in the background and update the we...
Using Canonicalize() To Embed Emoji In Email Subject Lines In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the canonicalize() function to render emoji in email subject lines in ColdFusion....
CFML wrapper for emoji-java (identify, sanitize & convert emojis)
James Moberg
A ColdFusion application that we developed a couple years ago worked with Twilio to log incoming text messages. The UTF-8 message payloads were saved in a MSSQL database using the NVARCHAR datatype and could be displayed on webpages without any issue. When importing a CSV file into a third-party...
Using Canonicalize() To Render Emoji In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the canonicalize() function to render emoji characters in a ColdFusion page response....
Behind the Scenes of the SOC 2 Certification Process
FusionReactor
Behind the Scenes of the SOC 2 Certification Process Achieving SOC 2 certification is a significant milestone for any organization, particularly in the software industry. But what does the journey to accreditation look like? This blog post’ll take you behind …
When is ColdFusion 2021 update 16 going to be available to developer users?
ColdFusion
When is ColdFusion 2021 update 16 going to be available to developer users? The post When is ColdFusion 2021 update 16 going to be available to develope...
Working Code Podcast - Episode 195: Isn't Worth The Squeeze
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about cases in our work in which the maximum effort isn't worth the potential outcome....
Latest ColdFusion Security Updates - September 2024
Pete Freitag
I am going to attempt to keep this page updated with the latest ColdFusion Security Updates and Hotfixes published by Adobe. This will allow me to update this page as more info becomes available about updates. I will also try to back fill this so it has past info as well. September 2024...
Dynamically Define For-Loop Increment In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel
Ben Nadel demonstrates that the for-loop can have a dynamically assigned increment that changes on every loop iteration....
