Raymond Camden's ColdFusion Blog

Handling CFDIV's resizes

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:24:00 -0500

Omer asks: I am using cfdiv to allow users to browse videos without refreshing the whole page. The problem I am facing now is that when the user hit the next link to show 10 next videos, the div starts loading the stuff and it resizes (get sma... [More]

Having issues with your BlazeDS/Flex app? Try changing the display-name

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:55:00 -0500

For days now (well, days in man hours, today is my first day back from vacation), I've been struggling with an issue concerning Flex and BlazeDS. Specifically an issue with the Flex front end receiving messages being sent by BlazeDS. I finally found ... [More]

Don't forget to validate those checkboxes/radio buttons/multi selects/etc

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:19:00 -0500

Ok, so I know "Validate Your Form Fields" is one of the ten commandments of web development, but even Jedis can screw this up at times. Here is a great, and maybe a bit subtle, example of something I screwed up in BlogCFC. [More]

This is where your hot sauce comes from...

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:32:00 -0500

This week the Camdens decided to take a little field trip down to Avery Island, also known as the place where Tabasco is made. (By the way - do note they are a ColdFusion site!) While there, we did the factory tour, which is really just a long commer... [More]

structClear and Sessions - Still bad?

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:31:00 -0500

In yesterday's blog post about cflogout, sessions, and the back button, there was a passing discussion about the structClear function and sessions. Phillip Senn asked if it was safe to use it on the session scope. It seems like it should be as long a... [More]

Ask a Jedi: cflogout, session variables, and the back button

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:08:00 -0500

Steph has a few questions/concerns about cflogout, sessions, and the back button. His email to me was: Hi Ray, What's the best practice for logging out users using cflogin and cflogout? I'm using CF7, and I cant figure out how to workaround the fo... [More]

My New Years Resolutions

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:01:00 -0500

I'm keeping my 2009 resolutions nice and simple so that I can - you know - actually achieve some of them instead of failing horribly. So in no particular order, here is what I'd like to accomplish this year. [More]

Happy New Year!

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:16:00 -0500

While it is still a bit early (frankly I'll be happy to make it till EST New Years) I thought I'd wish folks a Happy New Years while I still have a modicum of typing ability left in me. Be safe, and have fun everyone.

Broadchoice Workspace reviewed on Refreshing Apps

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:26:00 -0500

Just a quick note to share that RefreshingApps.com (I need to bookmark this site!) has reviewed the Broadchoice Workspace: Broadchoice Workspace - team collaboration on AIR Don't forget, you can download Workspace right now and give it a test ...

Using CF8 Ajax features to solve the 'pick one of thousands' issue (2)

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:13:00 -0500

A few days ago I posted a blog entry discussing a method to allow someone to browse thousands of records within a form. The blog entry made use of ColdFusion 8 built-in Ajax technology. I promised a jQuery version and I finally got around to it. (Rem... [More]

Ratings added to CFLib

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:06:00 -0500

This morning I pushed up ratings to CFLib. CFLib used to have ratings some time ago, so this is actually an old feature coming back. I used the same jQuery plugin that SlideSix uses (http://php.scripts.psu.edu/rja171/widgets/rating.php). To be honest...

Uberpanel podcast from MAX now available

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:48:00 -0500

The title says it all. We held an uberpanel (my silly name for a group of ColdFusion experts) at the CFUnconference during MAX 2008. Brian Meloche ran it and recorded it for his CFConversations podcast. You can get the recording here: CFConversati...

RIAForge Milestone

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:23:00 -0500

Woot. I just approved project number 600 at RIAForge. For those who are stat happy like me, some other items I track are... Total Active Projects: 600 Total Views: 6,295,475 Total Downloads: 410,802 Total Verified Users: 4,549 Updates in past ...

Readers - your time for revenge is here...

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:33:00 -0500

Ok, forgive the overly dramatic title. This week will be a bit slow for blogging. I'm off work and just puttering round with the wife and kids doing, well, nothing much, which is pretty fun. (Although I'm doing some fun updates to Soundings.) I have ...

What was "THE" game for you this year?

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:56:00 -0500

2007 was a banner year for video games, at least for me. With Bioshock, Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, and Halo 3 all coming and all being, in general, "big" games, it was a great year for the consoles. (I didn't do any PC gaming at all last year.)... [More]