ColdFusion ER: Custom Function Metadata
Something I’ve wanted to do for years in coldfusion is return custom created metadata from functions in the same way that the query datatype is able to return metadata. eg: bob = queryNew("one,two,three"); writedump(bob) // returns the query object writedump(bob.recordcount) // returns the number of records (metadata) So in functions I’d love to be able to do the following (or if someone has a better implementation) public string function getAllMembers()...
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Railo/ColdFusion Enhancement : Mailsource
It would be of great benefit to have a mailsource attribute on cfmail and in the administrator so that you can specify a mail source in the same way you can with a datasource. This way you could just use the reference. This would have the following benefits: 1) simple referencing (mailsource=”server1″) 2) differentiate sending servers (aka for mass mailing apps where more than one sending server allows more outgoing mail per hour) 3) allow a mailsource to be preconfigured to imap...
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ExtJS 4.0 Final Released
ExtJS 4.0 Product Page From: the Sencha Blog: Ext JS 4 marks the most comprehensive modernization of the framework since its inception, featuring an improved architecture and many new features that will enable you to create the next generation of rock solid applications for the web. Almost every aspect of the framework has been upgraded and optimized to leverage today’s modern browser, while providing fidelity to their predecessors. Download Ext JS 4.0 Read the Release Notes View the...
Read MoreColdfusion 10 (CFX) Live Wishlist
Here’s a start on what I’d like to see in ColdFusion 10 and beyond… Updated 2 May 2011… valueList() function: add startrow and maxrows OR startrow and endrow params so you can filter it without having to loop add another attribute to cfloop and cfoutput (name=bla?) so that you could reference a particular tag for getting your valuelist add nullValue AND emptyValue parameters to allow a value to be set if the value is null to set each row’s parameter to a default...
Read MoreApple Lifts 3rd Party Restrictions (aka Adobe Packager for iphone)
Apple’s announcement today that it has lifted restrictions on its third-party developer guidelines has direct implications for Adobe’s Packager for iPhone, a feature in the Flash Professional CS5 authoring tool. This feature was created to enable Flash developers to quickly and easily deliver applications for iOS devices. The feature is available for developers to use today in Flash Professional CS5, and we will now resume development work on this feature for future releases. This is...
Read MoreIt’s A Boy! Little Micah!
Micah Jack Dawes weighing 3.52 kg, 52cm long, 35cm head arrived after a mammoth two day labour… Ros and baby are well.
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