It seems odd that someone can put together a tag translator with <cfquery name="" datasource="">SELECT ID FROM TABLE</cfquery> in it.
You would think that Macromedia 'owns' cfquery. Or does BD pay MM some kind of royalty or licensing? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:29 AM Subject: Re: CF Compatability > > Does Microsoft have a 'specification' for the .ASP language? > > MS ASP (Active Server Pages) has it own evolution as any other platform. > > Today ASP is generally called "CLASSIC ASP"(classic Asp has it own versions) > and then you have ASP.NET which in NOT ASP. > ASP.NET pages go with an extention of *.aspx and have completely different > architecture. > MS does NOT claim CLASSIC ASP to be Compatible with ASP.NET, basically > MS says.. if you need to take advantage of the new Platform.. RE-Write your > code. > > > I didn't understand at first how New Atlanta was able to use CFML in the > > first place. > <CF_THIS> <CF_THAT> simply are a bunch of code written behind, so you can > easily implement the functions or write code faster. > > eg.. CFQuery does the same implemention of Native Java DB Calls but hides > all > those LINES OF Java Code from a ColdFusion Developer.. so the CF developer > can get his work done faster. RAD. > > > But..I suppose I was wrong. Is it not possible to 'copyright' a > > programming language itself? > > Can you copyright some tags you wrote in ColdFusion.. Yes i think so.. even > some > developers sell their tags Developer Exchange etc.. > > Now... I dont think you can copyright the any Java Code.. you wrote to make > a tag > or function work... in that case.. i dont think copyright is an issue. > > Joe Eugene > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Angel Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:25 AM > Subject: RE: CF Compatability > > > > Does Microsoft have a 'specification' for the .ASP language? > > > > I didn't understand at first how New Atlanta was able to use CFML in the > > first place. > > I was under the impression that it would all have been copyrighted by > > Allaire, and didn't pay it much attention > > Since I felt New Atlanta would have gotten shut down soon. > > > > But..I suppose I was wrong. Is it not possible to 'copyright' a > > programming language itself? > > > > -Gel > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4