send for me... Very interesting point!
Great job.
>This is a cross-post to BlueDragon and CF-Talk lists:
>
>I am happy to report that all the pieces of running CFML entirely on a
>CD are operational.
>
>The current configuration includes:
>
>-- Jetty http server
>-- Jetty Servlet container
>-- BlueDragonJ2ee 6.1 RC2
>-- McKoi database
>-- some CF templates
>
>Everything is on CD and executes on CD!
>
>Of course the DB is read-only but that should suffice for for a lot of
>demo applications.
>
>You should also be able to get CFMXJ2ee to run in this environment.
>
>I chose the McKoi db because it is feature-rich, Java, and open-source
>with a flexible redistribution license.
>
>I considered PointBase and MySQL but they are less flexible (cost) than
>McKoi.
>
>So, creating an executable, self-contained CD of your CF app is doable!
>
>The McKoi db is concise and flexible -- it shouldn't be too difficult
>to write a cf program that copies the db to the user's hard disk --
>using cffile and/or cfexecute.
>
>That done, your CF on CD app could update the db.
>
>If it is possible in BD to dynamically create datasources, you could
>also connect your app to any other dbs avaiilable to the user.
>
>The next (hopefully the last) big technical issue is to get a
>cross-platform "autorun from CD" program to allow your app to start on
>CD insertion. The start time for all the components is about 20-30
>seconds.
>
>Then there the licensing/cost issues to resolve -- but, hey, that's for
>saner minds!
>
>Finally, I could give you a URL to see this in action but, BDJ2ee
>throws an error if accessed on other than localhost.
>
>BlueDragonRunTimeEngine License Manager
>This product is not licensed for this request
>
>If anyone wants a working example, I can send them the files... or if
>you wait a few days, I may have the last technical issues resolved.
>
>Dick
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