Something else to take into account... If you're working with the OpenLaszlo server deployment via a servlet container or enterprise Java server, you should be able to access CFC methods directly from a Java class through the new CFCProxy doodad once Merrimack is out. I think.
- Jim John Olmstead wrote: >>>What Bryan was asking Laszlo for was a collection of example using CF >>>with a Laszlo app. None of the demos provide that, so he's asked them to >>>work some up and send them out. >>> >>> > >I think I can help Bryan out here. Laszlo was built primarily for the >presentation layer of application development. To that use, it has features >that make it a powerful and compelling environment for client application >development. Features of the Laszlo language include data binding, >constraints, events, delegation, extensibility, ECMAScript, layouts,... plus >all the features you'd expect in a media rich client development language. > >Laszlo does not provide a middleware solution. However, since it uses >standards such as XML over HTTP, SOAP, and XML-RPC, it can be used with ANY >sever technology that supports these standards, including ColdFusion, PHP, >ASP, JSP, Java servlets, SOAP, RPC, CGI,... etc. To build your this layer in >ColdFusion, you would need to create a ColdFusion script that responds to an >HTTP request, extracting info from the query string, querying a data base, and >returning the data as XML. > >That said, I have not developed in ColdFusion for some years, and currently do >not own a license for the server, so I am not able to provide any examples. >However, I do know that ColdFusion provides tags to perform all of the >necessary functions. There are many good tutorials on ColdFusion available on >the web, and any experienced ColdFusion developer should be able to implement >XML services with ease. > >John Olmstead >Software Engineer >Laszlo Systems > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:214598 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
