Thanks folks, Plain html works fine, as do images, Flash etc. I'm pretty sure it's some deep issue in the CF8 install.
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Steve Onnis <st...@cfcentral.com.au> wrote: > > Ryan > > Sounds like they are either controlling the cf "FileNotFound" error or the > FTP folder is not matching up with your hosting account. Does the same > thing happen with a plain HTML page? > > -----Original Message----- > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:cfaus...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf > Of Ryan > Sent: Monday, 22 June 2009 7:44 PM > To: cfaussie > Subject: [cfaussie] CF8 "file not found" strangeness > > > Hi all, > > I've had a shared CF8 site set up at WebCentral for a relatively > simple site. It's exhibiting a really strange error. > > If I FTP upload a file, say "testfile.cfm" (doesn't matter what is in > it) it will work fine. > If I then re-upload exactly the same file, it's returning a "File not > Found" error, and that filename can not be used again even if I delete > the file and re-upload it. > > Problem is that their tech staff can't reproduce it at their end, > because I assume they are not using the same FTP credentials as me, > they are probably going in as a sysadmin. > > I have had some seemingly ridiculous responses from support as to why > it is not working. While I've deployed a few CF8 sites, my experience > is not as much as with CF7, can anyone tell me if any of these reasons > make sense? It's an amusing read actually: > > My first test was a .cfm file with the simple contents "TESTING 123", > their response was: > > "Your Index.cfm file is not written in any form of valid mark up > language.The contents of the file contain "TESTING 123" unfortunately > this is nothing in this file Cold Fusion can interpret." > > Um.. ok, so I uploaded a file with a nice HTML structure and a <CFDUMP > var="#NOW()#"> in it. Their response: > > "After extensive testing and checking coldfusion mappings and > permissions are setup correctly on the resource and working without > issue. We have run various coldfusion test scripts successfully. > Please review your coding for further success. As this is a coding > issue this is now outside the scope of our support." > > errr, not much coding there to review. They also uploaded a file that > looked like this, for testing: > > <cfset VARIABLES.greeting="Hello"> > <html> > <head> > <title>Hello World!</title> > </head> > <body> > <cfoutput>#VARIABLES.greeting# World!</cfoutput> > </body> > </html> > > I downloaded this file and re-uploaded it. Sure enough the "File Not > Found" error came back. I brought this to their attention. Their > response: > > "Not being coders here I am unsure if the reference to > #VARIABLES.greeting# is supported in CF8." > > Huh? It was their freaking test file! Now I'm being told this: > > "your code does not appear compatible with cf8. Please see the below > link to ensure your code can work on cf8. > > http://blog.joshuaadams.com/index.cfm/2008/9/4/Upgrading-from-ColdFusion-MX- > to-ColdFusion-8<http://blog.joshuaadams.com/index.cfm/2008/9/4/Upgrading-from-ColdFusion-MX-%0Ato-ColdFusion-8> > " > > Not much there, it's more about upgrading your server, not changing > your code. I asked them to clarify this, their reponse: > > "Please see the link provided for full details but basically your > application at the very least will require an application.cfc file." > > This is the bit that I am not 100% sure about. Does CF8 HAVE to have > an Application.cfc file? In any case I made a simple one and uploaded > it twice, and it broke the whole site. Every page started returning a > File Not Found for the Application.cfc file. > > Has anyone found an issue like this before? I'm a bit screwed now, > they are refusing to see this as a problem. If I am wrong in any of my > assumptions above then I'll happily eat crow, and send a bottle of > wine to the techies who' ve been attempting to help me. I just don't > see how a file could work, then stop working when being overwritten > with exactly the same file. > > thanks all. > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
