RE: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting
Michael, While I haven't read the article/tutorials in question, I'm guessing that it isn't a matter of plagiarizing the technical content.I'd bet that it is most specifically that the verbiage is a match. It would be difficult to write a tutorial for a general technique that did not germinate from somewhere or someone else.This is most especially true when the author, yourself in this case, is actively monitoring a community resource such as this list.The real differentiator is how the material is presented - which is likely very personal.The words that you might select to convey to the reader an important point or the order of the steps determined by how you want to emphasize something.In fact, one might say that if you cannot see your personal mark stamped on it, then at least one of two things might be true: the material is too simple and may not warrant the writing effort or you need to buff your writing skills a bit. I've written a number of published bits and I've asked myself those kinds of questions each time.Certainly this *did not* make each article a perfect piece of work but it did allow me to examine my work and try to improve the next time around - though editors have a habit of skimming certain bits of identity out of works, but that is a different discussion... If you speak in your own voice I'm confident that you can avoid being accused of plagiarism.You might consider revisiting your work and look at it asking those kinds of things.If you can re-edit the work to better satisfy them then you should *definitely* advance toward publishing it.The community needs more writers. Knowledge gets lost if it is not recorded.What everyone knows now may one day have to be reasoned out again as the field changes and people move onto other efforts.Unrecorded knowledge diminishes the community. rish -Original Message- From: Michael Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 12:38 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting This fuss is the main reason I haven't posted up the tutorials I've written for myself.As I've learned how to do many things I've kept them as tutorials on my own intranet but I wont post them on the web, because there's bound to be someone who says That's mine!! I wrote that!.The issue is, while I didn't invent the techniques in the tutorials, I certainly wrote the tutorials, but the language and style is similar to others I've seen.And some of the text will be out of the emails here on CF-TALK, where I've learned how to do the thing in the tutorial. I understand about copyright and intellectual property - I spend a lot of my off-work time working with musicians and record labels in that field.But also the fear of being accused of plagiarism in my case is keeping me from sticking my head up and saying I'll share what I know. The origins of some of the stuff I have is so mixed up nowI'll never be able to say that bit's from him, and that bits from him. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Hi All,
After having read through everyones posts here is how I actually did it
and its currently running today on a site that gets 2000 new
registrations a day. BTW this will run on CF 4.5 and up:
Create a Java CFX which randomly uses a True Type Font from a zip file
and randomly picks 6 characters to be displayed in a JPEG file. It
writes the image fiel to the filesystem so you can display it on the
page. It also returns (as a coldfusion variable) the six characters that
it has chosen to put inthe image. eg.
cfx_captcha ivreturnvar=ivString jpgreturnvar=ivImg
You then immediately hash the contents of the variable and place it in a
hidden form field
input type=hidden name=hashcode value=#hash( ivString )#
Then have an input box for the users to type into
input type=text name=ivchars value= size=6 maxlength=6
And finally on the page the form posts to you compare the hidden form
field value 'hashcode' to the hash value of whatever the user entered.
If this is the same then they entered the string correctly
if( hash( form_ivchars ) EQ form_hashcode ){
success = 1;
}
And there you have it. I'll have a word with the powers that be and see
if I can give the source code out. Please don't get your hopes up
though.
Adam Hope
Development Team Leader
Wanadoo UK PLC
www.smartgroups.com
-Original Message-
From: Whittingham, P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 16 June 2004 20:55
To: CF-Talk
Subject: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Hi All,
How would one provide a cfmx-only solution (no .Net) for a
'CAPTCHA' solution. Any ideas would be appreciated.
http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/21308
TIA,
Patrick Whittingham
United Space Alliance
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RE: xmlrpc
A little, I was getting several odd error messages from the xmlrpc server, websphere in this case. Things like, invalid.session. The guys running that system could only tell me that in their logs it said, invalid method name I was getting the same error by using xmlrpc.cfc, creating the xml manually and using cfhttp or by using a terminal eumlator. Using java was the only way I could get it to work. -Original Message- From: Roger Benningfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 June 2004 20:25 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: xmlrpc ...the service would simply not like the method name for some bizarre reason. Craig, Can you elaborate on simply not like the method name for me? -- Roger Benningfield http://journurl.com/ http://admin.support.journurl.com/ _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!!
Hi Raymond,
Sorry for late reply.
Here's the application scope dump straight after the Error occurs. As you can see the application.calloutschema exists, which makes things even more worrying!!
Application dump:
BRIDGESCHEMA SA
BRIDGETABLEPREFIX TABLE
CALLOUTSCHEMA CALLOUT
CALLOUTTABLEPREFIX CALL
USERSINFO 25 {ts '2004-06-17 09:38:25'}
Error:
MESSAGE An error occurred while evaluating the _expression_:
#Application.CalloutSchema#
Error near line 66, column 11.
Error resolving parameter APPLICATION.CALLOUTSCHEMA
The application variable CALLOUTSCHEMA does not exist. The cause of this error is very likely one of the following things:
The name of the application variable has been misspelled.
The application variable has not yet been created.
The application variable has timed out.
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From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 16 June 2004 12:35 pm
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!!
If you add a cfdump var=#application#, what do you see?
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RE: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting
Well unfortunately it seems to be myself that has committed the crime of plagiarism. I can certainly say that it was not intentional - nor was it deliberate. I have great respect for the EasyCFM tutorials and either neglected to properly quite an original author or the fell by the wayside with the conversion to HTML for the actual tutorial. Either way I do not look very professional for attempting to claim as my own material tutorials of such a high calibre. Certainly this was never the attempt as I believe sites like EasyCFM, Defusion.co, are very good for the CF community. I understand that attempts were made to contact me via email and I apologise for cancelling the email account at about the same time - at that stage more than 90% of my emails were - well, spam. I have in the past endeavoured to spread the work for all sorts of web development initiatives and not just ColdFusion (see www.actcfug.com) (over 100 links). It was never a attempt to say that the great articles I forwarded were mine but to put them out there. I did not do that very well and apologise sincerely for that. Kind Regards, Peter Tilbrook 17 June 2004 From: Guy Rish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 4:10 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting Michael, While I haven't read the article/tutorials in question, I'm guessing that it isn't a matter of plagiarizing the technical content.I'd bet that it is most specifically that the verbiage is a match. It would be difficult to write a tutorial for a general technique that did not germinate from somewhere or someone else.This is most especially true when the author, yourself in this case, is actively monitoring a community resource such as this list.The real differentiator is how the material is presented - which is likely very personal.The words that you might select to convey to the reader an important point or the order of the steps determined by how you want to emphasize something.In fact, one might say that if you cannot see your personal mark stamped on it, then at least one of two things might be true: the material is too simple and may not warrant the writing effort or you need to buff your writing skills a bit. I've written a number of published bits and I've asked myself those kinds of questions each time.Certainly this *did not* make each article a perfect piece of work but it did allow me to examine my work and try to improve the next time around - though editors have a habit of skimming certain bits of identity out of works, but that is a different discussion... If you speak in your own voice I'm confident that you can avoid being accused of plagiarism.You might consider revisiting your work and look at it asking those kinds of things.If you can re-edit the work to better satisfy them then you should *definitely* advance toward publishing it.The community needs more writers. Knowledge gets lost if it is not recorded.What everyone knows now may one day have to be reasoned out again as the field changes and people move onto other efforts.Unrecorded knowledge diminishes the community. rish -Original Message- From: Michael Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 12:38 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting This fuss is the main reason I haven't posted up the tutorials I've written for myself.As I've learned how to do many things I've kept them as tutorials on my own intranet but I wont post them on the web, because there's bound to be someone who says That's mine!! I wrote that!.The issue is, while I didn't invent the techniques in the tutorials, I certainly wrote the tutorials, but the language and style is similar to others I've seen.And some of the text will be out of the emails here on CF-TALK, where I've learned how to do the thing in the tutorial. I understand about copyright and intellectual property - I spend a lot of my off-work time working with musicians and record labels in that field.But also the fear of being accused of plagiarism in my case is keeping me from sticking my head up and saying I'll share what I know. The origins of some of the stuff I have is so mixed up nowI'll never be able to say that bit's from him, and that bits from him. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting
I think my real mistake was, despite the best intentions, it was my material. Big mistake which I have learnt from. My inentions were good but I stuffed up basically! _ From: Michael Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 3:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting This fuss is the main reason I haven't posted up the tutorials I've written for myself.As I've learned how to do many things I've kept them as tutorials on my own intranet but I wont post them on the web, because there's bound to be someone who says That's mine!! I wrote that!.The issue is, while I didn't invent the techniques in the tutorials, I certainly wrote the tutorials, but the language and style is similar to others I've seen.And some of the text will be out of the emails here on CF-TALK, where I've learned how to do the thing in the tutorial. I understand about copyright and intellectual property - I spend a lot of my off-work time working with musicians and record labels in that field.But also the fear of being accused of plagiarism in my case is keeping me from sticking my head up and saying I'll share what I know. The origins of some of the stuff I have is so mixed up nowI'll never be able to say that bit's from him, and that bits from him. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: RDS support (was Re: CFEclipse release - beta
On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 03:01 am, Aaron DC wrote: Back in my day we had pedals under the desk hooked up to a generator to Punch cards ? Punch cards !?! Thing yourself lucky - back in *my* day we got splinters for the abacus beads :-) -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: ColdFusion TechNote notification
On Wednesday 16 Jun 2004 22:23 pm, Debbie Dickerson wrote: The following TechNotes have been updated: Could you include at least the titles in future, as now I have to go to each one in turn to see if it is relevent. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: List of States and Provinces
Also you can use create a _javascript_ array once on the page and then have a function to copy the option list to any number of select lists, reducing the page weight.Looks neater and shorter than 3 state select boxes with the same set of CF code looping /running 3 times ... - Original Message - From: Joe Eugene [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:49:14 -0400 Subject: RE: List of States and Provinces To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can download the list from usps.com/ups.com etc. I would put the abbreviations/names in the database and store them in dataCache.cfc in application scope like instance.states['USA'] = option value='AL'Alabama/optionoption value='AK'Alaska/option...; instance.states['CAN'] = This way you dont have to loop through to display them. The abbreviation can be displayed in the selection. Joe Eugene -Original Message- From: Mickael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 8:02 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: List of States and Provinces Hi All, Can someone point me to a link where I can download a list of all the US States and Canadian Provinces Ideally a delimited file of some kind where the actual Abbreviation is used like NY, New York Thanks in advance. Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: RDS support (was Re: CFEclipse release - beta
Wow! I am 35 now but even remember punch cards! And PASCAL? _ From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 8:51 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: RDS support (was Re: CFEclipse release - beta On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 03:01 am, Aaron DC wrote: Back in my day we had pedals under the desk hooked up to a generator to Punch cards ? Punch cards !?! Thing yourself lucky - back in *my* day we got splinters for the abacus beads :-) -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
cfun
Anyone going to CFUN in MD later this month?This is a thread in cfdj. Is their a networking/fun gathering on Friday? TIA, Patrick Whittingham United Space Alliance _ _ _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfun
Whittingham, P wrote: Anyone going to CFUN in MD later this month?This is a thread in cfdj. Is their a networking/fun gathering on Friday? My coworker and I will be there!Couldn't get the University to pay for it (we're also going to the MAX conference) so my company is footing the bill... should be fun though, and it's only about a 5 hour drive from here (we're in Durham, NC) Too bad the CFUN people couldn't get ahold of the code that MAX used for Intro last year, that was kinda cool to be able to look up who was attending from your region of space. - Rick [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfun
I will be there, speaking twice on Sunday! Looking forward to it. Btw, at last count (Wednesday morning), there were 525 people registered. It should be absolutely amazing Sandy _ From: Whittingham, P Anyone going to CFUN in MD later this month?This is a thread in cfdj. Is their a networking/fun gathering on Friday? TIA, Patrick Whittingham United Space Alliance _ _ _ _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfun
Where is this event and what is it... I'm in Maryland and was just curious Tim -Original Message- From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:17 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: cfun I will be there, speaking twice on Sunday! Looking forward to it. Btw, at last count (Wednesday morning), there were 525 people registered. It should be absolutely amazing Sandy _ From: Whittingham, P Anyone going to CFUN in MD later this month?This is a thread in cfdj. Is their a networking/fun gathering on Friday? TIA, Patrick Whittingham United Space Alliance _ _ _ _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
How to Ban IP Addresses
I'm trying to figure out a way to ban IP Addresses that are outside a particular IP range. If anyone has a idea that would be great. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfun
Its the largest user group conference specifically for ColdFusion in the US. This is the 5th year. Last year it was something like 350 people. This year its 525 people, 2 days, 5 tracks, 36 speakers and a heck of a lot less expensive than MAX. Also since most of the topics are CF/programmingoriented you get a lot more bang for your buck than MAX.(I think MAX's schedule last year, only 15% of its talks were CF oriented. someone correct me if I am wrong). http://www.cfconf.org/cfun-04/ _ From: Tim Laureska [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:27 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: cfun Where is this event and what is it... I'm in Maryland and was just curious Tim -Original Message- From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:17 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: cfun I will be there, speaking twice on Sunday! Looking forward to it. Btw, at last count (Wednesday morning), there were 525 people registered. It should be absolutely amazing Sandy _ From: Whittingham, P Anyone going to CFUN in MD later this month?This is a thread in cfdj. Is their a networking/fun gathering on Friday? TIA, Patrick Whittingham United Space Alliance _ _ _ _ _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: How to Ban IP Addresses
On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 13:29 pm, Justin Jefferson wrote: I'm trying to figure out a way to ban IP Addresses that are outside a particular IP range. Whack checks for the correct CGI scope var's in hte Application.cfm. Or do it at your firewll. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: advanced search
On Wednesday 16 Jun 2004 23:07 pm, Ray Champagne wrote: What's CFQUERYPARAM? It turns your query into a statement - which in theory excutes faster, as well as protecting against SQL injection. The CF docs are fairly good, ya know. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: How to Ban IP Addresses
cfset lowerrange = 127.0.0.1 cfset upperrange = 127.255.255.255 cfif cgi.remote_addr LT lowerrange OR cgi.remote_addr GT upperrange cflocation url="" /cfif _ From: Justin Jefferson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:30 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: How to Ban IP Addresses I'm trying to figure out a way to ban IP Addresses that are outside a particular IP range. If anyone has a idea that would be great. _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: RDS support (was Re: CFEclipse release - beta
On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 12:05 pm, Peter Tilbrook wrote: And PASCAL? PASCAL ? PASCAL ! We'll have non of your nambie pampy new fangled high level constructs here ! It's toggle it in at the panel or not at all :-) I think we may be drifting of the list topic though. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re[2]: How to Ban IP Addresses
Hi, I did that once with something like the following code to block IPs of certain countries: cflock timeout=10 throwontimeout=Yes name=geoLocatorLOCK type=EXCLUSIVE cfinclude template=geoLocatorLIB.cfm cfscript acceptableCountries=BE,DK,LU,...; //could be pulled from db or ini file at app start up ok=init(); if (ok) thisCountry=findCountry(cgi.REMOTE_ADDR,cgi.HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE); /cfscript /cflock !--- cfif ok --- cfif listFindNoCase(acceptableCountries,thisCountry) cflocation url=""> cfelse Sorry, you don't have permission to access this page !br If your require access please send an eMail to: a href="" PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]/a /cfif You can get the CF5-version of GeoLocator from: http://cftools.sdsolutions.de (Thanks Paul !) Uwe [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: advanced search
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:34:38 +0100, Thomas Chiverton wrote: On Wednesday 16 Jun 2004 23:07 pm, Ray Champagne wrote: What's CFQUERYPARAM? It turns your query into a statement - which in theory excutes faster, as well as protecting against SQL injection. The CF docs are fairly good, ya know. Erm, you obviously missed the 2nd line of his reply J/K of course. :P [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Re[2]: How to Ban IP Addresses
This'd probably be a good place to use regex:
To block 123.123.123.*:
cfif REFind(123\.123\.123\..{1,3}, cgi.remote_addr)
...block...
/cfif
To block 123.123.*.*:
cfif REFind(123\.123\..{1,3}\..{1,3}, cgi.remote_addr)
...block...
/cfif
And so on...
(This is off top of my head, and I'm not the best regexer - someone else
may have a better way.)
-Original Message-
From: Uwe Degenhardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:45 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re[2]: How to Ban IP Addresses
Hi, I did that once with something like the following
code to block IPs of certain countries:
cflock timeout=10 throwontimeout=Yes name=geoLocatorLOCK
type=EXCLUSIVE
cfinclude template=geoLocatorLIB.cfm
cfscript
acceptableCountries=BE,DK,LU,...; //could be pulled from db or
ini file at app start up
ok=init();
if (ok)
thisCountry=findCountry(cgi.REMOTE_ADDR,cgi.HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE);
/cfscript
/cflock
!--- cfif ok ---
cfif listFindNoCase(acceptableCountries,thisCountry)
cflocation url="">
cfelse
Sorry, you don't have permission to access this page !br
If your require access please send an eMail to: a
href="" PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]/a
/cfif
You can get the CF5-version of
GeoLocator from:
http://cftools.sdsolutions.de
(Thanks Paul !)
Uwe
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Re: advanced search
On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 13:57 pm, Philip Arnold wrote: Erm, you obviously missed the 2nd line of his reply :looks After all the random white space ? Yeah... J/K of course. :P I didn't think acronyms had slashes in... -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfun
I'll be there, and speaking as well. Bringing the entire clan up there. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfun
Where is this event and what is it... I'm in Maryland and was just curious Tim Tim, It's the best CF event ever! Michael and I go to it every year (House of Fusion is a sponsor) and Michael is speaking as well. Well worth the money. Judith [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfun
Sandy Clark wrote: Last year it was something like 350 people. This year its 525 people, 2 days, 5 tracks, 36 speakers and a heck of a lot less expensive than MAX. Well, I thought the $895 registration fee for MAX wasn't *too* bad... Also since most of the topics are CF/programmingoriented you get a lot more bang for your buck than MAX.(I think MAX's schedule last year, only 15% of its talks were CF oriented. someone correct me if I am wrong). To be fair, I found the MAX conference to be a great value because I enjoyed learning about Flash RIA programming using CF Web Services and Flash Remoting, which I have done quite a bit of in the past 6 months. I'm sure CFUN will be great, but MAX serves it's purposes too, in different ways. - Rick [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfun
Thanks all for the info ... I'm going to see if I can fit it in.. Tim -Original Message- From: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:11 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: cfun Where is this event and what is it... I'm in Maryland and was just curious Tim Tim, It's the best CF event ever! Michael and I go to it every year (House of Fusion is a sponsor) and Michael is speaking as well. Well worth the money. Judith [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Back Button Issue?
Here's my situation, we have a form submission that processes a payment and takes the user to a confirmation page. I have programmed logic in the processing page to prohibit duplicate entries. But the clients are asking that if the user is on the confirmation page and hit's the browser Back button, that they don't get the form again. Is this possible? They tell me The banks do it. Thanks. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfun
Intro was originally developed for Flash Forward and I'm pretty sure it's now a commercial product, so getting a hold of it means probably taking resources away from other things, or hiking up the price. CFUN is a great conference, strongly suggest it for CF developers (for technical content of sessions I suggest it over MAX). Sam -Original Message- From: Rick Root [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:52 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: cfun Whittingham, P wrote: Too bad the CFUN people couldn't get ahold of the code that MAX used for Intro last year, that was kinda cool to be able to look up who was attending from your region of space. - Rick [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: First Web Service
Here ya go. http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/coldfusion/articles/webservices.pdf -joe -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:45 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: First Web Service Can any body point me to a good, concise beginners tutorial/information on creating and using one's first web service in ColdFusion? Thanks. -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA C code. C code run. Run code run. Please! - Cynthia Dunning Confidentiality Notice:This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
A spider is nothing more than another HTTP client. It can do anything that any HTTP client can do, and it can't do things that HTTP doesn't allow. So, to answer a question like this, all you have to do is ask can I do that with a browser. If yes, then it can be done with a spider, and if no, it can't. I don't remember the specifics Dave, but if I'm not mistaken, you said before that a spider could _not_ read a session var. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Aren't there a finite number of different combinations of a number between 1 and 6? And you're saving that variable to the page? If so that can be picked up and eventually guessed. Adam Hope wrote: Create a Java CFX which randomly uses a True Type Font from a zip file and randomly picks 6 characters to be displayed in a JPEG file. It writes the image fiel to the filesystem so you can display it on the page. It also returns (as a coldfusion variable) the six characters that it has chosen to put inthe image. eg. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Back Button Issue?
I think they are referring to the page expiring after the form is being submitted. AFAIK you cannot disable a back button - even if you could it is part of client browser of which you have only as much control as the user (owner) of the browser gives you. TK -Original Message- From: Greg Luce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:14 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Back Button Issue? Here's my situation, we have a form submission that processes a payment and takes the user to a confirmation page. I have programmed logic in the processing page to prohibit duplicate entries. But the clients are asking that if the user is on the confirmation page and hit's the browser Back button, that they don't get the form again. Is this possible? They tell me The banks do it. Thanks. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
verity k2
Hi All, I don't know if this situation has been answered before concerning Verity K2 and CF. 1.) Intranet : both cf and verity using non-K2 and using files (pdf/rtf/txt) on same server.(http) = currently works great for 1's of files. 2.) Extranet : use cf and Verity K2, point to intranet server. This extranet is uses http (SSL). = would like to implement. * I have read the documentation and it seem to indicate that this would work * Will this work and will the users 'see' the message going from a secured-site to a non-secured site...? I hope not. TIA, Patrick Whittingham United Space Alliance _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: oops! cfmx migration (laptop)
I did this and now I'm having problems.Could it be that my old system was running CFMX 6 and the new syste is running 6.1. Here's the messages I'm receiving. Macromedia][SequeLink JDBC Driver][SequeLink Server]Required user name is missing Just got a new laptop for my development enviornment and I want to migrate the cfmx admin and datasource information from my old system to the new system.Is there and easy way to do this. Log into CF Administrator on the old machine From the menu on the left choose Archive and Deployment Create a new archive This will allow you to pretty much dupe ALL of your settings, mappings, DSNs, and even cfm files... This is what I used to move a CFMX server from one machine to another, it was great. - Rick [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
That was my thought.Thus, if it can get a session, it can continue to the next page without a problem.That's why the only way that seems feasible to me is to push an image to the client and for each request that the client makes for an image, associate that with a unique ID that you use kind of like a session. You know exactly what image you showed the user to begin with by associating that unique id to one of your images in your DB and therefore, the client must pass the appropriate unique ID (either through session or hidden form field) and the correct text from the image.Once submitted, you clear out the record with the unique id from the database so the person can't submit multiple requests with the same unique id and image text. John -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:02 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA Couldn't a spider just as easily pick up a session var? Now this is where I'm not 100% sure. I have been doing some research and as far as I can tell it can not. I'm open to be proven wrong. A spider is nothing more than another HTTP client. It can do anything that any HTTP client can do, and it can't do things that HTTP doesn't allow. So, to answer a question like this, all you have to do is ask can I do that with a browser. If yes, then it can be done with a spider, and if no, it can't. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx migration (laptop)
I did this and now I'm having problems.Could it be that my old system was running CFMX 6 and the new syste is running 6.1. Here's the messages I'm receiving. Macromedia][SequeLink JDBC Driver][SequeLink Server]Required user name is missing === Dwayne Cole wrote: Just got a new laptop for my development enviornment and I want to migrate the cfmx admin and datasource information from my old system to the new system.Is there and easy way to do this. Log into CF Administrator on the old machine From the menu on the left choose Archive and Deployment Create a new archive This will allow you to pretty much dupe ALL of your settings, mappings, DSNs, and even cfm files... This is what I used to move a CFMX server from one machine to another, it was great. - Rick [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Bryan, I don't think he's saying that the spider can _read_ the session var, but if you set one and it is passed to the next page, the spider will have it and then all it needs to do is figure out the image. John -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:19 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA A spider is nothing more than another HTTP client. It can do anything that any HTTP client can do, and it can't do things that HTTP doesn't allow. So, to answer a question like this, all you have to do is ask can I do that with a browser. If yes, then it can be done with a spider, and if no, it can't. I don't remember the specifics Dave, but if I'm not mistaken, you said before that a spider could _not_ read a session var. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: Version Management Inquiry
Massimo, Can it be integrated with Homesite 5.5+? Dan Is there a extension for DWMX 2k4 to use subversion? I am not aware of any dedicated extension. I would use TortoisesSVN anyway, since DW's isn't the only editor I use Massimo Foti http://www.massimocorner.com Co-Author of Dreamweaver MX 2004 Magic: http://www.dwmagic.com/ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
I have posted the tag i created on my site.You can grab a copy from here: http://www.emerle.net/programming/display.cfm/t/cfx_captcha Included is an example file which shows how you can use session variables. Basically, the example file will act as an image.You simply add an IMG tag pointing to that file: img src=""> And it will serve up the generated image with CFCONTENT right after it sets the session variable.All you have to do is check the posted value against the session value.Of course, you will have to watch out for session timeouts.. :) It's not fool-proof, but it gets the job done.. :) -Ryan - Original Message - From: Whittingham, P [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:54:39 -0400 Subject: cfmx and CAPTCHA To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All, How would one provide a cfmx-only solution (no .Net) for a 'CAPTCHA' solution. Any ideas would be appreciated. http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/21308 TIA, Patrick Whittingham United Space Alliance _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: Version Management Inquiry
I am not aware of any dedicated extension. I would use TortoisesSVN anyway, since DW's isn't the only editor I use Can it be integrated with Homesite 5.5+? TortoisesSVN integrate itself into Windows's Explorer, just like TortoisesCVS does. I am not sure of what kind of integration you are looking for. Massimo [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
A session value passes in a HTTP header? Burns, John D wrote: I don't think he's saying that the spider can _read_ the session var, but if you set one and it is passed to the next page, the spider will have it and then all it needs to do is figure out the image. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Slow Down CFmail?
Tom,
Not knocking here, just asking. Thanks for the improvements to cfmail. I
have worked with the mails server tech support and they said that they also
use CF for their mail engine and they have the same problem. They give me a
few tips to help resolve the problems on the mail server (Note the problem
IS with the mail server not with CF.) Seems that the tweaks work, I am no
longer getting large number of messages getting dumped into the
undeliverable folder.
Thanks for your help and answers.
Mark W. Breneman
-Cold Fusion Developer
-Network Administrator
Vivid Media
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.vividmedia.com
608.270.9770
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From: Tom Jordahl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:57 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Slow Down CFmail?
Not knocking MM here, but you gotta laugh at the fact that I want to slow
down the mail sending and I would have to buy the enterprise version to do
that.
In fact, you can't really slow things down in Enterprise.It just goes
faster. :-)
You have to laugh that we have been getting knocked by customers for CFMail
for such a long time, now you are unhappy because it is going too fast!!
Can we ever win? :-)
--
Tom Jordahl
Macromedia Server Development
-Original Message-
From: Mark W. Breneman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:24 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Slow Down CFmail?
You get what you pay for LOL
In this case I got way too many messages being sent to my mail server.
Not knocking MM here, but you gotta laugh at the fact that I want to slow
down the mail sending and I would have to buy the enterprise version to do
that.
Thanks Tom!
Mark W. Breneman
-Cold Fusion Developer
-Network Administrator
Vivid Media
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.vividmedia.com
608.270.9770
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From: Tom Jordahl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 9:11 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Slow Down CFmail?
Enterprise does have a mail features that Professional does not.
- Maintains connections to SMTP servers
- Multithreaded delivery
- Backup mail servers
- High throughput of messages
We will not expose the batch processing in Professional to admin control.
It is what it is.If you want more control, you need Enterprise.
You get what you pay for
--
Tom Jordahl
Macromedia Server Development
-Original Message-
From: Mark W. Breneman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 4:02 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Slow Down CFmail?
One more question Tom,
How does each batch get sent out?
Does CF open a new connection to the mail server per message? If so, does CF
make multiple connections to the mail server at the same time?
Mark W. Breneman
-Cold Fusion Developer
-Network Administrator
Vivid Media
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.vividmedia.com
608.270.9770
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From: Mark W. Breneman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 2:51 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Slow Down CFmail?
That is VERY good to know.Thank you.
I will also post this in cfwish list. Would it be possible in future
versions of CF to have the ability to control this via xml config file OR CF
Admin?
Do the features list for Professional Vs. Enterprise state that the cf
mail is faster in the enterprise version?
Mark W. Breneman
-Cold Fusion Developer
-Network Administrator
Vivid Media
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.vividmedia.com
608.270.9770
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From: Tom Jordahl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 1:46 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Slow Down CFmail?
Mark,
CFMX Professional has limits on the number of messages it will deliver when
the spooler runs.The formula in CFMX 6.1 is:
int batch_size = 35;
if (size 100)
{
batch_size = size / (int)Math.log ((double)size);
if (batch_size 1000) batch_size = 1000;
if (batch_size 35) batch_size = 35;
}
There are no external tweaks to this calculation.
CFMX Enterprise goes flat out till *all* of the messages are delivered, and
then it will go to sleep for the spool interval.
--
Tom Jordahl
Macromedia Server Development
-Original Message-
From: Mark W. Breneman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 2:56 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Slow Down CFmail?
The mail server is GMS (Gordano Messaging Server) http://www.ntmail.co.uk/
We contacted the makers and they told us that the pro version (250 user)
we have will slow down sending mail after a Approx, 5000 messages per day
have been reached. (I do not remember the exact number of messages) If we
upgraded to the enterprise version we would not see the slowdown. Even
though it would be just a SN that we would plug-in to our existing server to
make the server the enterprise version. : - (
The solution found at http://tutorial256.easycfm.com/ would work very well,
(in fact I am using something like that for another client.) But, I have
several clients mail list that I can't spend the time on rebuilding. I wish
I could.
I think tweaking something like the spooler frequency in the CFADMIN is what
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
I like yours Ryan. I would try and make the key a little stronger. Ryan Emerle wrote: I have posted the tag i created on my site.You can grab a copy from here: http://www.emerle.net/programming/display.cfm/t/cfx_captcha Included is an example file which shows how you can use session variables. Basically, the example file will act as an image.You simply add an IMG tag pointing to that file: img src=""> And it will serve up the generated image with CFCONTENT right after it sets the session variable.All you have to do is check the posted value against the session value.Of course, you will have to watch out for session timeouts.. :) It's not fool-proof, but it gets the job done.. :) [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
A spider is nothing more than another HTTP client. It can do anything that any HTTP client can do, and it can't do things that HTTP doesn't allow. So, to answer a question like this, all you have to do is ask can I do that with a browser. If yes, then it can be done with a spider, and if no, it can't. I don't remember the specifics Dave, but if I'm not mistaken, you said before that a spider could _not_ read a session var. That's correct. Neither can a browser. All a browser can do is send identifying tokens like cookies or URL variables back to the server, which can then read Session variables and use them within the program that generates the response to the browser's request. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Three Selects Related and session variables
I am using the popular CF_ThreeSelectsRelated custom tag. I am storing the selected values as session variables for viewing on the next page of my application to display all values in a particular form before submission. Is it possible if the user wanted to go back to the original form to popluate the custom tag with the session values like I do for the other fields on the form? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 15:16 pm, Bryan F. Hogan wrote: A session value passes in a HTTP header? If you use cookies as your session storage, yes. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Good, just making sure that I haven't been making myself sound like an a** That's correct. Neither can a browser. All a browser can do is send identifying tokens like cookies or URL variables back to the server, which can then read Session variables and use them within the program that generates the response to the browser's request. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
I'm not saying it ever receives that variable.However, CF somehow associates that session with that client, therefore, the spider appears to be a valid client.Once it has the session, what keeps it from posting a million times on that session?CF has to set something on the client (cookie or token or something) to keep the session alive, and couldn't the browser/spider spoof that? John -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:16 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA A session value passes in a HTTP header? Burns, John D wrote: I don't think he's saying that the spider can _read_ the session var, but if you set one and it is passed to the next page, the spider will have it and then all it needs to do is figure out the image. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
AFAIK you can use cookies for client staorage but not for session storage -Original Message- From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 17 juni 2004 16:27 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 15:16 pm, Bryan F. Hogan wrote: A session value passes in a HTTP header? If you use cookies as your session storage, yes. -- Tom Chiverton [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
authentication...
I'm looking for a way to password protect a section of a template.Very minimal security.(define the password in the template as a varible). I'm having issues writing this though, anyone have a snippet that could give me some ideas? Thanks Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 15:30 pm, Pascal Peters wrote: AFAIK you can use cookies for client staorage but not for session storage :blaims liquid lunch and goes back to the corner :-) -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Since when can you store the session in anything other than memory? It's client variables that you can change the storage mechanism for. Thomas Chiverton wrote: If you use cookies as your session storage, yes. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
CFID and CFTOKEN are stored for that session. CF maps that internally to the to retrieve the session. Even if the spider read the CFID and CFTOKEN values, there is no way it could then tell CF to try and map it to retrieve the session. And even if it could, it couldn' read the value of the session var. Burns, John D wrote: I'm not saying it ever receives that variable.However, CF somehow associates that session with that client, therefore, the spider appears to be a valid client.Once it has the session, what keeps it from posting a million times on that session?CF has to set something on the client (cookie or token or something) to keep the session alive, and couldn't the browser/spider spoof that? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!!
Raymond, The Application dump was captured after the query had happened and was sent to me using the error exception in Application.cfm: cferror type=EXCEPTION template=email_error_report.cfm exception=Any It seems to be happening to random queries for random users - if I go to test the query as a logged on user that has just flagged an error it works fine and I myself have never got a 'Error resolving parameter APPLICATION.CALLOUTSCHEMA' error while developing the application! Out of the four errors I've received for this problem (today), two errors had the four correct Application variables stored (shown in a dump) and two had no application scope variables at all - it just seems completely random. Is there something I'm setting wrong in the Application.cfm - Session/Application scope timeout conflicts?? Cheers, Rob -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 June 2004 2:11 pm To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!! That seems odd for sure. Did you put your cfdump right above the query that causes the error? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Right, but what I'm saying is that once it has the cfid and cftoken, couldn't it loop over a url passing possible texts for the image (thus keeping the same session) John -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:40 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA CFID and CFTOKEN are stored for that session. CF maps that internally to the to retrieve the session. Even if the spider read the CFID and CFTOKEN values, there is no way it could then tell CF to try and map it to retrieve the session. And even if it could, it couldn' read the value of the session var. Burns, John D wrote: I'm not saying it ever receives that variable.However, CF somehow associates that session with that client, therefore, the spider appears to be a valid client.Once it has the session, what keeps it from posting a million times on that session?CF has to set something on the client (cookie or token or something) to keep the session alive, and couldn't the browser/spider spoof that? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!!
What's your timeout set to for the app? John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:47 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!! Raymond, The Application dump was captured after the query had happened and was sent to me using the error exception in Application.cfm: cferror type=EXCEPTION template=email_error_report.cfm exception=Any It seems to be happening to random queries for random users - if I go to test the query as a logged on user that has just flagged an error it works fine and I myself have never got a 'Error resolving parameter APPLICATION.CALLOUTSCHEMA' error while developing the application! Out of the four errors I've received for this problem (today), two errors had the four correct Application variables stored (shown in a dump) and two had no application scope variables at all - it just seems completely random. Is there something I'm setting wrong in the Application.cfm - Session/Application scope timeout conflicts?? Cheers, Rob -Original Message- From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 June 2004 2:11 pm To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!! That seems odd for sure. Did you put your cfdump right above the query that causes the error? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: authentication...
How about this, in application.cfm add: cflogin idletimeout=3600 applicationtoken=appname!--- 1h --- cftrace inline=false text=Need to log on to the secure area cfif isDefined(form.username) and isDefined(form.password) cfif lcase(form.username) eq yourname and lcase(form.password) eq blah cfloginuser name=#form.username# password=#form.password# roles=admin cftrace inline=false text=Secure area authentication success cfelse cftrace inline=false text=Secure area authentication failature cfset authFailed = true /cfif /cfif cfif FindNoCase(login.cfm,GetBaseTemplatePath(),1) eq 0 cftrace inline=false text=Need to log on - sending to login page. cflocation url="" addtoken=No /cfif /cflogin In login.cfm place cfif isDefined(url.logout) cflogout!--- log user out --- /cfif cfif len(trim(getAuthUser())) cflocation url="" addtoken=No /cfif h2Secure area login/h2 form action="" method=post name=loginform id=loginform div style=display: block; position: relative; width: 350px; cfif isDefined(authFailed) Login has failed, please try again.br /cfif User name: input type=text name=username id=username size=50 maxlength=100 Password: input type=password name=password id=password size=50 maxlength=20 input type=submit value= Login /div /form TK -Original Message- From: techmike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:31 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: authentication... I'm looking for a way to password protect a section of a template.Very minimal security.(define the password in the template as a varible). I'm having issues writing this though, anyone have a snippet that could give me some ideas? Thanks Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
It could loop over the URL. But if the string for the image is stored in the session and compiled into the image, the only way it could figure it out would to be use brute force (guessing over and over again), decompiling the image and trying to read what is the text, or using OCR. 1 and 2 are over complicated for most people, and OCR would be difficult if you chose a good image with a good text format on it. None are fool proof. But mine and Ryan's idea is the best bet for most situations. You just have to have a good string and a good background image. Burns, John D wrote: Right, but what I'm saying is that once it has the cfid and cftoken, couldn't it loop over a url passing possible texts for the image (thus keeping the same session) [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!!
John, cfapplication name=callout setClientCookies = Yes SessionManagement=Yes SessionTimeout=#CreateTimeSpan(0,1,0,0)# applicationTimeout = #CreateTimeSpan(0,8,0,0)# -Original Message- From: Burns, John D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 June 2004 3:48 pm To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!! What's your timeout set to for the app? John [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting
Guy Rish wrote: I'd bet that it is most specifically that the verbiage is a match. Everything was an identical match.Three entire articles and their code were duplicated precisely to the character (except for the one we removed, which was missing a line that broke the code).You've already seen/heard what I think about this. I have always taken extra steps to give credit where its due in code comments, posts, documentation on my site for published tags etc.I think most other developers have the integrity to do the same thing, which overall strengthens the sense of community and identity we all share as CF developers.We all benefit tremendously from what is essentially the charity of our colleagues. And no, we don't all need a hug about now ;-) --Matt-- [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
CFMX 6.1 PowerPoint
Has anyone looked into, or successfully integrated CF with PowerPoint. A requirement came in today whereby some upper management people want a PowerPoint presentation dynamically populated from data within the application. If the application were written in ASP.NET or something MS, I'm sure it would be much easier, but it is written in CFMX 6.1 and I am not even sure if it is possible. Anyone have any insight? Thanks, Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Well, I'm just trying to figure out why it wouldn't be easier to have a unique string passed with each request that is also tied to the correct answer for the image.That way, the spider could not post multiple times with the same unique string.It just seems like that would even rule out the brute force attempt. John -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:57 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA It could loop over the URL. But if the string for the image is stored in the session and compiled into the image, the only way it could figure it out would to be use brute force (guessing over and over again), decompiling the image and trying to read what is the text, or using OCR. 1 and 2 are over complicated for most people, and OCR would be difficult if you chose a good image with a good text format on it. None are fool proof. But mine and Ryan's idea is the best bet for most situations. You just have to have a good string and a good background image. Burns, John D wrote: Right, but what I'm saying is that once it has the cfid and cftoken, couldn't it loop over a url passing possible texts for the image (thus keeping the same session) [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!!
I know the errors seem sporadic, but maybe you should throw something in your code to check to make sure the application scope has a variable in it before doing anything else.Maybe do that at the top of the application.cfm and if the scope is empty, reset it to what it should be.Other than that, I'm at a loss. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:06 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!! John, cfapplication name=callout setClientCookies = Yes SessionManagement=Yes SessionTimeout=#CreateTimeSpan(0,1,0,0)# applicationTimeout = #CreateTimeSpan(0,8,0,0)# -Original Message- From: Burns, John D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 June 2004 3:48 pm To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Application Scope goes missing... HELP!! What's your timeout set to for the app? John [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: CFMX 6.1 PowerPoint
Welcome to my world, Mike! I am saddled with somewhat the same problem. I managed to do some stunts with CF5 and make it work. Right now CFMX just plain doesn't like the same code. I do have some time before I have to change the code for CFMX. Anyway, have you seen anything with the Jintegra Java-COM bridge supplied with CFMX? That's one way of manipulating PowerPoint on the server. Also, Sam Neff had a Breeze presentation about MS Office and CFMX on his website. Just search the list archive for it. George At 11:17 AM 6/17/2004, Tangorre, Michael wrote: Has anyone looked into, or successfully integrated CF with PowerPoint. A requirement came in today whereby some upper management people want a PowerPoint presentation dynamically populated from data within the application. If the application were written in ASP.NET or something MS, I'm sure it would be much easier, but it is written in CFMX 6.1 and I am not even sure if it is possible. Anyone have any insight? Thanks, Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
CF adm Image storage
Hi, How do I store image files (attachments from customers) to a SQL Server database using ColdFusion AND is this a better way to store attachements? Thanks Sam --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses.] [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: CFMX 6.1 PowerPoint
Thanks George. I will check for the presentation. I have been reading up on some JAVA based solutions but everything is always noted as not safe for running on an unattended server leading me to believe that messing with PPTs is not the best idea on a heavily used production box... Nonetheless I will keep looking into things. Lets keep in touch, hopefully we can find something! Mike Welcome to my world, Mike! I am saddled with somewhat the same problem. I managed to do some stunts with CF5 and make it work. Right now CFMX just plain doesn't like the same code. I do have some time before I have to change the code for CFMX. Anyway, have you seen anything with the Jintegra Java-COM bridge supplied with CFMX? That's one way of manipulating PowerPoint on the server. Also, Sam Neff had a Breeze presentation about MS Office and CFMX on his website. Just search the list archive for it. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
SOT: Musings CFAnywhere, Bandwidth, RIAs Part 1
Recent CF-Talk threads discussed RIAs and PIAs, inspired by Rob Rohan's Neuromancer. Still other threads recently have discussed running CFMX/BD from CD/DVD or on the desktop -- the CFAnywhere concept. There are lots of possibilities to use this format for existing apps -- but it may also open up entirely new markets, Consider: I went to Hal Helm's site to brush up on some techniques -- if you haven't had the pleasure, go to: http://www.halhelms.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=tutorials.detail Hal's presos have great content and they are animated to improve the user experience -- but I felt that something was missing -- Hal -- his rich voice. Matt Fineholt emailed me about where he wants to use the CFAnywhere concept: I'm currently working in the e-learning industry and the possibilities are endless for this kind of technology. Imagine a sales person that's always on the road, but doesn't always have an internet connection. Instead of recreating the training on CD with Authorware or some other technology... just being able to copy the current data-driven site with only minor tweaks. Another application I can think of would be resumes and portfolios for IT job seekers. I imagine an employer might be impressed by a demo CD that is a completely self contained archive of data-driven sites. Mmmm... interactive training CD,sMy son-in-law is taking online courses for his degree (when he can find the time).Every few months he takes a trip to Japan --- 11 hours wasted, each way... I am putting together a site to remember family members who have passed -- favorite music, scans of old photos in slide shows, small text passages, movies (if my bandwidth will support it), maybe some genealogy. I am also putting together a iTunes playlist (within my DRs) for Rob's girlfriend K. -- she wants to hear some polkas? When I finish that,I've got to get to busy on those digital photos and video I took of my granddaughters first Holy communion my grandson's graduation from preschool-- really, a cap and gown?-- preschool? I tie this all together in the final reel... Hey, wait a minute -- I am currently taking training at Hal's site. Why can't Hal's site have a richer UI -- think of it -- Hal's voice, explaining the animated preso? Matt's CD's certainly could benefit from a Richer UI. My son-in-law could wrk smrtr rn mr pa -- if he could study take his courses on the long Japan trips. And, the stuff I am doing, publishing family memories, could certainly benefit from a richer interface -- Why can't I have a richer interface? Oops, I am getting close to the 100 line limit,,, continued in part 2. Stay tuned! Dick [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: Three Selects Related and session variables
This is going from rather old memories but I believe you can do it via the Default1, Default2, Default3 attributes or some naming conventions along those lines. I have an example of three related select boxes online and code for populating them when a variable exists or is not blank but it uses qForms instead of the threeselects tag. If I am off on the attributes for the tag and you want to try another approach, it is on my www.happyhacker.com site, the code example needs to be cleaned up to visually look better but it is all there in order to function properly.I believe since I put that up long ago, qForms has an example on their site uses a slightly different approach. On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:25:20 -0400, James Taavon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using the popular CF_ThreeSelectsRelated custom tag. I am storing the selected values as session variables for viewing on the next page of my application to display all values in a particular form before submission. Is it possible if the user wanted to go back to the original form to popluate the custom tag with the session values like I do for the other fields on the form? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Upload a file using Java in CF
Sorry if this is a bit OT.I have a file upload form that posts to the code below.The code takes the uploaded file and writes it to the server.The only problem is that it only works with text files.It will write any file, but types like Word docs won't open.I'm pretty sure the problem is that I'm using the FileReader/FileWriter classes, which only work for character files.I think I should be using the InputStreamReader/InputStreamWriter classes, but I'm pretty clueless as to where to start. And just so I don't get accused of plagiarism, I modified this code from someones blog (I forget who though).
cfscript
s = ;
cls = s.getClass();
stringClass = cls.forName(java.lang.String);
fileReaderClass = cls.forName(java.io.FileReader);
fileWriterClass = cls.forName(java.io.FileWriter);
a = arrayNew(1);
a[1] = stringClass;
b = arrayNew(1);
b[1] = stringClass;
fileReaderConst = fileReaderClass.getConstructor(a);
fileWriterConst = fileWriterClass.getConstructor(b);
a[1] = form.upFile;
b[1] = form.path;
fileReader = fileReaderConst.newInstance(a);
fileWriter = fileWriterConst.newInstance(b);
readerClass = cls.forName(java.io.Reader);
a[1] = readerClass;
bufferedReaderClass = cls.forName(java.io.BufferedReader);
bufferedReaderConst = bufferedReaderClass.getConstructor(a);
a[1] = fileReader;
bufferedReader = bufferedReaderConst.newInstance(a);
try {
do {
s = bufferedReader.readLine();
fileWriter.write(s);
} while (true);
} catch (coldfusion.runtime.UndefinedVariableException e) {
// this indicates end of file, ok to ignore error
}
fileWriter.close();
/cfscript
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Re: cfun
I'll be there, along with my lovely fiance as always. This will be my 3rd year going. I'm not cool enough to be speaking, so I'll be drinking instead. It's my birthday that Saturday so I hope I wont have to drink alone :( btw. also bringing 5 other coworkers along. Did I mention its only a few blocks from my home? If there is enough interest I _could_ be persuaded to throw a kegger saturday night. -Adam - Original Message - From: Whittingham, P [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:17:37 -0400 Subject: cfun To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone going to CFUN in MD later this month?This is a thread in cfdj. Is their a networking/fun gathering on Friday? TIA, Patrick Whittingham United Space Alliance _ _ _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: CFMX 6.1 PowerPoint
On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 16:17 pm, Tangorre, Michael wrote: Has anyone looked into, or successfully integrated CF with PowerPoint. That are Java objects that will read/write powerPoint, if that is a route you want to explore. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: How to Ban IP Addresses
In the past I have found the following suitable for most subnets. cfset LocalSubnet = 192.168.0. cfif left(cgi.remote_addr,len(LocalSubnet)) IS NOT LocalSubnet !--- unauth handled here --- /cfif You can either redirect the unauthorised users with cflocation or simply display an error then cfabort the template. -- Jay From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 June 2004 13:39 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: How to Ban IP Addresses cfset lowerrange = 127.0.0.1 cfset upperrange = 127.255.255.255 cfif cgi.remote_addr LT lowerrange OR cgi.remote_addr GT upperrange cflocation url="" /cfif _ From: Justin Jefferson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:30 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: How to Ban IP Addresses I'm trying to figure out a way to ban IP Addresses that are outside a particular IP range. If anyone has a idea that would be great. _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: CFMX 6.1 PowerPoint
I successfully got a nice PPT application working on CFMX using the PPT COM objects. However it was just not very stable. I've been meaning to come back to the issue now with Office 2003. O'Reily just relased an Office2k3 XML book, you may want to look into it. -Adam - Original Message - From: George Abraham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:22:47 -0400 Subject: Re: CFMX 6.1 PowerPoint To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome to my world, Mike! I am saddled with somewhat the same problem. I managed to do some stunts with CF5 and make it work. Right now CFMX just plain doesn't like the same code. I do have some time before I have to change the code for CFMX. Anyway, have you seen anything with the Jintegra Java-COM bridge supplied with CFMX? That's one way of manipulating PowerPoint on the server. Also, Sam Neff had a Breeze presentation about MS Office and CFMX on his website. Just search the list archive for it. George At 11:17 AM 6/17/2004, Tangorre, Michael wrote: Has anyone looked into, or successfully integrated CF with PowerPoint. A requirement came in today whereby some upper management people want a PowerPoint presentation dynamically populated from data within the application. If the application were written in ASP.NET or something MS, I'm sure it would be much easier, but it is written in CFMX 6.1 and I am not even sure if it is possible. Anyone have any insight? Thanks, Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: CF adm Image storage
On Thursday 17 Jun 2004 16:35 pm, Sam komolafe wrote: How do I store image files (attachments from customers) to a SQL Server database using ColdFusion AND is this a better way to store attachements? CLOB or BLOB, normal. base64 encoded is another way (because it's just varchar2 then). Unless there is some pressing reason, though, it's usualy better to store the images on disk, renamed to some unique key that is stored in the DB against the relavent record. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited Underwood Business Park Wookey Hole Road, WELLS. BA5 1AF Tel: +44 (0)1749 834900 Fax: +44 (0)1749 834901 web: www.bluefinger.com Company Reg No: 4209395 Registered Office: 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, BRISTOL. BS1 6EG. *** This E-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until such time as a written document is signed on behalf of the company. BlueFinger Limited cannot accept responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks.*** [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: Version Management Inquiry
I am not sure of what kind of integration you are looking for. Massimo Same way MS VSS integrates. For the most part, I do not need the VSS interface to do my work. Map a Homesite project to a VSS DB and you can check in/out directly in Homesite. Dan [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx and CAPTCHA
Burns, John D wrote: Well, I'm just trying to figure out why it wouldn't be easier to have a unique string passed with each request that is also tied to the correct answer for the image. There is nothing wrong with that if you store it in the session. That way, the spider could not post multiple times with the same unique string.It just seems like that would even rule out the brute force attempt. You can do that by setting another session var that only allows them to post within a certain time period on a certain form. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Jrun Closed Connection : Help
OK, I know of a few technotes on this error but to be honest the results it returns are pretty much useless...anyone know why a perfectly healthy server would start to generate the Jrun Closed Connection Error while ColdFusion crashes and restarts?It all seems to work fine on a development server but the crash happens every 2 or 3 mins on the test one. I would be very surprised. not to mention angry if its code causing it as it works AOK on the dev. ColdFusion 6.1 FULLY patched Windows 2000 IIS 5.x Default Vanilla install JVM Any help here would be mucho appreciato..seriously losing my patience with CFMX on this front - 5 was never this flakeyI seriously hope Blackstone goes the distance as we are about to consider regression back to ColdFusion 5 This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, Registered in England, Number 678540.It contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged.It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s).If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.If you have received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910.The opinions expressed within this communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions. Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Frame Effect With CF?
Is there any way to embed a Frame within a table cell? From my limited knowledge of frames, frames have a lot of conflicts that make it very difficult to embed. Or is there a custom CF Tag (or _javascript_ function) that will accomplish the same thing? I am sure this is old hat to most of you. The goal is to eliminate so many accesses to the server. Download one document with Bookmarks. Current thinking is to use something like a table with two columns. Have the left col hold the links to Bookmarks and the right col contain the content. Thanks, Nick [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: CF adm Image storage
You store them on the file system and store the locations to them in the database. I do not suggest to store the binary data in your DB. Sam komolafe wrote: How do I store image files (attachments from customers) to a SQL Server database using ColdFusion AND is this a better way to store attachements? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: CFMX 6.1 PowerPoint
You might be able to do it by CFExecuting an OSA script: Here's some info on the Mac using AppleScript (Apple's OSA scripting language). http://www.apple.com/applescript/powerpoint/ It says you can create and edit slides! Since MS put the hooks into PowerPoint, I assume they have an OSA scripting facility that can exploit them. HTH Dick On Jun 17, 2004, at 8:22 AM, George Abraham wrote: Welcome to my world, Mike! I am saddled with somewhat the same problem. I managed to do some stunts with CF5 and make it work. Right now CFMX just plain doesn't like the same code. I do have some time before I have to change the code for CFMX. Anyway, have you seen anything with the Jintegra Java-COM bridge supplied with CFMX? That's one way of manipulating PowerPoint on the server. Also, Sam Neff had a Breeze presentation about MS Office and CFMX on his website. Just search the list archive for it. George At 11:17 AM 6/17/2004, Tangorre, Michael wrote: Has anyone looked into, or successfully integrated CF with PowerPoint. A requirement came in today whereby some upper management people want a PowerPoint presentation dynamically populated from data within the application. If the application were written in ASP.NET or something MS, I'm sure it would be much easier, but it is written in CFMX 6.1 and I am not even sure if it is possible. Anyone have any insight? Thanks, Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: CF adm Image storage
You can store them in the database, but most people (and most examples you'll see) save the attachment to a directory on the server, and a reference to the filename in the database. -joe -Original Message- From: Sam komolafe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:35 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: CF adm Image storage Hi, How do I store image files (attachments from customers) to a SQL Server database using ColdFusion AND is this a better way to store attachements? Thanks Sam --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses.] _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
OT: Palm OS development
Hey All, We've been asked to develop an application for PDAs (Pocket PC and Palm OS). We use Pocket Builder for Pocket PC...so development there is a snap...but we haven't tackled Palm before. So if anyone has any advice/resources about Palm OS application development (data mining essentially) that a CFer would understandfire away!! ;-) Thanks in advance Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. t. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com - Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
CFC Response Delay Bug in ColdFusion 6.1???
Since we upgraded our CF MX 6.0 server to 6.1 version, i noticed that there's a delay with the CFC response from the Coldfusion to the FlashCom server. When my flashcom's client-side action script calls a CFC component, like to check the username and password in the database, it takes a quite long period before the ColdFusion sends back the needed data to the Flashcom server -- this response delay really affects the performance of my applications. I had no problem before with the CFMX6.0 regarding this CFC calls and I have encountered the same delay issue when i installed it locally and tested my programs. Anyone of you who has also encountered this same problem after upgrading to ColdFusion 6.1??? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: CF adm Image storage
Technologically, you do it as BLObs (Binary Large Objects). There are prior threads that discuss thepros/cons of whether these are best stored in the DB or in the file structure (with a reference in the DB). Search thearchives for more info! Dick On Jun 17, 2004, at 8:35 AM, Sam komolafe wrote: Hi, How do I store image files (attachments from customers) to a SQL Server database using ColdFusion AND is this a better way to store attachements? Thanks Sam --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses.] [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
SOT: Musings CFAnywhere, Bandwidth, RIAs Part 2
What if my preso of family memories could show a high-quality video/shideshow with sound -- and the user could click on something (say an individual in a group photo of the new years party) and get a hint who she is-- then click again and see their position in the family tree.Say... Hal,Matt or anyone... could use the same techniques to improve the UI of their apps. Hey, that's similar to how you can control a DVD movie in your computer or DVD player. Why can't I have a richer interface?... continued. We certainly have all the tools to be able to *create* this type of preso -- some free, some not. CFML, DBs Flash, HTML/DHTML, What we don't have is *all* the tools to *deliver* this type of preso. Consider this, you can put together a pretty rich preso with CFML Flash and some others ... but the richer the preso, the less accessible it becomes. We know this, it is in the back of our mind, as we develop every web app ... we are limited by bandwidth! The final reel! I don't know about you, but I am guilty of thinking inside the box. What if we remove (or mitigate) the bandwidth restriction? Some of those RRRIA (ReallyReallyRich) 200 meg Flash files would load in a few seconds, Or, we could stream large-size, high-quality audio and video (without expensive streaming software). It would be practical to extend or supplement A/V with control, interaction and background data -- hey with the right setup, we could even dim the lights while the movie plays bring them back up when it's time for popcorn. Or, how about a preso with picture-in-picture -- See and Hear Hal as he does his thing.(certainly would be harder to plagiarize) Or, your monitor/status reporting app looks like the cockpit display of the latest jet fighter (or video game)! Or, your app gathers/references (rather than uploads) the users photos/movies/audio and helps him create/burnhis own family memories CDs. Are you with me, so far? OK, how do we remove (or mitigate) the bandwidth restriction? We run on the desktop! That changes everything! Thoughts? Dick In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these. - Paul Harvey - [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: cfmx migration (laptop)
Dwayne Cole wrote: I did this and now I'm having problems.Could it be that my old system was running CFMX 6 and the new syste is running 6.1. Here's the messages I'm receiving. Macromedia][SequeLink JDBC Driver][SequeLink Server]Required user name is missing I guess I missed the part where you stated the versions were different. That COULD be the problem but I couldn't tell you for sure. My recommendation would be to upgrade your old laptop to 6.1 (temporarily), then do the migration of the settings. No guarantees that'll actually solve your problem :) - Rick [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting
I should start by saying I have never written a tutorial so I don't know what it feels like to have my IP stolen personally.I am far from an expert with CF, maybe proficient.I have bennefited from tutorials across the web to help me with my website, the purpose of which to simple provide Hiking information to people around Washington State.I don't do this to make money, just a philantropic undertaking ( I like the feeling of knowing people are getting value out of something I created). Seems to me the purpose of my website and tutorials are generally the same, to provide information to the masses to make the overall picture we all live in better.If I had the skill to create a valuable tutorial I think the bennefit to the community outweighs the possibility/likelyhood that it will be ripped off.Isn't the point of the whole undertaking to put these great ideas into the hands of those who can use them to in turn make something valuable to the greater community?Either way it is being accomplished.I can only imagine it is painful to have others claim your work as their own, but I think the overall good of putting information on the web to be used by others outweighs that pain. Just my 2cents. John From: Peter Tilbrook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 6/17/2004 3:47 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting I think my real mistake was, despite the best intentions, it was my material. Big mistake which I have learnt from. My inentions were good but I stuffed up basically! _ From: Michael Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 3:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT Plagiarism accusation stops posting This fuss is the main reason I haven't posted up the tutorials I've written for myself.As I've learned how to do many things I've kept them as tutorials on my own intranet but I wont post them on the web, because there's bound to be someone who says That's mine!! I wrote that!.The issue is, while I didn't invent the techniques in the tutorials, I certainly wrote the tutorials, but the language and style is similar to others I've seen.And some of the text will be out of the emails here on CF-TALK, where I've learned how to do the thing in the tutorial. I understand about copyright and intellectual property - I spend a lot of my off-work time working with musicians and record labels in that field.But also the fear of being accused of plagiarism in my case is keeping me from sticking my head up and saying I'll share what I know. The origins of some of the stuff I have is so mixed up nowI'll never be able to say that bit's from him, and that bits from him. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
CFC Response Delay Bug in ColdFusion 6.1???
I'm currently developing a Flashcom application that interacts with the Coldfusion server. Since we upgraded our CF MX 6.0 server to 6.1 version, i noticed that there's a delay with the CFC response from the Coldfusion to the FlashCom server. When my flashcom's client-side action script calls a CFC component, like to check the username and password in the database, it takes a quite long period before the ColdFusion sends back the needed data to the Flashcom server -- this response delay really affects the performance of my applications. I had no problem before with the CFMX6.0 regarding this CFC calls and I have encountered the same delay issue when i installed it locally and tested my programs. Anyone of you who has also encountered this same problem after upgrading to ColdFusion 6.1??? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfun
Adam, Whereabouts do you live... I am right off of Tuckerman! Mike I'll be there, along with my lovely fiance as always. This will be my 3rd year going. I'm not cool enough to be speaking, so I'll be drinking instead. It's my birthday that Saturday so I hope I wont have to drink alone :( btw. also bringing 5 other coworkers along. Did I mention its only a few blocks from my home? If there is enough interest I _could_ be persuaded to throw a kegger saturday night. -Adam [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: CFMX 6.1 PowerPoint
I successfully got a nice PPT application working on CFMX using the PPT COM objects. However it was just not very stable. I've been meaning to come back to the issue now with Office 2003. O'Reily just relased an Office2k3 XML book, you may want to look into it. PowerPoint 2003 got shafted in regards to XML. MS focused on other office applications and never got back to PowerPoint support for XML. Word, Excel, etc have it... PPT does not... Last I heard that is. Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: advanced search
Thanks guys for helping me with this.I looked more in Verity.Verity only looks at static pages.Since my page is generated dynamically by the database at runtime, this option will not work.I'm still kinda new to CF and so didn't know about CFQUERYPARAM...but I do now :-) I am using Microsoft SQL Enterprise Manager.After the user enters there string, then I am going to parse it for (Double quotes - of course there must be two),- (minus sign - for NOT), and+ (addition sign - for AND).By default, the words will be separated by spaces and an OR operation will be applied to them. Then I am thinking about using some combination of LIKEs, Full Text Indexing, and/or cfqueryparam.Of course I want the application to run fast so I might nix the LIKE '%#word#%'. Thanx again for the help - Frank From: Frank Dewey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:59 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: advanced search Hello all, I'm looking into searching a website for a particular string or occurence of a string.I would like for this to be an advanced search (what I am looking for is something more complex than a simple LIKE). In the database - QBOS_HELPFILE (id, name,keywords) - I am storing a list of words separated only by spaces.And I am starting out with this query: SELECT * FROM QBOS_HELPFILE WHERE keywordsLIKE '%#form.words#%' I've tried separating the words by commas and using the IN operator, but that only works if the field (keywords) contains one word Maybe a combination of the In operator and LIKE depending on the search text - if the search text has quotes or not.Of course the text should be first parsed.I'm not sure what the best way to go about this is. Are their some good examples out there?I've looked at Verity a little...but I'm not sure that is what I need. Are there any suggestions/help on this matter that ya'll can help me with?Thank you - Frank --- The Preceeding Email Has Been Scanned and Verified By QBOS Security Systems --- QBOS, Inc. 14275 Midway Rd.Suite 220 Addison, TX 75001 972.233.5066 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: Frame Effect With CF?
CF is out of the picture. You want an iframe. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Palm OS development
isnt code warrior the app that ports vb type apps to palm? tw -Original Message- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 12:01 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT: Palm OS development Hey All, We've been asked to develop an application for PDAs (Pocket PC and Palm OS). We use Pocket Builder for Pocket PC...so development there is a snap...but we haven't tackled Palm before. So if anyone has any advice/resources about Palm OS application development (data mining essentially) that a CFer would understandfire away!! ;-) Thanks in advance Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. t. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com - Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Frame Effect With CF?
Is there any way to embed a Frame within a table cell? From my limited knowledge of frames, frames have a lot of conflicts that make it very difficult to embed. Or is there a custom CF Tag (or _javascript_ function) that will accomplish the same thing? I am sure this is old hat to most of you. The goal is to eliminate so many accesses to the server. Download one document with Bookmarks. Current thinking is to use something like a table with two columns. Have the left col hold the links to Bookmarks and the right col contain the content. How about an iFrame? Mike [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
Re: Version Management Inquiry
I am not sure of what kind of integration you are looking for. Massimo Same way MS VSS integrates. For the most part, I do not need the VSS interface to do my work. Map a Homesite project to a VSS DB and you can check in/out directly in Homesite. I never use it, sorry Massimo [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Musings CFAnywhere, Bandwidth, RIAs Part 1
Why can't Hal's site have a richer UI -- think of it -- Hal's voice, explaining the animated preso? There's already a great answer for this, though - Macromedia Breeze. It's a really good product for this sort of thing, and it makes building presentations very easy. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: cfmx and CAPTCHA
I'm not saying it ever receives that variable. However, CF somehow associates that session with that client, therefore, the spider appears to be a valid client. I would go a step farther and say that it is a valid client. There's no difference between one HTTP client and another, from the web server's perspective, beyond the User-Agent string that each client sends to identify itself. Once it has the session, what keeps it from posting a million times on that session? Your code would have to prevent this, if you didn't want it to be a possibility. CF has to set something on the client (cookie or token or something) to keep the session alive, and couldn't the browser/spider spoof that? If by spoof, you mean that one HTTP client could send a token that belonged to another HTTP client, yes. If one HTTP client simply returns the same token it received, it's not spoofing anything, whether it's a spider or a browser. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
RE: Palm OS development
We've been asked to develop an application for PDAs (Pocket PC and Palm OS). We use Pocket Builder for Pocket PC...so development there is a snap...but we haven't tackled Palm before. So if anyone has any advice/resources about Palm OS application development (data mining essentially) that a CFer would understandfire away!! ;-) If you need to deploy the same application to both platforms, I've heard good things about this product: http://www.appforge.com/ I haven't used it, though. My PDA development experience is limited to eVB and .NET Compact Framework for Pocket PC. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ phone: 202-797-5496 fax: 202-797-5444 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]
