Re: date problem
Hi Calude, thanks for the relies, however the data is being transferred from ms excel and sometimes comes in the EU format and sometimes in the US format. i suppose the only way we can do this is to force the users to put it into eu format and run it through your tag to see if it is a valid date format for eu thanks richard ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297803 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Excel to Query
Hi Qasim Just wondering if you or anyone else knows whether using this facility will allow us to get the formatted values out of excel instead of the values before they are formated for display in excel as this guys tag cfx_excel2query has cost us alot of work and time that has now been lost because it is got a fundamentally floor and he doesn't respond to any emails. just wondering this so that we don't really waste any more time thanks very much for your help richard ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297804 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Excel to Query
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Re: Excel to Query
Hi Marco, also do you know how do i download the functions as i cant find anything on the page thanks Ben Nadel created a very nice cfc called POIUtility.cfc. This ColdFusion component works with POI to read/write excel spreadsheets. Please look this link: http://www.bennadel. com/blog/ 474-ColdFusion-Component-Wrapper-For-POI-To-Read-And-Write-Excel-Files. htm Cheers Marco Antonio On Jan 28, 2008 6:56 AM, Richard White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, we purchased a cfx called excel2query as we are developing an import facility that allows users to import data out of an excel document into the mysql database. we have to do it into a query as then we run various verifications on the data. however we have noticed that it gets the data that ms excel stores and not what it displays. for example, in excel someone may put integer values 1,2,3 etc... in a column then they use the format cell to display it how they want, e. g. they may format these integers to a number with 1 decimal point. we need to get these formatted values and not just what they entered first. does anyone know of anyway we can get ms excel to store the values it has formated or any other tag that converts ms excel data to a query and gets the actual displays value after formatting? thanks very much for your help richard ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297806 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Excel to Query
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Re: Excel to Query
Richard, this is the link to download that scripts: http://bennadel.com/index.cfm?dax=blog:474.downloadcodezip Cheers Marco Antonio On Jan 31, 2008 12:23 PM, Richard White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi marco have you or anyone else used this, this does look very interesting? thanks do you also know how we download it, thanks ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297808 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Paperthin's Commonspot
geoff wrote: It's unnecessary to voice your obviously negative opinion of a product without any sort of request to do so. If you feel the need to vent, why not vent on the farcry-dev forum where you might let the developers of that product knowwhat you found so objectionable -- we'd love to fix it. Sorry to butt in here, but didn't the OP ask for opinions and feedback on CF CMS's? In which case if someone has an opinion about a product, positive or negative, they are entitled to air it. I have no opinion one way or the other on FarCry, but I just thought that needed saying. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297809 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Paperthin's Commonspot
While my original request was for pros and cons of CommonSpot. Pros and Cons of other products are welcomed. For my needs FarCry is out of the question because it's open source (most federal agencies poo poo anything that's open source off the bat, because of support issues). -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC. 27616 (919) 874-6229 (home) (703) 220-2835 (cell) -Original Message- From: Geoff Bowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Paperthin's Commonspot Rob, On 31/01/2008, RobG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like it's pretty easy to develop for... it's a million times better than FarCry (don't EVEN get me started on that thing, and yeah I know a lot of people like it). My experience of Commonspot compared to other products has not been as delightful as yours. And there are plenty of people who have a diametrically opposed view to yours on the merits of FarCry as a solution. It's unnecessary to voice your obviously negative opinion of a product without any sort of request to do so. If you feel the need to vent, why not vent on the farcry-dev forum where you might let the developers of that product know what you found so objectionable -- we'd love to fix it. -- geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297810 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Excel to Query
thanks marco, will look at it now richard Richard, this is the link to download that scripts: http://bennadel.com/index.cfm?dax=blog:474.downloadcodezip Cheers Marco Antonio On Jan 31, 2008 12:23 PM, Richard White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297811 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Why does CFMail timeout?
I could think of a few reasons. 1) Hard drive full 2) Anti-virus insisting on intercepting and scanning spool files as they are written 3) trying to spool too many messages at once or them being too big 4) some other drive problem. -Cameron Ben Doom wrote: OK, I seem to be missing something here. Why would CFMail ever timeout? I'm using spooling, so shouldn't it just write a file to the spool directory and let the scheduled delivery handle anything that might timeout? What am I missing? --Ben Doom ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297813 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Why does CFMail timeout?
OK, I seem to be missing something here. Why would CFMail ever timeout? I'm using spooling, so shouldn't it just write a file to the spool directory and let the scheduled delivery handle anything that might timeout? What am I missing? --Ben Doom ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297812 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Why does CFMail timeout?
2) Anti-virus insisting on intercepting and scanning spool files as they are written I had an issue with McAffee anti-spam causing a problem. It was intercepting outbound mail it found questionable and just sat until I force ended the program or time-out. That took hours to find. Robert B. Harrison Director of Interactive services Austin Williams 125 Kennedy Drive, Suite 100 Hauppauge NY 11788 T : 631.231.6600 Ext. 119 F : 631.434.7022 www.austin-williams.com Great advertising can't be either/or... It must be . -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:56 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Why does CFMail timeout? I could think of a few reasons. 1) Hard drive full 2) Anti-virus insisting on intercepting and scanning spool files as they are written 3) trying to spool too many messages at once or them being too big 4) some other drive problem. -Cameron Ben Doom wrote: OK, I seem to be missing something here. Why would CFMail ever timeout? I'm using spooling, so shouldn't it just write a file to the spool directory and let the scheduled delivery handle anything that might timeout? What am I missing? --Ben Doom ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297814 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
JasperReports
Has anyone done a nice CF interface to Jasper other than Ricks work from a few years back at http://www.rickroot.com/blog/1/2004/05/Using-JasperReports-with-Coldfusion-MX-61.cfm ? -- Tom Chiverton This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at Halliwells LLP, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by The Solicitors Regulation Authority. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 2500. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297817 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Excel to Query
hi marco, thanks for this, it sounds good. just wondering if you are also using bens work or whether you have decided to use jexcel without his work and why, if you dont mind!!! just need to understand what you think seeing as you know both sides :) thanks a snip bit of code would be really useful if you could, thanks again for the help marco richard Marco Antonio On Jan 31, 2008 1:13 PM, Richard White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297818 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Excel to Query
Richard I'm using jExcel with CF. Running an example with column formatted works fine. Please look this text from an Excel spreadsheet: MATRIC NAME LOT VALUE 8545558 JUNIOR VARGAS RIO LUZ 1.522,25 (Brazilian values have a comma to hundred and point to thousand, ok?) This is the result after invoke jExcel(from CF): 8545558 | JUNIOR VARGAS | RIO LUZ | 1.522,25 In resume: jExcel maintains the same format. If you need more help I can send my simple code integrating CF with jExcel. Cheers Marco Antonio On Jan 31, 2008 1:13 PM, Richard White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thanks marco, will look at it now richard Richard, this is the link to download that scripts: http://bennadel.com/index.cfm?dax=blog:474.downloadcodezip Cheers Marco Antonio On Jan 31, 2008 12:23 PM, Richard White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297815 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Excel to Query
Richard, my jExcel integration with CF haves 1 year! I tried to send my code for you( [EMAIL PROTECTED]) but mail returns an error. Do you have another mail account? Cheers Marco Antonio On Jan 31, 2008 2:39 PM, Richard White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi marco, thanks for this, it sounds good. just wondering if you are also using bens work or whether you have decided to use jexcel without his work and why, if you dont mind!!! just need to understand what you think seeing as you know both sides :) thanks a snip bit of code would be really useful if you could, thanks again for the help marco richard Marco Antonio On Jan 31, 2008 1:13 PM, Richard White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297820 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
JS and regExp does not seem to get along, should we whip them?
Summary:
Actually it's more than one question, but let me start with this,
a page has the following javascript code for inserting a link and in its
display section, it used RegExp to show all/any cap {WORD} in navy color.
Status:
a) Without the js, the regExp works fine.
b) With the js, a long URL insertion would mess up the link, specifically,
the a and /a would be chopped off, rendering it useless.
Comments/lesser question:
a) the javascript would only work for IE not FF, was informed that in FF no
such thing as createRange(). So, what better option out there for this need?
b)
source code in question
---
function insert_link(e) {
var str = document.selection.createRange().text;
document.getElementById(e).focus();
var my_link = prompt(Enter URL:,http://;);
if (my_link != null) {
var sel = document.selection.createRange();
sel.text = a href=\ + my_link + \ target=_new + str + /a;
}
return;
}
cfset longSTR = The good news was a strong holiday shopping season that was
more robust than in years past as hearty demand for BOOKS, electronics and
consumer goods pushed revenue up...
!-- have tried another technique, did not improve performance, so, let it go,
now
fogot, and may be that one would work with the above js? --
cfloop index=i list=#longSTR# delimiters=
cfset u = REFind(([A-Z]+[-.]?)+[A-Z]+,#i#,TRUE)
cfif u gt 0
bfont color=navy#i#/font/b
cfelse
#i#
/cfif
/cfloop
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Currency Exchange rates - XML format
Does anyone know where I can pull a feed of the currency exchange rates. I have a project that we are processing everything in USD but we need to have a currency converter that will provide an estimate of the exchange rate. So what I was thinking was to pull in the currency rates nightly and provide a conversion table as a estimated charge. I know that CC companies and banks will charge additional fees but I need to provide an estimate. So I am trying to find a service or location that I can pull the data from (free if possible) Thanks Matthew Friedman ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297816 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Currency Exchange rates - XML format
EX.com is what we use. It works really well. The only catch is you can only hit the webservice 8 times a week. So, basically 1 time a day and 1 goof up a week. There may be a higher level of service that lets you access the data more often, but I do not believe they update the data more than that. -- Alan Rother Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Manager, Phoenix Cold Fusion User Group, AZCFUG.org ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297823 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Excel to Query
Richard, hi marco, yes sorry i changed my email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] excuse me, but what do you mean you have jexcel integration for one year. do you mean that you have been using the integration for 1 year so are used to that and have not used ben's component? thanks very much ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297822 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Currency Exchange rates - XML format
Dunno about free but xe.com is around 500 USD a year, I've always used them for personal use as they have always had a very direct website. Dominic On 31/01/2008, Matthew Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know where I can pull a feed of the currency exchange rates. I have a project that we are processing everything in USD but we need to have a currency converter that will provide an estimate of the exchange rate. So what I was thinking was to pull in the currency rates nightly and provide a conversion table as a estimated charge. I know that CC companies and banks will charge additional fees but I need to provide an estimate. So I am trying to find a service or location that I can pull the data from (free if possible) Thanks Matthew Friedman ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297821 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Currency Exchange rates - XML format
FYI I found a webserver and a tool from Ben Forta that does what I need. you can see it here. http://www.xmethods.net/ve2/ViewClient.po?clientid=253283 thanks Matt Does anyone know where I can pull a feed of the currency exchange rates. I have a project that we are processing everything in USD but we need to have a currency converter that will provide an estimate of the exchange rate. So what I was thinking was to pull in the currency rates nightly and provide a conversion table as a estimated charge. I know that CC companies and banks will charge additional fees but I need to provide an estimate. So I am trying to find a service or location that I can pull the data from (free if possible) Thanks Matthew Friedman ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297824 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Currency Exchange rates - XML format
I found a webservice that does this for free write by Ben Forta http://www.xmethods.net/ve2/ViewClient.po?clientid=253283 Thanks Matt Does anyone know where I can pull a feed of the currency exchange rates. I have a project that we are processing everything in USD but we need to have a currency converter that will provide an estimate of the exchange rate. So what I was thinking was to pull in the currency rates nightly and provide a conversion table as a estimated charge. I know that CC companies and banks will charge additional fees but I need to provide an estimate. So I am trying to find a service or location that I can pull the data from (free if possible) Thanks Matthew Friedman ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297825 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
One more image question..
I am now trying to over lay a transparent png on to a jpeg someone uploads.. I convert the jpeg to a png by reading and it writing it out, but it seems there are attributes of the image that coldfusion can't adjust, because whenever I try to over lay I get this: Overlay operation requires the two sources to match in number of bands and data type. null brThe error occurred on line 91. I'm not sure what bands are, but I'm guessing data type could be color depth, since they are already png files? Is it possible for Coldfusion to convert these files to be similar enough to overlay them? struct colormodel struct alpha_channel_support YES alpha_premultiplied NO bits_component_1 8 bits_component_2 8 bits_component_3 8 bits_component_4 8 colormodel_type ComponentColorModel colorspace Any of the family of RGB color spaces num_color_components 3 num_components 4 pixel_size 32 transparency TRANSLUCENT height 565 source ** width 800 struct colormodel struct alpha_channel_support NO alpha_premultiplied NO bits_component_1 8 bits_component_2 8 bits_component_3 8 colormodel_type ComponentColorModel colorspace Any of the family of RGB color spaces num_color_components 3 num_components 3 pixel_size 24 transparency OPAQUE height 537 source *** width 804 ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297827 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Paperthin's Commonspot
For my needs FarCry is out of the question because it's open source (most federal agencies poo poo anything that's open source off the bat, because of support issues). Actually, that's not a completely accurate statement. The Daemonites have released FarCry to the public under an open source license, true. However, most of the work done to the FarCry core is paid for by their clients. Support, training, implementation, modification can all be obtained through Daemon. It's like other commercial offerings this way, but I'd venture a guess that Daemon is more willing to help when it comes to system modification. Now, will it meet your requirements the same way as CommonSpot? Depends on your needs. My understanding of CommonSpot is that it makes importing existing content easy (at least according the docs). You can use a WYSIWIG editor to modify templates (again, from what I saw in the docs). You can have a single authoring server and multiple front ends. These are things that FarCry does not do (yet). I'm curious about this myself. I'll be meeting one of Dave Watt's team members in the near future for a CommonSpot install. However, I'm only responsible for the machine it resides on. I'll not be doing any development on it. Matthew Williams Geodesic GraFX www.geodesicgrafx.com/blog ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297826 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
intermedia.net
I currently have 10+ boxes at HostMySite but we are looking to have a small footprint at another facility in case of a major issue there. Does anyone have any feedback on intermedia.net? Thanks ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297828 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: intermedia.net
I've used them and have only had one or two minor issues in the past 5 years. I currently host them and have a client that hosts on them. I would recommend. /SS On Jan 31, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Brian Peddle wrote: I currently have 10+ boxes at HostMySite but we are looking to have a small footprint at another facility in case of a major issue there. Does anyone have any feedback on intermedia.net? Thanks ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297829 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
cfmenu styling
I'm trying to style a menu, horizontal style where the top-level menu items have a blue back ground and white text and all sub-menus from there are white background blue text. I am not having any luck, I've looked through many blogs and examples on how to hack that css but have not found a way to do what I am trying to do. If anyone knows of blog or site that has a tutorial on how to do this it would be appreciated. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297830 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: CF-Based CRMs?
Thanks Rey, I'll let you know... !k -Original Message- From: Rey Bango [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:14 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: CF-Based CRMs? Kevin, When it's ready for beta, email me and I'll get you some press on Ajaxian.com Rey Kevin Aebig wrote: Already started. AIR(Flex) frontend with PHP/CF as the middle-tier and MySQL / MSSQL as RDBMS. Hopefully I'll be able to incorporate some pretty slick new toys in it as well to make it a different kind of CRM. Hopefully I can get the whole package out for beta pretty soon... Cheers, !k -Original Message- From: Mark Mandel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:41 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: CF-Based CRMs? I am sensing a need for a new open source project Is anyone going to bite? Mark On Jan 31, 2008 2:33 AM, Adrian Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've installed Sugar and the man behind me seems happy! Job done :OD Adrian -Original Message- From: Rey Bango Sent: 30 January 2008 15:21 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: CF-Based CRMs? Thanks for the replies gents. Like Adrian, I was interested in a CF-based CRM in case I wanted to update one but SugarCRM is on my short list. I did receive an offlist email from Marius Milosav of ScorpioSoft Corp. (http://www.scorpiosoft.com/) and will see if their CRM matches my needs. Rey... Kevin Aebig wrote: SalesForce.com is good, but if you want basically the same thing, than SugerCRM is extremely close... !k -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:53 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: CF-Based CRMs? I've seen some people using the SalesForce.com API along with Flex and/or CF with a certain amount of success. Lets you leverage SalesForce's features and customize your front as you like. For that matter I would just look at SalesForce as a solution by itself, no code required, if you haven't already. -Cameron Adrian Lynch wrote: Cheers Mike. We've got our wires crossed a bit. I(and Rey) were asking about CRMs, not CMSs. I would nearly always want to do my own for the reasons you've given. But the man sat behind me wants one now and I don't have time :OD ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297831 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: cfmenu styling
http://alistapart.com/articles/dropdowns/ -- William E. Seiter Have you ever read a book that changed your life? Go to: www.winninginthemargins.com Enter passkey: goldengrove Web Developer http://William.Seiter.com -Original Message- From: Michael Beins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:09 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: cfmenu styling I'm trying to style a menu, horizontal style where the top-level menu items have a blue back ground and white text and all sub-menus from there are white background blue text. I am not having any luck, I've looked through many blogs and examples on how to hack that css but have not found a way to do what I am trying to do. If anyone knows of blog or site that has a tutorial on how to do this it would be appreciated. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297832 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Paperthin's Commonspot
The feds general rule on Open Source is no. Exceptions being Apache, Sendmail and the like because either they offer paid support or there's a third party authority who can provide support. I've downloaded FarCry, I'll play with it, but they really want something retail.. -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC. 27616 (919) 874-6229 (home) (703) 220-2835 (cell) -Original Message- From: Matthew Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:55 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Paperthin's Commonspot For my needs FarCry is out of the question because it's open source (most federal agencies poo poo anything that's open source off the bat, because of support issues). Actually, that's not a completely accurate statement. The Daemonites have released FarCry to the public under an open source license, true. However, most of the work done to the FarCry core is paid for by their clients. Support, training, implementation, modification can all be obtained through Daemon. It's like other commercial offerings this way, but I'd venture a guess that Daemon is more willing to help when it comes to system modification. Now, will it meet your requirements the same way as CommonSpot? Depends on your needs. My understanding of CommonSpot is that it makes importing existing content easy (at least according the docs). You can use a WYSIWIG editor to modify templates (again, from what I saw in the docs). You can have a single authoring server and multiple front ends. These are things that FarCry does not do (yet). I'm curious about this myself. I'll be meeting one of Dave Watt's team members in the near future for a CommonSpot install. However, I'm only responsible for the machine it resides on. I'll not be doing any development on it. Matthew Williams Geodesic GraFX www.geodesicgrafx.com/blog ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297834 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: cfmenu styling
I think I do what you want at http://www.it360.ca/ . I adapted the css from moreericmeyeroncss. Just view/source, it's all there. No tutorial tho -Original Message- From: Michael Beins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:09 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: cfmenu styling I'm trying to style a menu, horizontal style where the top-level menu items have a blue back ground and white text and all sub-menus from there are white background blue text. I am not having any luck, I've looked through many blogs and examples on how to hack that css but have not found a way to do what I am trying to do. If anyone knows of blog or site that has a tutorial on how to do this it would be appreciated. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297833 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Very Large List Uploads
I have a client uploading a .xls file containing 30k email addresses. I first need to read that excel file which is fine, reading it with a excel data source. I then need to parse through to remove all duplicate emails and then insert into a table. My system keeps timing out. The last file that worked had only 6k email addresses. Anyone know how to handle large lists? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297835 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Very Large List Uploads
Use cfsetting with a larger timeout? -Original Message- From: Chad McCue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:18 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Very Large List Uploads I have a client uploading a .xls file containing 30k email addresses. I first need to read that excel file which is fine, reading it with a excel data source. I then need to parse through to remove all duplicate emails and then insert into a table. My system keeps timing out. The last file that worked had only 6k email addresses. Anyone know how to handle large lists? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297836 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Very Large List Uploads
As Ben Forta and others have mentioned via Blog / Discussion groups, etc. Working with lists / string is going to be inherently slower than working with arrays and such. So, read from the XLS and push that data into a 1 dimension array and then remove duplicates, etc (functions available on cflib.org). On Jan 31, 2008 2:18 PM, Chad McCue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a client uploading a .xls file containing 30k email addresses. I first need to read that excel file which is fine, reading it with a excel data source. I then need to parse through to remove all duplicate emails and then insert into a table. My system keeps timing out. The last file that worked had only 6k email addresses. Anyone know how to handle large lists? -- http://www.web-rat.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297837 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Very Large List Uploads
I have a client uploading a .xls file containing 30k email addresses. I first need to read that excel file which is fine, reading it with a excel data source. I then need to parse through to remove all duplicate emails and then insert into a table. I would entice the client to download a cheap list manager that'll read their excel file and straighten it out before the upload. I've used this one in the past with success. It's easy. http://www.programurl.com/npust-email-list-manager.htm Will ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297840 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: intermedia.net
On Jan 31, 2008 1:12 PM, Brian Peddle wrote: I currently have 10+ boxes at HostMySite but we are looking to have a small footprint at another facility in case of a major issue there. Does anyone have any feedback on intermedia.net? Thanks I hosted with Intermedia.net for about 7 or 8 years. In terms of reliability and response time, they were unequivocally the best host I've ever had (and I've had a lot of them). The _only_ reason that I do not currently host with them is because my needs outgrew their affordability. I currently host with Enterhost.com, who has been probably the second best host I've ever had, and is considerably more affordable. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297842 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
CF Charting question
Has anyone used the CF Charting and graphing tags lately? I have a portion of our district site that I want to include charts and graphs for reports. In the past I used PopCharts which was a very cool application, but the school district does not like to spend that kind of money. Basically I want to have something like a pie chart, and when you click on it, it drills down to the details of that slice. Simple stuff like that. Thanks, Bruce ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297841 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: CF Charting question
CFCHART works ok on simple things, but as soon as you get into any sort of detail, like drilling down, I'd recommend moving up to Flex. I had a similar situation where we thought CFCHART would work and in the end I had to do it all in Flex. The charting tools work really well, they are in Flash and can very easily connect to a variety of data that CF can provide. =] -- Alan Rother Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Manager, Phoenix Cold Fusion User Group, AZCFUG.org ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297843 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Very Large List Uploads
It should be simple to create a temp table with a unique or PK constraint on the email address. Set your cftry/catch database statement to empty. Then loop over that file inserting each email address as you go. When it tries to insert a dupe record, it would hit the empty catch block and essentially do nothing, but the email address would not be inserted twice. -Original Message- From: Chad McCue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:18 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Very Large List Uploads I have a client uploading a .xls file containing 30k email addresses. I first need to read that excel file which is fine, reading it with a excel data source. I then need to parse through to remove all duplicate emails and then insert into a table. My system keeps timing out. The last file that worked had only 6k email addresses. Anyone know how to handle large lists? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297844 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Paperthin's Commonspot
On 01/02/2008, Matthew Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, will it meet your requirements the same way as CommonSpot? Depends on your needs. My understanding of CommonSpot is that it makes importing existing content easy (at least according the docs). You can use a WYSIWIG editor to modify templates (again, from what I saw in the docs). You can have a single authoring server and multiple front ends. These are things that FarCry does not do (yet). FarCry is a blessing for data import and export. We don't believe in template authoring through WYSIWYG so its unlikely to appear in the code base without a corporate sponsor. All of the multi-server implementations of FarCry (of which their are many) typically operate on the basis of a single authoring server and multiple front ends. geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297845 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Paperthin's Commonspot
Scott Stewart wrote: For my needs FarCry is out of the question because it's open source (most federal agencies poo poo anything that's open source off the bat, because of support issues). Didn't they hire you to provide the support? What exactly is your role if it isn't that? Jochem ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297846 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: CF Charting question
Thanks. I think that this app qualifies as simple. And Flex is not an option at this point as I am going back into the military and the district is going to very hard pressed to find a CF developer much less a flex developer. Bruce Alan Rother wrote: CFCHART works ok on simple things, but as soon as you get into any sort of detail, like drilling down, I'd recommend moving up to Flex. I had a similar situation where we thought CFCHART would work and in the end I had to do it all in Flex. The charting tools work really well, they are in Flash and can very easily connect to a variety of data that CF can provide. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297847 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Paperthin's Commonspot
On 01/02/2008, Scott Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For my needs FarCry is out of the question because it's open source (most federal agencies poo poo anything that's open source off the bat, because of support issues). It's a strange mentality given that the standard corporate EULA offers nothing in the way of a warranty or even a guarantee of merchantability. Some like iTunes even ask you to agree that the EULA can change at any time. Interestingly enough, we'll be releasing a FarCry Commercial License this year for the very reasons you nominate. Despite offering support and training for years we still get this open source is not for us mentality cropping up. It's likely our commercial offering will be the same as the open source, with a separate license and some extra libraries. geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297848 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: CF Charting question
Wow, You're the 2nd CF guy I've talked to this week going back into military service. Be safe =] -- Alan Rother Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Manager, Phoenix Cold Fusion User Group, AZCFUG.org ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297850 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Paperthin's Commonspot
Developer The Gov't expects a COTS product to have it's own support -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC. 27616 (919) 874-6229 (home) (703) 220-2835 (cell) -Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:20 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Paperthin's Commonspot Scott Stewart wrote: For my needs FarCry is out of the question because it's open source (most federal agencies poo poo anything that's open source off the bat, because of support issues). Didn't they hire you to provide the support? What exactly is your role if it isn't that? Jochem ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297851 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Paperthin's Commonspot
See, now, I learn something new every day. I've not looked into importing data since the 2.x days as most of my new sites have been scratch built. I did try pushing FarCry for a huge EPA implementation, but they're dead set on CommonSpot. One of the areas they claimed was lacking was Word/DB import features and using front end servers. Of course, I only got to push the issue after the decision was already made. Matthew Williams Geodesic GraFX www.geodesicgrafx.com/blog ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297849 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Very Large List Uploads
Use Select Distinct. cfquery name=get_emails datasource=MyExcelDSN SELECTDISTINCT strEmailAddress FROM myEmailList /cfquery On Jan 31, 2008 2:18 PM, Chad McCue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a client uploading a .xls file containing 30k email addresses. I first need to read that excel file which is fine, reading it with a excel data source. I then need to parse through to remove all duplicate emails and then insert into a table. My system keeps timing out. The last file that worked had only 6k email addresses. Anyone know how to handle large lists? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297852 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
special character
Hi, I just noticed that for special characters like lt; myName at thisEmail address gt; the regular and signs would cause display problem (not being displayed), so, one solution is to transform them before data capture. Any other similar characters that we should be aware of / be cautious about? Also, is there a systematic approach to this issue rather than, addressing them one by one? Many thanks. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297853 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
It repeats itself!
I wrote the following page to make a many-to-many relationship for a site search I need but when I test it it returns the product names several time.something like this: Product1Product1Product2Product2Product2Product1Product1Product3Product3Product3Product4Product4Product4Product4Product5Product5Product5Product5Product5Product5Product5Product5Product6Product6Product6 the comolete code is below. How can I filter the data that it return only one copy of any product not two! Thanks Benifn cfquery name=test datasource=mydatabase SELECT Companies.CompanyID, Companies.CompanyName, Companies.ManagerName, Companies.SalesManagerName, Companies.CompanyCity, Companies.CompanyAdd, Companies.CompanyDesc, Companies.CompanyRank, Companies_Products.Companies_ProductsID, Companies_Products.CompanyID, Companies_Products.ProductID, Products.ProductID, Products.ProductName, Products.ProductDesc, Products.ProductImage, Products.ProductTypeID FROM Companies AS Companies, Companies_Products AS Companies_Products, Products AS Products WHERE Products.ProductID = Companies_Products.ProductID and Companies.CompanyID = Companies_Products.CompanyID; /cfquery html xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml; body cfoutput query=test#ProductName#/cfoutput /body /html ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297855 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: special character
I just noticed that for special characters like lt; myName at thisEmail address gt; the regular and signs would cause display problem (not being displayed), so, one solution is to transform them before data capture. Any other similar characters that we should be aware of / be cautious about? These are called metacharacters. Here's a list of HTML metacharacters: http://www.netstrider.com/tutorials/HTMLRef/ASCII/metacharacters.html Most of those characters are unlikely to be in data entered in an HTML form, though. The ones you're likely to encounter are taken care of using the functions described below. Also, is there a systematic approach to this issue rather than, addressing them one by one? Yes, the HTMLCodeFormat and HTMLEditFormat functions. These functions replace double quotes, ampersands, and angle brackets with the corresponding encoding sequence. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297856 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: special character
HTMLEditFormat() ? On Jan 31, 2008 2:25 PM, Don L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just noticed that for special characters like myName at thisEmail address the regular and signs would cause display problem (not being displayed), so, one solution is to transform them before data capture. Any other similar characters that we should be aware of / be cautious about? Also, is there a systematic approach to this issue rather than, addressing them one by one? Many thanks. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297857 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: making a query
Why do I get 36 records in my query when there should only be 8? I must be doing something wrong with the AddRow and SetCell??? ... cfloop from=1 to=#listLen(URL.SKUList)# index=i cfscript QueryAddRow(getSKUs, #variables.i#); ... The second, optional argument for QueryAddRow specifies the number of rows to add, not what the position of the added row should be. On the first iteration of the loop, this will add one row to your query. On the second iteration, it'll add two, and so on. If you only want to add one row, omit the second argument of QueryAddRow. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297858 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: It repeats itself!
On Jan 31, 2008 2:30 PM, Ali Majdzadeh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote the following page to make a many-to-many relationship for a site search I need but when I test it it returns the product names several time.something like this: Product1Product1Product2Product2Product2Product1Product1Product3Product3Product3Product4Product4Product4Product4Product5Product5Product5Product5Product5Product5Product5Product5Product6Product6Product6 the comolete code is below. How can I filter the data that it return only one copy of any product not two! Thanks Benifn cfquery name=test datasource=mydatabase SELECT Companies.CompanyID, Companies.CompanyName, Companies.ManagerName, Companies.SalesManagerName, Companies.CompanyCity, Companies.CompanyAdd, Companies.CompanyDesc, Companies.CompanyRank, Companies_Products.Companies_ProductsID, Companies_Products.CompanyID, Companies_Products.ProductID, Products.ProductID, Products.ProductName, Products.ProductDesc, Products.ProductImage, Products.ProductTypeID FROM Companies AS Companies, Companies_Products AS Companies_Products, Products AS Products WHERE Products.ProductID = Companies_Products.ProductID and Companies.CompanyID = Companies_Products.CompanyID; /cfquery html xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml; body cfoutput query=test#ProductName#/cfoutput /body /html cfoutput#test.ProductName#/cfoutput would work, but i'm guessing you want to display the product name once, and related data beneath it? http://tutorial150.easycfm.com/ -- Evelyn the dog, having undergone further modification pondered the significance of short-person behaviour in pedal depressed, pan-chromatic resonance, and other highly ambient domains. Arf, she said. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297859 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: making a query
AH... thanks Dave! That makes sense. I thought it was the row number that the second attribute represented. Like QueryAddRow was targeting a row number to insert into the query... Thanks! -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:52 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: making a query Why do I get 36 records in my query when there should only be 8? I must be doing something wrong with the AddRow and SetCell??? ... cfloop from=1 to=#listLen(URL.SKUList)# index=i cfscript QueryAddRow(getSKUs, #variables.i#); ... The second, optional argument for QueryAddRow specifies the number of rows to add, not what the position of the added row should be. On the first iteration of the loop, this will add one row to your query. On the second iteration, it'll add two, and so on. If you only want to add one row, omit the second argument of QueryAddRow. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297860 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: special character
Thank you, Charlie, you're exactly right, don. HTMLEditFormat() ? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297861 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: special character
Thank you a ton, Dave. Oh my my, this sort of thing I knew years ago but now I totolly forgot, maybe it's two steps forward and one step backward... These are called metacharacters. Here's a list of HTML metacharacters: http://www.netstrider.com/tutorials/HTMLRef/ASCII/metacharacters.html Most of those characters are unlikely to be in data entered in an HTML form, though. The ones you're likely to encounter are taken care of using the functions described below. Also, is there a systematic approach to this issue rather than, addressing them one by one? Yes, the HTMLCodeFormat and HTMLEditFormat functions. These functions replace double quotes, ampersands, and angle brackets with the corresponding encoding sequence. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297862 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
making a query
Why do I get 36 records in my query when there should only be 8? I must be doing something wrong with the AddRow and SetCell??? Im a little fried right now so I need an extra set of eyes. cfset url.SKUList = 940172000,990082202,990125104,080182700,080182722,940163500,940163518,940163520 cfset getSKUs = QueryNew(SKU,varchar) cfloop from=1 to=#listLen(URL.SKUList)# index=i cfscript QueryAddRow(getSKUs, #variables.i#); QuerySetCell(getSKUs, SKU, #listGetAt(URL.SKUList, i)#, #variables.i#); /cfscript /cfloop cfdump var=#getSKUs# ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297854 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Paperthin's Commonspot
So long as you charge Enterprise prices, you should be fine ;). I still don't get that mentality, but if it's not expensive, then it must not be any good! Matthew Williams Geodesic GraFX www.geodesicgrafx.com/blog ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297863 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: It repeats itself!
On Jan 31, 2008 2:30 PM, Ali Majdzadeh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cfoutput#test.ProductName#/cfoutput would work, but i'm guessing you want to display the product name once, and related data beneath it? http://tutorial150.easycfm.com/ -- Evelyn the dog, having undergone further modification pondered the significance of short-person behaviour in pedal depressed, pan-chromatic resonance, and other highly ambient domains. Arf, she said. Exactly. thanks a lot it works very great. Just a question. Does DISTINCT in SQL does the same thing or not? I know it won't be so great like grouping in CFQUERY but someone told me that I can show data once by using Distinct in SQL. Does it work here too or it is for other situation. THANKS IN ADVANCED AGAIN. the tutorial is great. Benign ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297864 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: It repeats itself!
On Jan 31, 2008 3:02 PM, Ali Majdzadeh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 31, 2008 2:30 PM, Ali Majdzadeh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cfoutput#test.ProductName#/cfoutput would work, but i'm guessing you want to display the product name once, and related data beneath it? http://tutorial150.easycfm.com/ -- Evelyn the dog, having undergone further modification pondered the significance of short-person behaviour in pedal depressed, pan-chromatic resonance, and other highly ambient domains. Arf, she said. Exactly. thanks a lot it works very great. Just a question. Does DISTINCT in SQL does the same thing or not? I know it won't be so great like grouping in CFQUERY but someone told me that I can show data once by using Distinct in SQL. Does it work here too or it is for other situation. THANKS IN ADVANCED AGAIN. the tutorial is great. Benign DISTINCT does what it sounds like it does. it will return unique records. But even if the productIDs in a set of records are the same... what if the companyIDs are different? every column in the record has to be unique for a DISTINCT query to filter it. If you're grouping the output, then presumably the data 'under' the column on which you're grouping will be different, and therefore not filtered out by adding in a DISTINCT. -- Evelyn the dog, having undergone further modification pondered the significance of short-person behaviour in pedal depressed, pan-chromatic resonance, and other highly ambient domains. Arf, she said. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297866 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
My latest Coldfusion Project for your Review
Hi Everyone, Take a bunch of interesting feeds, take out the bosh (nonsense), and only show the stuff that matters nobosh = Google News + Digg, with a sprinkle of Facebook Only at nobosh.com: 1. nobosh Algorithms - Advanced algorithms that filter out the bosh (nonsense) and feature the nobosh (no nonsense) 2. News Buzz Cloud - A tag cloud that visually depicts what's creating buzz in the business, finance, and tech arenas 3. Your Viewing History Easily find a news story you read days ago; no more unsuccessful searching 4. Top 10 Lists - Top 10 articles of the day in each nobosh category (Business News, Business Tech, Business and Finance Blogs) and across categories, each composed using the nobosh algorithm 5. Friend Feed - A way to see what your friends have read, commented on, nobosh'ed (pro vote), or bosh'ed (nay vote) http://nobosh.com/ Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss the site further. I look forward to everyone's review and the opportunity to discuss the future of the project. BA Hellman [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297865 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: It repeats itself!
Does DISTINCT in SQL does the same thing or not? I know it won't be so great like grouping in CFQUERY but someone told me that I can show data once by using Distinct in SQL. No, DISTINCT only filters out duplicates from your SELECT. If you select company name and product name, for example, if one company has five products you'll see that company five times, because the combination of values in each record is unique. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297867 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Paperthin's Commonspot
Scott, I am not sure if it is true that Fed Govt will say no to any open source. We are using FarCry here on one of our largest public website for a Federal Govt Agency. Thanks Qasim On Jan 31, 2008 2:42 PM, Scott Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The feds general rule on Open Source is no. Exceptions being Apache, Sendmail and the like because either they offer paid support or there's a third party authority who can provide support. I've downloaded FarCry, I'll play with it, but they really want something retail.. -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC. 27616 (919) 874-6229 (home) (703) 220-2835 (cell) -Original Message- From: Matthew Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:55 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Paperthin's Commonspot For my needs FarCry is out of the question because it's open source (most federal agencies poo poo anything that's open source off the bat, because of support issues). Actually, that's not a completely accurate statement. The Daemonites have released FarCry to the public under an open source license, true. However, most of the work done to the FarCry core is paid for by their clients. Support, training, implementation, modification can all be obtained through Daemon. It's like other commercial offerings this way, but I'd venture a guess that Daemon is more willing to help when it comes to system modification. Now, will it meet your requirements the same way as CommonSpot? Depends on your needs. My understanding of CommonSpot is that it makes importing existing content easy (at least according the docs). You can use a WYSIWIG editor to modify templates (again, from what I saw in the docs). You can have a single authoring server and multiple front ends. These are things that FarCry does not do (yet). I'm curious about this myself. I'll be meeting one of Dave Watt's team members in the near future for a CommonSpot install. However, I'm only responsible for the machine it resides on. I'll not be doing any development on it. Matthew Williams Geodesic GraFX www.geodesicgrafx.com/blog ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297868 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Paperthin's Commonspot
-Original Message- From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:18 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Paperthin's Commonspot For my needs FarCry is out of the question because it's open source (most federal agencies poo poo anything that's open source off the bat, because of support issues). -- Just because something is open source doesn't mean there isn't a company or nonprofit group supporting it. Open source also doesn't mean free either. For example, Flex is open source and yet Adobe fully supports it. Just to make that clear, because many people confuse the open source world and the aspects of it. FarCry is open source but you will see lots of companies like Figleaf and others fully supporting it down to training,etc. Most federal agencies need a reality check anyway, but that's another discussion altogether. John Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] 770.337.8363 www.FusionLink.com - ColdFusion and Flex hosting Now offering ColdFusion 8 Enterprise hosting FREE Subversion hosting ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297869 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Paperthin's Commonspot
FarCry is open source but you will see lots of companies like Figleaf and others fully supporting it down to training, etc. Just to clarify, we don't do any work with FarCry currently. We do quite a bit of work with CommonSpot, though. When we evaluated CMSs, we found CommonSpot to be the best match with our client base. That's not meant as a criticism of FarCry, though. Please don't hurt me, Geoff. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297870 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: My latest Coldfusion Project for your Review
http://nobosh.com/ Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss the site further. I look forward to everyone's review and the opportunity to discuss the future of the project. You have a typo. Is see Please Regiser here when I click on comments... Other than that, nice site, nice concept. Paul ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297871 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: Paperthin's Commonspot
CommonSpot spot is really expensive... What do you get from CommonSpot that FarCry does not provide for free? Other than the hosted solution option, which is great... N --- Dave Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FarCry is open source but you will see lots of companies like Figleaf and others fully supporting it down to training, etc. Just to clarify, we don't do any work with FarCry currently. We do quite a bit of work with CommonSpot, though. When we evaluated CMSs, we found CommonSpot to be the best match with our client base. That's not meant as a criticism of FarCry, though. Please don't hurt me, Geoff. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297872 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Paperthin's Commonspot
I think they are both good products. But CommonSport is a CMS and FarCry is a CMS and more. I think the and more can be hard to get your head around and makes it seem overly complicated. But we use it where I work it is far better than the paid one we used to use. Regards Dale Fraser http://learncf.com -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 1 February 2008 12:26 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Paperthin's Commonspot FarCry is open source but you will see lots of companies like Figleaf and others fully supporting it down to training, etc. Just to clarify, we don't do any work with FarCry currently. We do quite a bit of work with CommonSpot, though. When we evaluated CMSs, we found CommonSpot to be the best match with our client base. That's not meant as a criticism of FarCry, though. Please don't hurt me, Geoff. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297873 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: ext20 cf
see if this helps: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ajaxian/~3/213173675/ext-20-and-coldfusion --- Azadi Saryev Sabai-dee.com http://www.sabai-dee.com ColdFusion wrote: Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297875 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: ext20 cf
I've used Ext 2 with CF with great success so far. On Feb 1, 2008 11:26 AM, ColdFusion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? I am trying to setup the basic files needed to use the messagebox functions and then maybe some others but right now just the one. http://extjs.com/ http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/message-box/msg-box.html I thought I pulled the core files but the JS error shows Ext.get is null or not an object -- mxAjax / CFAjax docs and other useful articles: http://www.bifrost.com.au/blog/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297876 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
ext20 cf
Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? I am trying to setup the basic files needed to use the messagebox functions and then maybe some others but right now just the one. http://extjs.com/ http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/message-box/msg-box.html I thought I pulled the core files but the JS error shows Ext.get is null or not an object ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297874 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: ext20 cf
I've done a lot with utilizing the underlying 1.1 in the CF8 Ajax components, as well as some extensive pieces using straight Ext, both 1.1 and 2.0. Great fun. Steve Cutter Blades Adobe Certified Professional Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer _ http://blog.cutterscrossing.com ColdFusion wrote: Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? I am trying to setup the basic files needed to use the messagebox functions and then maybe some others but right now just the one. http://extjs.com/ http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/message-box/msg-box.html I thought I pulled the core files but the JS error shows Ext.get is null or not an object ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297877 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: ext20 cf
Can you post your code? If you are using Firefox and fireBug you can see if there extJS files are actually being loaded, I am guessing that this is the case. On 2/1/08, ColdFusion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? I am trying to setup the basic files needed to use the messagebox functions and then maybe some others but right now just the one. http://extjs.com/ http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/message-box/msg-box.html I thought I pulled the core files but the JS error shows Ext.get is null or not an object ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297878 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: ext20 cf
Should have read the rest of the question, sorry. Look at Dan Vega's cfext project on RIAForge. He's already written a custom tag set specifically for working with simple message boxes in Ext 2.0. http://cfext.riaforge.org/ Steve Cutter Blades Adobe Certified Professional Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer _ http://blog.cutterscrossing.com ColdFusion wrote: Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? I am trying to setup the basic files needed to use the messagebox functions and then maybe some others but right now just the one. http://extjs.com/ http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/message-box/msg-box.html I thought I pulled the core files but the JS error shows Ext.get is null or not an object ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297879 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: ext20 cf
BTW, if you try to create a MessageBox that is tied to an existing DOM element, by using the 'el' attribute in the config, then you want to make sure your object initialization code is written inside some kind of document.ready function (I use JQuery, but Ext 2.0 has a built in construct). If the document isn't ready, then your init can't find the element it must bind to. Steve Cutter Blades Adobe Certified Professional Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer _ http://blog.cutterscrossing.com ColdFusion wrote: Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? I am trying to setup the basic files needed to use the messagebox functions and then maybe some others but right now just the one. http://extjs.com/ http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/message-box/msg-box.html I thought I pulled the core files but the JS error shows Ext.get is null or not an object ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297880 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: ext20 cf
Ext,get is a core function of extJS. Has nothing to do with his problem Cutter:-) However, I have not only used extJS on many projects and have used it with extreme confidence. As well as interfacing the V1.0 that Coldfusion uses. So any questions, please ask away. As for good libraries. This is the best one on hte internet today. Yes it is written in JSTL, but it is very usable in cfmx6+ http://www.exttld.com/ On 2/1/08, Cutter (CFRelated) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, if you try to create a MessageBox that is tied to an existing DOM element, by using the 'el' attribute in the config, then you want to make sure your object initialization code is written inside some kind of document.ready function (I use JQuery, but Ext 2.0 has a built in construct). If the document isn't ready, then your init can't find the element it must bind to. Steve Cutter Blades Adobe Certified Professional Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer _ http://blog.cutterscrossing.com ColdFusion wrote: Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? I am trying to setup the basic files needed to use the messagebox functions and then maybe some others but right now just the one. http://extjs.com/ http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/message-box/msg-box.html I thought I pulled the core files but the JS error shows Ext.get is null or not an object ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297881 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: ext20 cf
Oh nice, thank for the heads up on that one. I really love the vegan conditions of use! On Feb 1, 2008 12:52 PM, Andrew Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for good libraries. This is the best one on hte internet today. Yes it is written in JSTL, but it is very usable in cfmx6+ http://www.exttld.com/ -- mxAjax / CFAjax docs and other useful articles: http://www.bifrost.com.au/blog/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297882 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
RE: My latest Coldfusion Project for your Review
Paul, I appreciate you talking to the time to review the site. I've made the update to the story detail page. nice catch! Little embarrassed about that, but happy to quickly resolve. You'll need to register to fully see everything the site offers. Viewing History, feeds etc.. Obviously I highly recommend it! Thanks again, BA --- Paul Vernon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://nobosh.com/ Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss the site further. I look forward to everyone's review and the opportunity to discuss the future of the project. You have a typo. Is see Please Regiser here when I click on comments... Other than that, nice site, nice concept. Paul ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297883 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: My latest Coldfusion Project for your Review
ok that's awesome. Its nice to see something new and fast. I especially like how its new and fast! :) how'd you come up with the idea? How long did it take to build? Who did the design and algorithms? --- BA Hellman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, Take a bunch of interesting feeds, take out the bosh (nonsense), and only show the stuff that matters nobosh = Google News + Digg, with a sprinkle of Facebook Only at nobosh.com: 1. nobosh Algorithms - Advanced algorithms that filter out the bosh (nonsense) and feature the nobosh (no nonsense) 2. News Buzz Cloud - A tag cloud that visually depicts what's creating buzz in the business, finance, and tech arenas 3. Your Viewing History Easily find a news story you read days ago; no more unsuccessful searching 4. Top 10 Lists - Top 10 articles of the day in each nobosh category (Business News, Business Tech, Business and Finance Blogs) and across categories, each composed using the nobosh algorithm 5. Friend Feed - A way to see what your friends have read, commented on, nobosh'ed (pro vote), or bosh'ed (nay vote) http://nobosh.com/ Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss the site further. I look forward to everyone's review and the opportunity to discuss the future of the project. BA Hellman [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297884 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Paperthin's Commonspot
On 01/02/2008, Dave Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to clarify, we don't do any work with FarCry currently. We do quite a bit of work with CommonSpot, though. When we evaluated CMSs, we found CommonSpot to be the best match with our client base. That's not meant as a criticism of FarCry, though. Please don't hurt me, Geoff. Bah... do I really sound that defensive? Maybe its true -- will endeavour to be my usual meek (as in inherit the earth) self ;) geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297885 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: ext20 cf
Do you have some code to look at? You're either missing a file or you have them in the wrong order. Rey... Ext JS Core Team Member ColdFusion wrote: Anyone using the ext js functions on a CF site? I am trying to setup the basic files needed to use the messagebox functions and then maybe some others but right now just the one. http://extjs.com/ http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/message-box/msg-box.html I thought I pulled the core files but the JS error shows Ext.get is null or not an object ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:297886 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Consultant's Revenge
This site sounds like it will take all of your time doing moderation. One of my friends started a similar site but with mechanics. Also you might run into problems with profitableness, because the best advertising/sponsoring could come from someone who might have people on your site who hate them. On Jan 31, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Joseph Smuzynski wrote: After dealing with a few too many disreputable companies, I'm just about ready to build a new site that is sort of a cross between f*ckedcompany.comand ChexSystems. The idea is to have a site where consultants of all types can come and anonymously post their negative experiences with various companies, large or small. The hope is that with proper marketing, it will become the first place a consultant comes to check out a company before doing work for them. If a company ends up with a negative listing, the way they get the listing removed is to make good with the consultant, then the consultant can mark the case closed. Naturally, if they have multiple bad entries, they would have to make good with everybody. The site would not allow inflammatory types of comments about a company; only facts. Each entry would be reviewed and approved before being posted. There would have to be supporting data too... for example, let's say a company refused to pay your last invoice. You would need to provide a copy of your last invoice and a work log to document it. All listings would have to include proof that you actually worked for the company... e.g. copies of pay stubs, a copy of the contract, etc. Otherwise the site could be used for extortion and would lose it's advantage because it wouldn't be taken seriously. So, the point is to help show companies that they have to treat consultants well... pay their people what they're owed, treat them kindly, etc. Otherwise these companies may find themselves unable to get people to work for them anymore. I don't see this being a lawsuit magnet either. Each posting would have to be factual, not emotional. No slanderous or libelous remarks. Just facts. It would boil down to the consultant's word against the company. No names of people would be mentioned, so you couldn't call people out by name. You could go as far as to say your supervisor was a micro-manager but you couldn't say, my supervisor, Bill Smith, was a micro-manager and was always giving me a hard time. Sure, the easier way is to just post about 'em here on cf-jobs-talk, but then you're likely to end up with a bad rap since a lot of job posters read this list too, no doubt looking for anybody who might be willing to speak out. I haven't really decided what to call the site either. I'm not even sure yet if I'll do it; I'm curious to hear what others think of the idea. Joe ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3588 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Consultant's Revenge
It sounds like a lawsuit trap to me. The only way to keep it factual is if you moderate posts and control what people say. Once you do that, then you are no longer protected under safe harbor provisions. All that said, even if you're in the right in terms of free speech, that won't protect you from getting sued. All that said, I'm surprised something like this doesn't already exist. Joseph Smuzynski wrote: After dealing with a few too many disreputable companies, I'm just about ready to build a new site that is sort of a cross between f*ckedcompany.comand ChexSystems. The idea is to have a site where consultants of all types can come and anonymously post their negative experiences with various companies, large or small. The hope is that with proper marketing, it will become the first place a consultant comes to check out a company before doing work for them. If a company ends up with a negative listing, the way they get the listing removed is to make good with the consultant, then the consultant can mark the case closed. Naturally, if they have multiple bad entries, they would have to make good with everybody. The site would not allow inflammatory types of comments about a company; only facts. Each entry would be reviewed and approved before being posted. There would have to be supporting data too... for example, let's say a company refused to pay your last invoice. You would need to provide a copy of your last invoice and a work log to document it. All listings would have to include proof that you actually worked for the company... e.g. copies of pay stubs, a copy of the contract, etc. Otherwise the site could be used for extortion and would lose it's advantage because it wouldn't be taken seriously. So, the point is to help show companies that they have to treat consultants well... pay their people what they're owed, treat them kindly, etc. Otherwise these companies may find themselves unable to get people to work for them anymore. I don't see this being a lawsuit magnet either. Each posting would have to be factual, not emotional. No slanderous or libelous remarks. Just facts. It would boil down to the consultant's word against the company. No names of people would be mentioned, so you couldn't call people out by name. You could go as far as to say your supervisor was a micro-manager but you couldn't say, my supervisor, Bill Smith, was a micro-manager and was always giving me a hard time. Sure, the easier way is to just post about 'em here on cf-jobs-talk, but then you're likely to end up with a bad rap since a lot of job posters read this list too, no doubt looking for anybody who might be willing to speak out. I haven't really decided what to call the site either. I'm not even sure yet if I'll do it; I'm curious to hear what others think of the idea. Joe -- Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur, Software Developer, Author, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: http://www.dot-com-it.com My Podcast: http://www.theflexshow.com My Blog: http://www.jeffryhouser.com ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3590 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Consultant's Revenge
What about the flip-side of that coin ... A site for employers to review their contracted hire. Why not build both into the site with the ability to tag them together and to facilitate conflict resolution? This could be quite the lucritive venture if done properly. On 1/31/08, Joseph Smuzynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After dealing with a few too many disreputable companies, I'm just about ready to build a new site that is sort of a cross between f*ckedcompany.comand ChexSystems. The idea is to have a site where consultants of all types can come and anonymously post their negative experiences with various companies, large or small. The hope is that with proper marketing, it will become the first place a consultant comes to check out a company before doing work for them. If a company ends up with a negative listing, the way they get the listing removed is to make good with the consultant, then the consultant can mark the case closed. Naturally, if they have multiple bad entries, they would have to make good with everybody. The site would not allow inflammatory types of comments about a company; only facts. Each entry would be reviewed and approved before being posted. There would have to be supporting data too... for example, let's say a company refused to pay your last invoice. You would need to provide a copy of your last invoice and a work log to document it. All listings would have to include proof that you actually worked for the company... e.g. copies of pay stubs, a copy of the contract, etc. Otherwise the site could be used for extortion and would lose it's advantage because it wouldn't be taken seriously. So, the point is to help show companies that they have to treat consultants well... pay their people what they're owed, treat them kindly, etc. Otherwise these companies may find themselves unable to get people to work for them anymore. I don't see this being a lawsuit magnet either. Each posting would have to be factual, not emotional. No slanderous or libelous remarks. Just facts. It would boil down to the consultant's word against the company. No names of people would be mentioned, so you couldn't call people out by name. You could go as far as to say your supervisor was a micro-manager but you couldn't say, my supervisor, Bill Smith, was a micro-manager and was always giving me a hard time. Sure, the easier way is to just post about 'em here on cf-jobs-talk, but then you're likely to end up with a bad rap since a lot of job posters read this list too, no doubt looking for anybody who might be willing to speak out. I haven't really decided what to call the site either. I'm not even sure yet if I'll do it; I'm curious to hear what others think of the idea. Joe ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3591 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Consultant's Revenge
*cough* liability *cough* Seeing as how it is anonymous, companies would come after the site owner for anything they feel is untruthful (you know, the beyond the shadow of a doubt type thing). Be careful trying to recreate a judicial court. On Jan 31, 2008 5:05 PM, Joseph Smuzynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After dealing with a few too many disreputable companies, I'm just about ready to build a new site that is sort of a cross between f*ckedcompany.comand ChexSystems. The idea is to have a site where consultants of all types can come and anonymously post their negative experiences with various companies, large or small. The hope is that with proper marketing, it will become the first place a consultant comes to check out a company before doing work for them. If a company ends up with a negative listing, the way they get the listing removed is to make good with the consultant, then the consultant can mark the case closed. Naturally, if they have multiple bad entries, they would have to make good with everybody. The site would not allow inflammatory types of comments about a company; only facts. Each entry would be reviewed and approved before being posted. There would have to be supporting data too... for example, let's say a company refused to pay your last invoice. You would need to provide a copy of your last invoice and a work log to document it. All listings would have to include proof that you actually worked for the company... e.g. copies of pay stubs, a copy of the contract, etc. Otherwise the site could be used for extortion and would lose it's advantage because it wouldn't be taken seriously. So, the point is to help show companies that they have to treat consultants well... pay their people what they're owed, treat them kindly, etc. Otherwise these companies may find themselves unable to get people to work for them anymore. I don't see this being a lawsuit magnet either. Each posting would have to be factual, not emotional. No slanderous or libelous remarks. Just facts. It would boil down to the consultant's word against the company. No names of people would be mentioned, so you couldn't call people out by name. You could go as far as to say your supervisor was a micro-manager but you couldn't say, my supervisor, Bill Smith, was a micro-manager and was always giving me a hard time. Sure, the easier way is to just post about 'em here on cf-jobs-talk, but then you're likely to end up with a bad rap since a lot of job posters read this list too, no doubt looking for anybody who might be willing to speak out. I haven't really decided what to call the site either. I'm not even sure yet if I'll do it; I'm curious to hear what others think of the idea. Joe ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3589 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Consultant's Revenge
Trevor: That's an interesting idea. I'll admit the idea crossed my mind, but I quickly dismissed it, because of the name-mentioning necessity. Since many consultants are individuals, or their business name is their name, it would end up being finger-pointing. If we could come up with a way to make it workable, it's a really good idea. With regard to liability... after more thought, I wonder if freestyle comments (even if edited) should even be allowed. If the poster simply chooses from one or more checkboxes to describe the situation, it should help keep things more manageable. Like another said, I'm surprised nobody has done this yet either. Heck, if there's anybody out there who likes the idea as much as I do and wants to help, email me off-list and let's talk. Joe ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3593 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Consultant's Revenge
Checkbox criteria would definitely make it much better. On Jan 31, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Joseph Smuzynski wrote: Trevor: That's an interesting idea. I'll admit the idea crossed my mind, but I quickly dismissed it, because of the name-mentioning necessity. Since many consultants are individuals, or their business name is their name, it would end up being finger-pointing. If we could come up with a way to make it workable, it's a really good idea. With regard to liability... after more thought, I wonder if freestyle comments (even if edited) should even be allowed. If the poster simply chooses from one or more checkboxes to describe the situation, it should help keep things more manageable. Like another said, I'm surprised nobody has done this yet either. Heck, if there's anybody out there who likes the idea as much as I do and wants to help, email me off-list and let's talk. Joe ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3594 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Consultant's Revenge
Sometimes it's best just to learn from your bad experiences and just move on. Spending too much time stewing (in public) can be very counter-productive. -Cameron Joseph Smuzynski wrote: After dealing with a few too many disreputable companies, I'm just about ready to build a new site that is sort of a cross between f*ckedcompany.comand ChexSystems. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3592 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Consultant's Revenge
Some of the issues I have encountered in the past is temp tech jobs recruiting for other contractors an the other subcontractor being the worst link in the chain. I started working on a project once with about 50 people and most contractors rapidly dropped off because of harsh treatment with the other company in the middle. On Jan 31, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Joseph Smuzynski wrote: Trevor: That's an interesting idea. I'll admit the idea crossed my mind, but I quickly dismissed it, because of the name-mentioning necessity. Since many consultants are individuals, or their business name is their name, it would end up being finger-pointing. If we could come up with a way to make it workable, it's a really good idea. With regard to liability... after more thought, I wonder if freestyle comments (even if edited) should even be allowed. If the poster simply chooses from one or more checkboxes to describe the situation, it should help keep things more manageable. Like another said, I'm surprised nobody has done this yet either. Heck, if there's anybody out there who likes the idea as much as I do and wants to help, email me off-list and let's talk. Joe ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3595 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Consultant's Revenge
What about the flip-side of that coin ... A site for employers to review their contracted hire. Why not build both into the site with the ability to tag them together and to facilitate conflict resolution? This could be quite the lucritive venture if done properly. The way I understand it, some variation of theme is already built into rentacoder.com for example... There are a couple of problems with that, one being that it's just for projects contracted through rentacoder and the other being that rentacoder is like a lot of sites / software a great example of now not to design ergonomic software that people can actually use. ymmv -- s. isaac dealey ^ new epoch isn't it time for a change? ph: 503.236.3691 http://onTap.riaforge.org/blog ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3596 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
