[cfaussie] QLD CFUG May meeting - this coming Wednesday (great unwashed version)

2007-05-03 Thread Barry Beattie
This month the Brisbane CFUG turns "Lean, Green and Global" Maximize the info, minimize the time. All members will be issued a "GET ON WITH IT!" meter to ensure we don't use up our allocation of time, space and oxygen. Energy Efficient Presentations! Why? 'Cos we've got so much on this month! F

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 Timeline

2007-05-08 Thread Barry Beattie
1) Tim Buntel (in person at Web DU) said "the *middle* of the year" (2007) he stressed "middle" a couple of times. jan --||--- dec 2) there's some rumour on a blog based on a scorpio poster that it will be on the 8th of August. if you want the link

[cfaussie] REMINDER: QLD CFUG May meeting - TONIGHT (g.u.v)

2007-05-08 Thread Barry Beattie
All this (below) and lots of news so don't forget, RSVP *now* to make it into the prize draw... --- > This month the Brisbane CFUG turns "Lean, Green and Global" > Maximize the info, minimize the time. All members will be issued a > "GET ON WITH IT!" m

[cfaussie] Re: createobject problems

2007-05-08 Thread Barry Beattie
just a quick 5 second thought. did you init() the java class after you created it with createObject? maybe some of the calling code to the java might shed some light On 5/9/07, skateboard.com.au <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Guys > > Hoping you can help. I'm trying to save a bit of time and

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 Timeline

2007-05-08 Thread Barry Beattie
> Version 8! They should have waited a year, could have ben released on > 8/8/8 (for queenslanders) I suppose no one here remembers (or read up about) the significance of 8/8/1988? I'll give you a hint: - "police state" / "civil disobediance" / "right to march" / "sacked SEQEB linesmen"/ "pig

[cfaussie] Re: Hack ColdFusion Application

2007-05-10 Thread Barry Beattie
>> It will cost you $100 per tip Adam ;) and Taco gets his money back! seriously, I'd just like to give Taco a big "good on yer, mate" - being pro-active and caring about his craft enough to cast it to shark infested waters and see what happens. Trying to ensure his clients get the best possib

[cfaussie] Re: Hack ColdFusion Application

2007-05-10 Thread Barry Beattie
> I am under the impression that Taco is female God-damn boy-o, be careful what you say... He's a Queenlander! (mumble mumble cockroaches mumble State Of Origin mumble Mexicans) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go

[cfaussie] Re: Fosters (was RE: [cfaussie] Re: Verity Custom Fields)

2007-05-12 Thread Barry Beattie
I've got a TeraTech CF tag chart with a tag called "CFBEER" now I know why... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To uns

[cfaussie] Re: + Important: Repent, Completely trust in God only and, Love Him with all of your heart.

2007-05-15 Thread Barry Beattie
> Is he a singleton? How'd he get created if he doesn't have a factory method? damn typical. I've been fruitlessly looking for an onServerStart() method ever since CF7 for just this reason. I'm obviously not worthy and therefore out of luck. Probably because I'm a lapsed satanist. --~--~

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-25 Thread Barry Beattie
> you think microsoft is going to acquire adobe? not a snow-flake's chance in hell. MS miss the opportunity to by MACR, that would have made more sence. MS has their own plans with Expressions, SilverLight, WPF, Onetouch deployment, etc. > it's not about licensing, why can't they say to people "

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-25 Thread Barry Beattie
> Silverlight is very very slick and a serious competitor to flex/flash. > And not surprisingly you do it all in the one IDE - visual studio. So > instaed of cf, java, Actionscript and flexbuilder its all the one > language one ide. hang on, to be fair. most Java work is done in Eclipse (that I'

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-27 Thread Barry Beattie
"I do wonder however if they had held everything in and did one big announcement if this would have greater impact." damned if they do and damned if they don't ..."can't please all the ppl all the time" stuff I have no probs with how Tim Buntel is running this and the work Ben Forta is doing ri

[cfaussie] Re: Cool contest.

2007-05-27 Thread Barry Beattie
I can think of a use. you have a "mothership" app for your customers organisations (think turnkey app, shrinkwrapped software) The mothership has previously done all the hard yards in setting up the database, persist layers, controllers, etc. Part of it's viral marketing while being used is to

[cfaussie] Re: Release Candidate? Where's the Public Beta?

2007-05-29 Thread Barry Beattie
> I seem to recall that > CF7 was released very quickly after the Release Candidate. > which reminds me of what tim buntel was saying on CF8 release dates at WebDU "the _middle_ of the year middle" (which blows my guess of august 8 out of the water) --~--~-~--~~~

[cfaussie] Re: Release Candidate? Where's the Public Beta?

2007-05-29 Thread Barry Beattie
Dale, can I suggest you drop Tim Buntel a line, he may be of help. See where the state of play is? http://www.buntel.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=day&day=2&month=5&year=2007 "You know you want Scorpio when it ships, but you have a project that you need to work on now. Oh, what to do? Fear not! We hav

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-29 Thread Barry Beattie
this is why education of the decision makers is so important. AFAIK, CF hasn't been used as course material in your standard Dip, CertIV, GradDip or Bach courses with the exception of QANTM college when CF6 came out. very little chance of changing that. Heven knows I've tried. Ignorance is bliss

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-29 Thread Barry Beattie
> And I think getting it into Unis and TAFEs world be fantastic too - push out > some CF graduates. not so sure that's a good thing... Q: how many students does it take to change a light bulb? A: only one but it takes them three years to get it right... --~--~-~--~~~-

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-30 Thread Barry Beattie
SIDE NOTE: to emphesise Gary's credentials... he, his co-workers and the company he works for have supported the CF community and CFUG here in Brisbane for a long, long while. In the past he has been willing to lead by example, to back his committment and support with action. IMHO, his comments

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-30 Thread Barry Beattie
Incorrect Robin I (with support from Sarah Barry who still works there) was teaching 120+ students Coldfusion as part of the CertIV of IT at QANTM College, Brisbane. ICAITB070A was the unit. Plus projects. For nearly 10 months. from simple CFLOOP thru to MVC archetecture with CFC's. of that, 2

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-30 Thread Barry Beattie
CAVAET to bystanders: these points relate back to 2003 - ancient history in IT and business terms. Somewhere around there Macromedia Australia was going through some "restructuring" which in part allowed Rocketboots and other opportunities to come into being with many positive flow-on effects to

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-30 Thread Barry Beattie
elease to back it up with. ** and I know there are others on list who could also benefit from knowing this. On 5/31/07, Chris Velevitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5/31/07, Barry Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfuson is dead - why did no one tell me

2007-05-31 Thread Barry Beattie
> 2) You don't like your code meshed with your layout? Are you serious on that > statement, name one language that doesn't do this? At least with Coldfusion > it is a little more readable tham PHP, JSP etc. Andrew, that's very easy to do with coldfusion. At my last job that was the whole idea: th

[cfaussie] hot off the presses: ColdFusion8 news items - show your manager.

2007-05-31 Thread Barry Beattie
Damon's done a better job than me in compiling the list: http://www.dcooper.org/blog/client/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=DE3AF58D-4E22-1671-5BF5624974FF4EE9 if anyone finds ANZ news items on CF8, let us (and Damon) know, eh? show your manager, show your mother. Heck, anyone will do. Even Scott Ba

[cfaussie] Re: CFAussie Community Head Count

2007-05-31 Thread Barry Beattie
ping --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options,

[cfaussie] Re: maximum number of simultaneous requests

2007-06-01 Thread Barry Beattie
it's more than that, Taco number of simultaneous worker threads as well. I remember a really good presentation on tweeking. I wish I could find it now (before del.icio.us). here's something to get you started: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=ray+camden+coldfusion+performance good luck barry

[cfaussie] Re: User Group Headcount for cfaussie

2007-06-01 Thread Barry Beattie
"How about doing a poll of your members and find out how many subscribe to cfaussie?" at a rough count, approx 40% of the email list for the CFUG have thus far "ping'ed" Matt's request. if you're talking about regular meeting attendees (in person) then the number is closer to 80%. hope that he

[cfaussie] Re: CFAussie Community Head Count

2007-06-04 Thread Barry Beattie
there are approx 310 sign-ups that haven't pinged yet. Considering the slow rate at the moment, is there a chance that unpinged number will improve with the poll? I can see a funny side to it, though. Perhaps I'm easily amused On 6/4/07, Steve Onnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok this is

[cfaussie] Re: CFAussie Community Head Count

2007-06-04 Thread Barry Beattie
> It brings a tear to my eye to see all these numbers - Solidarity > Brothers! "Soli-darity For-ever "Buntel dressed up in tight leather "Ben Forta left standing in the weather "For Cold-Fusion makes us strong" --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message becau

[cfaussie] Re: CFAussie Community Head Count

2007-06-04 Thread Barry Beattie
Mark, yours is the 100th post on this thread but not the 100th person to "ping" car-mawwnnn! we can d it!!! "The CFAUSSIE-a-thon is hoping to raise 100 members from the dead." "The total so far at the tally room comes in at 83 members" (someone check this?) "Email now, our inboxes are

[cfaussie] Re: onair.adobe.com... (was CFAussie Community Head Count)

2007-06-11 Thread Barry Beattie
On 6/11/07, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://onair.adobe.com/ > > I'm guessing a local version coming to town near you? (but without the bus) - Proposed OnAIR Australian Tour Schedule (AKA "I've Been Everywhere"

[cfaussie] QLD CFUG this week: Hidden treasure found! ... (general)

2007-06-11 Thread Barry Beattie
Avast me hearties! With Captain Charile Arehart at the helm we'll be sailin' in uncharted waters looking for buried treasure. Arrr... Forget yer fancy Golden Fleece, we'd be after the "Hidden Gems of ColdFusion8 - The Secret Treasure of HMS Scorpio". Shiver me timbers. Yes, this Thursday, the Q

[cfaussie] Re: onair.adobe.com... (was CFAussie Community Head Count)

2007-06-12 Thread Barry Beattie
On 6/12/07, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You need to switch to no sugar bazza :P more like no caffeen... but on a serious note, no bites, Scott? no interest in these quarters in this AIR stuff? I would have thought, like you, that more people would have thrown in their 2cents on

[cfaussie] Re: onair.adobe.com... (was CFAussie Community Head Count)

2007-06-12 Thread Barry Beattie
On 6/13/07, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think people are missing the concept of the offline application. not for us who cut our teeth on creating VisualBasic client-top apps. Here's the trick: you can still make VB client-top apps, and they can get pretty rich. And they can liste

[cfaussie] Re: onair.adobe.com... (was CFAussie Community Head Count)

2007-06-12 Thread Barry Beattie
> > HTML/JS talk to a database? > http://code.google.com/apis/gears/?utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-ww-google&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=google%20gears an interesting fork in the road to the future --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are sub

[cfaussie] Re: onair.adobe.com... (was CFAussie Community Head Count)

2007-06-12 Thread Barry Beattie
@Andrew in a way, you've touched on a bigger issue - that's why I said "fork in the road", especially from a ColdFusion viewpoint http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd/archives/2007/05/cfers_gears.cfm --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are su

[cfaussie] REMINDER 4 TONIGHT [QLD CFUG this week: Hidden treasure found! ... (general)]

2007-06-13 Thread Barry Beattie
yes, it's on tonight. (those who have already sent RSVP's, many thanks) > Avast me hearties! > > With Captain Charile Arehart at the helm we'll be sailin' in uncharted > waters looking for buried treasure. Arrr... > > Forget yer fancy Golden Fleece, we'd be after the "Hidden Gems of > ColdFusion

[cfaussie] Re: 64 Bit Coldfusion Support

2007-06-14 Thread Barry Beattie
acording to a Breezo that Charlie Arehart just did for the QLD CFUG... (shameless plug) yes, for Solaris - not for windows On 6/14/07, Steve Onnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have had a bit of a look around to find out if Scorpio has 64 Bit > support or not and i cant seem to find anyth

[cfaussie] Re: onair.adobe.com... (was CFAussie Community Head Count)

2007-06-15 Thread Barry Beattie
lly hook into CF (unless one of the community > writes a CFC for one and all to use? that could work I guess?) > > Point: It's another OCC channel offering (Good!), but unless both > sides of the isle (AIR + CF) have an automated synchronise / collision > management piece - it&#x

[cfaussie] file under "FYI": upcoming-developer-eseminars-for-anz-developers

2007-06-17 Thread Barry Beattie
just in case this has slipped under the radar http://www.markszulc.com/blog/2007/06/17/upcoming-developer-eseminars-for-anz-developers/ not a lot of specific CF content coming up but at least it's something. So if we can get behind it this may be the start of something, perhaps as a vehicle to b

[cfaussie] Re: Can someone point me in the right direction

2007-06-18 Thread Barry Beattie
since a lot of this depends on the abilities of Flash, I'd suggest asking on the Flashaussie list. gut feeling though, is that flash writing the video to the local file system and then accessing it for the upload may come unstuck (Store the captured video to a LocalSharedObject? I wonder...)

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion Upgrade Protection

2007-06-18 Thread Barry Beattie
Steve, have you emailed Pam at Rocketboots? there was an early adopters program that Tim Buntel blogged but the resellers were (IIRC) US-based. On 6/19/07, Steve Onnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone have any info about purchase upgrade protection? I need to buy > a CF server licen

[cfaussie] Re: CFAussie Community Head Count

2007-06-19 Thread Barry Beattie
welcome back, Chad. On 6/20/07, Chad Renando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ping > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com T

[cfaussie] Re: CF Job, going down in Australia?

2007-06-24 Thread Barry Beattie
the real trick is to sustain it. by having not enough CF people runs the risks of projects moving to other platforms. One thing in favour in this not happening is that everyone else is having grief finding people too (just try and find some Java programmers). but as current CF programmers move o

[cfaussie] Re: ColdFusion Survey

2007-06-28 Thread Barry Beattie
oh, I've been keeping a bit of a tab on it where I can. I'm trying to concentrate on the future - the next CF devs (or the next web/RIA devs to be honest) so all this round-peg in square hole is someone elses fight. right tool for the right job, eh Mr Barnes? ATM I'm stuck in sydbney Airport wit

[cfaussie] Re: VOT: Where Is AS

2007-07-01 Thread Barry Beattie
another way to look at it is that 92% of the respondents wish him no (physical) harm. whether the other 8% know him personally is unclear... On 7/2/07, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, > > > > So he went and commented, so spoilt my fun, but here's what people thought > or hoped

[cfaussie] Re: Did You Know

2007-07-03 Thread Barry Beattie
> so I didn't read the preso as I didn't want to spoil it. no chance of that, so many new things - and it's only the "gems", not the new core features. It's a good thing it's getting recorded, just to review - and keep up --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this me

[cfaussie] Re: Did You Know

2007-07-03 Thread Barry Beattie
hopefully people will now realise why the CF8 beta is public** and why CFUG's have been talking for ages about CF8 features. There's lots to cover. ** - plan Migration/compatability issues (Marks' point) - get used to a $%!+Load of new stuff. - plan ahead for projects that can use the new fea

[cfaussie] QLD CFUG this Wednesday!

2007-07-08 Thread Barry Beattie
This month we'll be looking at what it takes (how easy/limitations) to get multiple versions of ColdFusion working on the same box. Especially useful if you're developing (or testing) for current apps in CF7 while getting used to CF8, with both installs on your dev box, working at the same time.

[cfaussie] Re: Advanced CF Training content - ACFD600

2007-07-09 Thread Barry Beattie
Philip, have you asked Mr Straker himself if he has a copy you could grab? I mean, you are a legit customer, the only diff (that I can see) is that you're hoping to get the "before" after the fact since missing out on making a copy before you started instead. well, that's my understanding of you

[cfaussie] Re: Struct notation - whats wrong with this?

2007-07-09 Thread Barry Beattie
Mike, I've got the wrong head on to day (my SQL one, the CF one is getting dusty at home) but IIRC, struct keys can't have numbers as names (at least at the start) segment["page_#counter#"]thispage = counter; should work tho... On 7/10/07, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok I'm looki

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 beta on Intel OSX

2007-07-10 Thread Barry Beattie
someone should, surely? sadly, my install is not multi-server and I'm still on a PPC mac - no help from me. sorry. best of luck, MrBuzzy On 7/10/07, MrBuzzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > bump > > seriously, no one runs cf8 on mac? > > On 7/7/07, MrBuzzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good morn

[cfaussie] REMINDER: QLD CFUG this Wednesday!

2007-07-10 Thread Barry Beattie
if ppl could RSVP as soon as please. I'm heading out at lunchtime to order the catering. Also, by RSVP'ing you're going into the prizes draw - including the big ones. > This month we'll be looking at what it takes (how easy/limitations) to > get multiple versions of ColdFusion working on the s

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 Bug with ReportBuilder

2007-07-10 Thread Barry Beattie
if you've ever used reports with MSAccess databases you'll feel right at home. set up headers and footers and repeatable "guts". format special values, Good for 1-many relationships, etc. IIRC it's written in Delphi so it's only for Windows. No Mac love there... my 2c. b On 7/11/07, Blair Mc

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 launching on July 31?

2007-07-11 Thread Barry Beattie
I've given up guessing. I blew my guess 13 days ago. I must have got my calculations wrong where US:"Middle of the year" != Au:"Middle of the year" still, there's so much in this release it's forgivable it takes a bit longer to get it out there. It's not as if we've been waiting for Windows Vis

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 launching on July 31?

2007-07-11 Thread Barry Beattie
w.. SOON ;) > > Ah, who the hell knows, I think they just like dragging it out just to watch > our cf'ers squirm ;) > > Mark > > On 7/12/07, Barry Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've given up guessing. > > > > I blew my g

[cfaussie] Re: Query Structure

2007-07-12 Thread Barry Beattie
the thing to keep in mind is that a query is a struct of arrays where the struct keys are the columns and the rows are the arrays query.structKey[array] --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" gro

[cfaussie] Re: Reminder: Western Sydney CFUG meeting tonight

2007-07-16 Thread Barry Beattie
besides I'd rather not think "the late Mike Kear", rather the "Mike Kear of the Future". Heck, he might even have a DeLorien in his garage... and at least it's a reminder that there'll be a meeting in a couple of weeks time, so it's all good. On 7/16/07, Rod Higgins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 Release Date Rumor

2007-07-16 Thread Barry Beattie
"but from no one I know to be reliable" says it all, really... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe f

[cfaussie] Re: CFMAIL Maintenance

2007-07-16 Thread Barry Beattie
On 7/17/07, Sarah Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > They get put into undeliver when the message cannot get delivered for > any number of connection problems > They just sit there - up to you to clean them out and check/trace the > reason why they fail so I suppose (and I'm just throwing this

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 Release Date Rumor

2007-07-16 Thread Barry Beattie
Have a thought for poor Taco who's inquiring where to buy right now. Between a rock and a hard place, really... On 7/17/07, AJ Mercer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dale, > > Please tell me you are going to buy CF8 the minute it hits the stores > > Or have you got a lot of money riding on this??

[cfaussie] Re: How do you time out CFOBJECT?

2007-07-17 Thread Barry Beattie
> Throwing daggers in the dark here, but worth a shot. yeah, this sounds like what's really needed in CF are asynchronous event handlers for when there's a result to return... ... like in XMLHTTPRequest (Ajax) or Flex/Flash. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received thi

[cfaussie] Re: open source time tracking app

2007-07-18 Thread Barry Beattie
Hey Mike... getting back to Lighthouse Pro... isn't that a Ray Camden (CF) app? does that guy ever get any sleep? On 7/19/07, Taco Fleur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, that does look cool, its not CF though, so no modifications possible > etc. > > > On 7/19/07, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROT

[cfaussie] Are You A Queenslander?

2007-07-20 Thread Barry Beattie
the Queensland ColdFusionUserGroup is inviting ALL Queenslander CF people to become members of the QLDCFUG. To enjoy the goodness of a Coldfusion Adobe user group. So ...if you're _not_ currently a member AND - whether you've been put-off by the sign-process in the past - or think you're not

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion Books

2007-07-22 Thread Barry Beattie
suggestion: then start giving them away - high schools, colleges, etc. - user group members I got a few that I'll be glad to spread around**: - Studio 8 - Flash 2004/ studio 2004 (still usable) - the Webser/McCloud Flex 2 book - ASP.NET 1.1, ADO.NET. no good to me anymore. I reckon there

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 free upgrade (buy cfmx7 now or wait?)

2007-07-25 Thread Barry Beattie
"and the launch party is the 31st" yeah I saw that on a blog - it's a little ol' CFUG in the 'States, yes? sounds like it's just an excuse for a party - they're just guessing surely... what would they know? the only thing you've got to go by is what Tim Buntel said at WebDU "Middle of the year.

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 free upgrade (buy cfmx7 now or wait?)

2007-07-25 Thread Barry Beattie
that's a fair point, Andrew. The 1st July (Buntel's "Middle of the year") might have come and gone but it mustn't be too far away, surely. the idea of a 30 day enterprise would probably be a good bet. "The thing is that the launch party..." you just have to remember that it's "A" launch party, n

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 free upgrade (buy cfmx7 now or wait?)

2007-07-26 Thread Barry Beattie
@Dale "8/8 Release is most likely." you're right, it certianly sounds good: "CF8 on the 8th of the 8th"** besides, when do people need an excuse to have a party? Bring it on. @Andrew "Was there this much excitement for v7?" well the beta CF8 seems to have heaps of stuff in it, Charlie Arehar

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 free upgrade (buy cfmx7 now or wait?)

2007-07-26 Thread Barry Beattie
@Dale, that's what I'm saying: the "Adobe user group" are not Adobe employees. they're an old, experianced CFUG Ben is blogging about. their name is just blurring the lines between the definitive and indefinite articles ("a" vs "an") in their name. the link goes to here: About UseAdobe is the

[cfaussie] Re: CF8 free upgrade (buy cfmx7 now or wait?)

2007-07-26 Thread Barry Beattie
> Why announce Launch Parties and not announce Release and Pricing. Dale, please forgive, but AFAIK, Adobe *aren't* announcing launch parties - unless you've seen something on an Adobe site that says otherwise... User groups/community are doing that, mostly on guessing that the thing will be rel

[cfaussie] Re: CF + Java + Jabber XMPP + Ajax wrapped in Web 2 = ?

2007-07-26 Thread Barry Beattie
Daniel, in a nutshell, what role did CF play in the architecture? where was the split between CF and Java? just curious, that's all On 7/26/07, Daniel Haigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We updated two client libraries you can find on the web... one in > flash (jabberflash) for the direct co

[cfaussie] ALERT! ALERT! Attend Flex Camp online VERY SOON Sat morn

2007-07-27 Thread Barry Beattie
thanx to David Turk in alerting this: it's a bit of a risk that this is getting OT but sometimes there's enough crossover to justify a little 'ol email. It's a pretty big event and it's heartening that they're thinking of remote users (albeit at the last moment). David's post below: ===

[cfaussie] Re: Code Commenting

2007-07-28 Thread Barry Beattie
(pls forgive, gotta be quick) there's the other parts to it as well, header info on the code files explaining date, purpose, revision number, bug fixes, etc. Some people build that into their source code control as automated/fill out the form commits, etc. then there's back to basics old fashio

[cfaussie] Re: SOT: All Signs

2007-07-29 Thread Barry Beattie
really? how very interesting seen any movement in the Australia/New Zealand community that might indicate the same? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send e

[cfaussie] Re: ANN: ColdFusion 8 Launch Party - 8th Aug - Melbourne

2007-07-29 Thread Barry Beattie
and since it's a party, if you ask Mark and Steve nicely, they might just do fairy bread... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion 8 Pricing - Is it a joke?

2007-07-29 Thread Barry Beattie
> *grin* ASP.NET is free? :P heheheheh (kidding, just kidding). depends if "free" means "trojan horse" ...now where's that Server2003 pricelist I saw lying around? (kidding, Scott, just kidding - couldn't resist). --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message be

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion 8 Pricing - Is it a joke?

2007-07-29 Thread Barry Beattie
actually Scott, you may have hit on something that is 100% this thread. CF8 ent on Linux toe-to-toe with ASP.NET on Win Server2003 I haven't a clue what the answer to that is, dollar-wise, but it could an interesting comparison with perhaps CF8 Enterprise still being competitively priced? a

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion 8 Pricing - Is it a joke?

2007-07-30 Thread Barry Beattie
perhaps we should all take a breather and wait until the dust settles? the information is only a couple of hours old. On 7/30/07, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Robin, > > That's good I guess, but will your price be equivalent to the US$ prices, > you should post pricing here when y

[cfaussie] Re: Invalid XML problem...

2007-08-01 Thread Barry Beattie
man, I've been thru this grief, but it was like, over two years ago (memory, where has thou gone?) isXML() ... does it return true? FormatXML() ... should be unnecessary but try it anyway. if your XML was only half the size would it start working? HTH b On 8/1/07, Pat Branley <[EMAIL PROT

[cfaussie] Re: Plug: Australian ColdFusion Channel Pricing Announced

2007-08-01 Thread Barry Beattie
I can't remember for sure but gut feeling tells me that the price increase for CF7 was pretty small. Maybe this is a bit of catch-up? Meh, I'm not worried. Years ago I almost ended up follow a J.D Edwards career path. Now *that* sort of thing is expensive... On 8/2/07, Pat Branley <[EMAIL PROT

[cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion 8 Download

2007-08-02 Thread Barry Beattie
nothing out of the core is missing, both those Win and OS X sizes are correct. For OSX there's the extra for hooking up to a .NET box that has to go on that box if you're doing CF-.NET integration On 8/2/07, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also, > > Report Builder isn't included, down

[cfaussie] ANN: ColdFusion 8 Launch Party - Next Wed 8th Aug - Brisbane

2007-08-02 Thread Barry Beattie
. . User Groups Ushering in the new Coldfusion 8 --- With the launch of the eighth release of Coldfusion, Adobe user groups around the world will be holding special celebrations to mark the occasion. And Brisbane will be doing it with Style ...

[cfaussie] REMIND: ColdFusion 8 Launch Party - This Wed 8th Aug - Brisbane

2007-08-05 Thread Barry Beattie
Don't forget to RSVP, folks. (or sign up to the google groups if you're not already - see below). So far those that have are attracting good odds for wining the major prize. Someone has to win it so it might as well be you. > . > . > User Groups Ushering in the new Coldfusion 8 > --

[cfaussie] Re: Clustering - Standard or Enterprise

2007-08-05 Thread Barry Beattie
> that went over my head a little... this whole subject (the choice) might be a good topic for a CFUG presentation, even a short 30-40 minute one via Breeze. I'm sure Steve is not the only one in this boat. anyone wanna volunteer? just throwing it out there... --~--~-~--~~--

[cfaussie] LAST CALL: ColdFusion 8 Launch Party - TONIGHT - Brisbane

2007-08-07 Thread Barry Beattie
I've seen how sardines are packed... I reckon we can fit a few more RSVP's in RSVP's to go into the major prize draw close at 1:00pm SHARP! Sign-ups to the QLD CFUG mailing list up to that time will also autommatically added into the draw. Remember, you have to be there in person to win the prize

[cfaussie] ANZ ColdFusion 8 Launch last night - look what you missed out on!

2007-08-08 Thread Barry Beattie
All the ColdFusion User Groups in the Australia/New Zealand region last night had a wow of a time, linking up with Adobe connect fun, laughs, good presentations, Tim Buntel doing a gruelling Q+A on CF8 and the future CF9. Internatonal "bystanders" from all over the world (eg US, UK, Portugal) So

[cfaussie] Re: MAX Early Bird Registration Discount

2007-08-12 Thread Barry Beattie
you guys just make me ill with all your jet-setting around the world. Very jealous. I'm still trying to work out how to get to Web On The Piste (it's still not too late!) I hope it's so crowded that you have to que everywhere and you can't get into sessions. bah humbug! On 8/10/07, M@ Bourke

[cfaussie] Re: Can QofQ do updates?

2007-08-14 Thread Barry Beattie
not that I know of. my guess is that it's just a wrapper for a hashtable that has getters only and an API for searching via SQL calls. in fact I've had to do deletes by doing a "not in" or "!=", getting everything but the ones I want deleted back and then re-assigning the new query back to the o

[cfaussie] Re: Can QofQ do updates?

2007-08-14 Thread Barry Beattie
well, ADO.NET has datasets in memory that you can update and they can still be in memory only. you then call the underlying database to update when you're ready but you don't have to. as I said, I've done updates by deleting first then queryAddRow(), querySetCell()'s the values. cumblesome but

[cfaussie] Re: OT: Flex Training

2007-08-15 Thread Barry Beattie
> I was on Flex Aussie from the start until recently. But it didn't get much > traffic. > 1. What people use for a mailing list / forum for Flex. sadly, flexcoders seems to have more people to answer (in theory) but far too much traffic. Whether they actually bother with your inquiry is another

[cfaussie] Re: CFCAMP Australia Is GO

2007-08-17 Thread Barry Beattie
> Love the Perth crowd.. yeah, they rock. > Once that happens, you present but it's not so much a presentation but more > of a conversation, that all are invited in. Interact share the ideas and > build up from them and you may get your next session out of it and so on... keep it free-form? lik

[cfaussie] Re: CFCAMP Australia Is GO

2007-08-17 Thread Barry Beattie
> You're being negative Barry :) stop it :) nah, I'm not, you're reading it wrong. I'm being a bit realistic, sure and a bit disappointed the Queensland representation is thin so far > The question overall though for everyone whom wants to attend is > simple: > "What do you want to get out of it

[cfaussie] Re: CFCAMP Australia Is GO

2007-08-19 Thread Barry Beattie
> Question to one and all: What would you like me to bring to the table how do we register a preference/interest? a reply here or voting on the CFCAMP wiki for each city? > .NET + CF8 working together. yes please. - how to call custom custom .NET DLL's (to access objects created C# f'instance

[cfaussie] Re: Request for content

2007-08-22 Thread Barry Beattie
Dale, one way to get content is to encourage people who do presentations for the community to post they stuff up to this website you're creating. the CFCAMP that's in planning at the moment could be a good source of the same, especially for those that miss out (a presso in one city isn't in anoth

[cfaussie] Re: Request for content

2007-08-22 Thread Barry Beattie
So between Dale's efforts to capture "ready2run" code examples, Charlie Arehart's collection of Breezo presentation links (user group TV), the excellent gaggle of blogs around the place, it should be able to provide a good entry point for any programmer to get up to speed with the new CF8 features

[cfaussie] Re: Request for content

2007-08-22 Thread Barry Beattie
sorry to sound like an old hippy but I was just watching a presso by Jimmy Wales (creator of Wikipedia) http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/37 and the way they do things. the ultimate content community creation, perhaps? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[cfaussie] Re: Web on the Piste animations

2007-08-26 Thread Barry Beattie
you're really making me feel bad I couldn't get there this year, aren't you Something to aspire to 12 months hence, I reckon. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this gro

[cfaussie] Re: Web on the Piste animations

2007-08-26 Thread Barry Beattie
re: the Nectarine animations: the jokes involving Scott Barnes would have fallen a bit flat if he couldn't have made it ... and he almost didn't Scott became a father for the second time yesterday. Reports so far indicate all are well... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

[cfaussie] Re: Web on the Piste animations

2007-08-27 Thread Barry Beattie
BTW, Scott... what's this I hear about you gas-bagging on far too long (really? never!) and missing the flight call, having to get personally paged, holding the flight up and almost being late to arrive back (with dire consequences)...? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You r

[cfaussie] Re: learncf.com is Coming!

2007-08-29 Thread Barry Beattie
> > Now you've put the mozz on it. > LOL! nah, it might look like that, Mr Buzzy, bad press. but I reckon Dale has upped the anti. Fortune favours the bold, etc. Dale (like lots of community ppl) is willing to put his time and energy into a project to help the community. Same goes for people cr

[cfaussie] Re: ColdFusion sessions playing up? showing info that belongs to others? ....

2007-08-29 Thread Barry Beattie
I've been critisied in the past by indiscriminately adding NO-CACHE headers to my pages but the way I see it, you can make thins "fool-proof" but you can't make things "idiot-proof" you were lucky you got feedback to do something about it. it'd be a shame if the feedback came from the bankruptcy

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