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ColdBox Training in 11 days few seats open

ColdBox Blog — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:15:14 GMT

Just a reminder that our Ontario, California ColdBox training is in 11 days and only a few seats are left. So book your training today to reserve your seat.

OVERVIEW

Core ColdBox is our 2-day flagship intensive training course that will get you started with ColdBox even if you have no previous OO experience. The course is constructed in such a manner that both gurus and novices can take advantage of our materials.

More Information and Requirements

SCHEDULE

February 20, Saturday - CBOX 101 - Day 1

February 21, Sunday - CBOX 101 - Day 2

* The night of the 20th we will have a group dinner (optional) and a open BOF.

MySQL Data truncation: Incorrect datetime value

Thoughts from the mountains — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:30:40 GMT

The MySQL error, Data truncation: Incorrect datetime value, is rather obvious and is caused by trying to insert a non datetime value into a datetime field in MYSQL 5.1. I was surprised to find the same code would run without error on MySQL 4.1. Apparently, earlier versions of MySQL would convert incorrect datetime values into 0000-00-00 00:00:00 and proceed without error. It seems that throwing the error is a better option to alert the developer of a problem if they are attempting to insert a non datetime value into a datetime value field.

Creating 301 Redirects on IIS7

Thoughts from the mountains — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:58 GMT

I've been moving a site from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 and thought I would mention one of the items I ran into this evening.I needed to setup 301 redirects for some old domain names that we no longer use and at first glance could not figure out where to do so.

One of the first items I need to remind myself of when working with IIS7 is to stop looking for obvious features aimlessly, but instead head to the Roles section of the Server Manager to install the feature. Many of the commonly used features in IIS7 are not installed by default and require being added as a Server role. HTTP Redirection is one of those features and if you want to redirect old domains to a current domain you will need to install the feautre.

One problem that I ran into when setting up my old domains was what to select as the Physical Path when creating the site. The wizard forces you to pick a path even if you plan to redirect the site to a url. I made the mistake of selecting the root folder of the site I planned on redirecting to, which of course caused an error for both sites due to a continuous redirection. After creating an empty directory for the site I wanted to redirect, I was able to correctly point it to the correct url.

One nice feature added to IIS7 is that by default, it will redirect to a relative path passing all url variables without using the $v and $p parameters.Once you get used to the new interface for creating http redirections I think you will find it to be an improvement over IIS6.

HTML Formatter ColdFusion-friendly code cleanup tool

Making It Up As I Go Along — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:40 GMT

No matter how clean your code, there's something to be said for a fast, clean pre-launch cleanup with a reliable code formatter . My favorite by far is the HTML Formatter from LogicHammer.com: http://www.logichammer.com/html-formatter/

Complete with a full set of ColdFusion-friendly options, this simple tool makes cleaning your code a snap. I use it as I'm working, to clean up the work-so-far at any point, and before final launch to make sure the production code will be as easy as possible to maintain and revisit later on. It is a standalone executable, which means there's no installation, and you can put in anywhere you like on your hard drive.

I simply create a taskbar shortcut on my Windows PC and drag the files I want to clean directly from the 'project' view in Eclipse onto the icon - couldn't be faster, simpler or easier. I prefer to have my original files altered, with the originals automatically put in a specified backup location - you can also assign the option to leave the original alone and create a cleaned-up copy.

Among other fav features, HTML Formatter ships with a simple text-based config file which makes it incredibly easy to specify tags to ignore or to indent, and file extensions to be formatted or skipped ( you can run the formatting on specific files, or an entire directory).

For only $14.99 you get all the features and 2 years of updates (there is also an 8.99 version with a basic feature set). The program's developer has answered every question I ask directly and has been very helpful with customizations, even building in some features I requested a while back (for the record - I'm not affiliated with logichammer in any way, just very pleased with this slick little tool).

How to fix Flexlib WindowShade resize issues

Class Software — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:24 GMT

I'm involved in a project that is using the flexlib WindowShade component and it generally works well and unless it content is resized. Here's a simple fix for this. [More]

generatePassword

CFLib.org — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:20 GMT

Generates a password the length you specify.

isRFC3339

CFLib.org — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:00:21 GMT

Compares a date/time string and validates it against the RFC 3339 - Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps protocol.

Topic Voting Opens to Public!

CFUNITED blog — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:45:08 GMT

Hello world of all things ColdFusion, Flex and Air! We are officially opening up the list of topics for the community to vote on! Our keen and trusty Advisory Board have voted on some of these topics already. Some of the topics they are voting on as we speak (blog). But we want to hear the voice of the people, the CF fanatics, the proud self-proclaimed geeks that truly represent what CFUnited is all about! Answer the call to action and make your voices heard! Evaluate the topics submitted and VOTE From gurus to newbies, everyone in the world and their dogs can vote (as long as they have an e-mail address) until February 12, 2010.

Three thoughts on social media for 2010

acidlabs — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:45:03 GMT

The hype around social media continues unabated – business, marketing, government, NFPs; everyone is getting involved. But to my mind, we’re still somewhat missing the point. Making it a part of our lives in a way that avoids the hype and adds real benefit to our own lives and the lives of others will be [...]

The next step

acidlabs — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:45:03 GMT

An emergent theme of my posts of late has been change. Whether that’s technology, user experience, reform of education, public sector and government, conferences or business (including my own), it’s a constant. Image by trib via Flickr Equally, I’ve had many conversations in physical and virtual environments about change. Those conversations, to my very great benefit, have [...]