I know in ColdFusion we can use CreateUUID() but this generates a string that is very long. There are some other user define functions (UDFs) to generating alphanumeric IDs. Here I am also explaining a simple ColdFusion code to generating alphanumeric IDs. The specialty of this function is that we can manage the characters. If we are not want any characters i.e. "3" and "G" in [ read more ]

This is just a quick little code snippet for you ColdFusion users out there. With all of the hype of Java lately in the ColdFusion community, a lot of people have been taking the initiative to learn Java. However, it may not be obvious how you can apply your new found knowledge of Java to ColdFusion development. Today we are discussing, "How ColdFusion handles arrays and structures in the b [ read more ]

What I've realized most in this process is that these two technologies really complement one another well. ColdFusion provides high-level services and an intuitive and rapid development framework, while J2EE provides low-level application programming interfaces (APIs) and powerful development objects. The most important thing to understand for anyone looking at developing hybrid applications is w [ read more ]

A survey examining the results of 175,000 major IT projects in diverse businesses worldwide found that only 16 percent were completed on time and within budget. Moreover, fewer than half of all projects (42 percent) delivered the intended functionality and nearly one-third (32 percent) were canceled before completion. The survey report identifies poor project management as the largest factor cont [ read more ]

Today I have checked the Google weather API. It was very simple to implement with ColdFusion. I have developed a weather forcasting application with the help of Google API.  You can visit at http://www.coldfusiontimes.com/index.cfm?action=applications&view=weather to see the application. [ read more ]