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Tips for CFMX-ifying ColdFusion 5 Applications


Ray Camden

Raymond Camden

www.coldfusionjedi.com

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The ColdFusion 5 Application
  3. The ColdFusion MX Application
  4. Conclusion
Created:
17 May 2004
User Level:
Beginner, Intermediate

You’ve all had to deal with old applications. Normally it’s not fun. Multiple people may have written the code with various levels of ability and coding styles. The code may be months or years old, or even a combination thereof. Working with old code does not always have to be a hassle, however. Sometimes it can be a wonderful opportunity to add new features and capabilities to a website. In this article, I discuss a sample application written for Macromedia ColdFusion 5, pointing out specific strategies that the application uses. Then I explore a Macromedia ColdFusion MX version of the application. I’ll discuss what I changed and why—I hope it will give you a few ideas about what you can do to update your old applications.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:

ColdFusion MX

Tutorials and sample files:

Unzip the contents of the ZIP file to your ColdFusion web root directory.

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About the author

Raymond Camden is the owner of Camden Media, Inc, a web development and training company. A long time ColdFusion user, Raymond has worked on numerous ColdFusion books including the ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit and has contributed to the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update and the ColdFusion Developers Journal. He also presents at numerous conferences and contributes to online webzines. He founded many community web sites including CFLib.org, ColdFusionPortal.org, ColdFusionCookbook.org and is the author of open source applications, including the popular BlogCFC blogging application.

Raymond can be reached at his blog or via email at ray@camdenfamily.com. He is the happily married proud father of three kids and is somewhat of a Star Wars nut.