Tag Archives: ColdFusion 8

Memory leaks with Coldfusion 8

For the past few weeks I’ve been incognito due to some memory leak issues we’ve been having with our new app. It is essentially a rewrite of our existing web application using Object Oriented techniques and embraces the Model-View-Controller paradigm. It really is a pretty little thing but unfortunately she crumbled under the weight of [...]

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Fix/Int (Floor) function oddity in ColdFusion 8

I’ve discovered an odd little “bug” in the Fix and Int functions in ColdFusion 8. The Fix/Int functions work similarly to the Floor function in other languages: According to the ColdFusion 8 LiveDocs Int - Calculates the closest integer that is smaller than number. For example, it returns 3 for Int(3.3) and for Int(3.7); it returns [...]

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ColdFusion 8 useful little gems

This is just a repost of an article by Charlie Griefer on PactPub.com. It contains some very cool little tips that may not be as popular as some of the other big enchancements provided by Coldfusion 8.  http://www.packtpub.com/article/coldfusion-8-enhancements-you-may-have-missed Enjoy!

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Paypal Express Checkout using ColdFusion 8, NVP and Certificates

Paypal has been a headache for me ever since I’ve started using the API. I certainly hope that I’m not stupid and this is really easy and I’m just too daft to get this working easily but I’ve had to struggle with lack of documentation especially using ColdFusion 8. My woes started with the fact [...]

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