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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Form results in a text file | 3/13/2008 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I am using the cffile tag to write to a text file. The resulting text file is uploaded by a ... A: Aloha, Yes it is possible. You just have to seperate them out using list commands. Like to get the ... | ||
| Form results in a text file | 3/5/2008 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: Answer Here is the problem it looks like <cfloop from="1" to="#blankLen#" index="x"> <cfset ... A: You have to tell it what form fields you want to work on. So each field has its own set of code. ... | ||
| Form text results | 3/5/2008 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: Subject Form results in a text file QuestionHi, I am using the cffile tag to write to a text ... A: Here is the problem it looks like <cfloop from="1" to="#blankLen#" index="x"> <cfset myString = ... | ||
| Form results in a text file | 3/5/2008 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I am using the cffile tag to write to a text file. The resulting text file is uploaded by a ... A: <--- Depends on if it starts at 1 or not IF it starts at say position 3 then it would be. So to ... | ||
| Form results in a text file | 3/4/2008 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I am using the cffile tag to write to a text file. The resulting text file is uploaded by a ... A: This is not easy and probably won't work very well. The only way to do it tho is to create a ... | ||
| session variable expires | 2/19/2008 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: good day, sir donald, i created a page wherein you can see online users, online meaning the users ... A: Unfortunately it takes a lot more work to do it outside of .cfc You need to know when the person ... | ||
| session variable expires | 2/16/2008 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: good day, sir donald, i created a page wherein you can see online users, online meaning the users ... A: Aloha, Use your application.cfc file to do this. onSessionStart will set the counter ... | ||
| detect session variable after a period of time | 2/16/2008 | Srini |
| Q: good day, sir srini, i created a page wherein you can see online users, online meaning the users ... A: Sorry for the late in response, I was so busy at my work... If you goto Administrator module on ... | ||
| cfmail and google | 2/11/2008 | Srini |
| Q: sir, good day, ive been searching on the net in regards to cfmail and using google as my smtp ... A: Further research on CFMail. Possible only thru CFMail coldfusion version 8.0. Gmail requires TLS ... | ||
| CFCHART | 12/12/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I have a database with three fields: "Teams", "Hours", "Projects" I need a CFCHART to show the ... A: Aloha, That is just a matter of math really. Do some calculations and show the answers in your ... | ||
| updating a remote database | 12/11/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I read your answer to the previous question and it made me think of my own question. This may be a ... A: No, they don't have to be the same. You would have to be able to import the table tho. The problem ... | ||
| updating a remote database | 12/11/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I read your answer to the previous question and it made me think of my own question. This may be a ... A: There are ways to do this such as sending a file and having them update it. If there db is on the ... | ||
| Hyperlink to a PDF File | 10/16/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I have an Access database that have a hyperlink field to the PDF file. How can I code this so that I ... A: You create the hyperlink just as you would any other link. Let's say you have a query like this: ... | ||
| update database on browser close | 9/5/2007 | Srini |
| Q: sir, is it possible to update my database (ms access) when i close my browser by clicking the rex ... A: was busy with new job hence the delay.. you can try to create a javascript function something like ... | ||
| part time jobs | 8/2/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: sir, Iam an engineering student in india and iam very hard working and gifted in anything ... A: Aloha, The best thing you can do is sign up as a Freelance worker. What you do is sign up at a ... | ||
| confimation window flash form - coldfusion | 7/21/2007 | Srini |
| Q: ive been asking here on this site about excel. but i have a prob on my coldfusion flash form now, ... A: You can use javascript confirm method to get confirmation from the user to delete something like ... | ||
| Selecting a value in a select box | 6/28/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I have a form with a select drop down list on it. The select list is populated from a lookup table ... A: Okay, let me see if I got this. A person goes in to edit some information. The ID of the info gets ... | ||
| Cold Fusion Job in NY | 5/31/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I just wanted to say that your technical expertise is a huge help and thank you for taking the time ... A: There are so many places that you can advertise. You can search for coldfusion forums, most have a ... | ||
| Open Excel Directly instead of in IE | 5/8/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I need help regarding how to open the excel file directly and not in IE window. I have a link which ... A: Aloha, This is a rather complicated procedure and requires knowledge beyond ColdFusion. To do it, ... | ||
| view table | 4/5/2007 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: how can i show the table when data added into database A: To view the contents of a table you need to first create the DSN for the database in the ColdFusion ... | ||
| Confirm function | 11/15/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I saw your answer, but did not fully understand it. I have the following code and I know I am ... A: My apologies. This just showed up in my queue. If you are still working on this, then try ... | ||
| Using Confirm with CFINCLUDE | 11/10/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I need to use CFINCLUDE to include code and return to the current page. However before that INCLUDE ... A: Aloha, It sounds like you will need to do some heavy duty JavaScript on this one or do some URL ... | ||
| Valid path for Database | 10/26/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I have created an online form with Coldfusion with an Access database in Dreamweaver, it works ... A: Aloha Sarah, with ColdFusion you do not use the full path normally. Instead you use the DSN ie the ... | ||
| How to dynamically retain values for multiple checkboxes with same name | 10/16/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: The error is that it only sets one checkbox as checked if it was the only one selected. If there ... A: Ahhh. The problem is that if you name a group of checkboxes the same thing, then it is only going to ... | ||
| Display an array element | 10/14/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I need help. I populated a list of group names from the database to an array. I want to be able to ... A: First, why would an array element be empty? If this is the only data in the array then there should ... | ||
| Display drop down box label | 10/13/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I need your help. I have a drop down box that is populated from the database. <select ... A: There are a couple of ways of doing this. One way is to store the structure in a application ... | ||
| Cold Fusion and Verity | 10/12/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I'm looking for any alternatives to FSO for outputing date and file size in file-based Verity Search ... A: This is a good one. I'm thinking you should just put all your data into an array or somesuch that ... | ||
| cfoutput group | 10/11/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I'm trying to loop a cfoutput group and close them after the loop ie cfloop 1 - 2 cfoutput group a ... A: Aloha, With ColdFusion you can not have a cfoutput nested inside another cfoutput, therefore the ... | ||
| Template Changes | 9/7/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: ------------------------- Followup To Thanks Donald, I will try that, although I am no expert. ... A: You need to check what browser Dreamweaver is using to do the preview. I've moved back from CSS ... | ||
| Template Changes | 9/7/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: ------------------------- Followup To Hi Donald I am using IE 6 sp2, but when I open the file the ... A: Aloha, Okay, I see what you are talking about. It looks like your style sheets are the problem. ... | ||
| Template Changes | 9/6/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I have a coldfusion template (*.dwt.cfm) that was created for our office and need to add the ... A: What browser are you using? The only problem I saw was that the menu buttons at the top took a bit ... | ||
| Template Changes | 9/6/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I have a coldfusion template (*.dwt.cfm) that was created for our office and need to add the ... A: First thing is to make sure your style sheet is on the server in the right place. So make sure ... | ||
| cfchart null errors | 8/18/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: Your suggestions are good, but I have not been able to get them to work for me. Skipping the data is ... A: I apologize for taking so long to get back to you. I hadn't seen your reply. Anyway, remove the * ... | ||
| cfchart null errors | 8/18/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I'm trying to display multiple series in cfchart. The series are dynamic and occasionally one of the ... A: Aloha, One trick you might try is using the CFTRY and CFCATCH. If it throws an error, it skips ... | ||
| cold fusion | 4/13/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: so now for the big question I want to work on all servers, linux, windows, and mac, and any other ... A: Yes, ColdFusion is worth it. Especially if you get into MX7. Very powerful combined with Flash. ... | ||
| cold fusion | 4/13/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: Tjanks one more question, what ALL programming, and coding languages do you now.I am a web designer, ... A: How many have I got some type of knowledge of is a lot. How many do I claim to be an expert in, is ... | ||
| cold fusion | 4/13/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: I am a web designer, coder, programmer, I know some languages and I am learning others I have some ... A: Aloha, First off, you are better to stick with one scripting language and learn it inside and out. ... | ||
| database report generator | 4/12/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: Do you know of any inexpensive REALLY SIMPLE to use database report generator programs? We have ... A: Since this is under ColdFusion Programming, let me answer it in that context. I don't know of any ... | ||
| IT | 3/22/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: ------------------------- We recently moved our website to a new hosting site. When we try to access ... A: What it means is that the server has not been told where to find the database. The server has a DSN ... | ||
| IT | 3/15/2006 | Donald Hammond |
| Q: Sorry but the company hosting the site is rather reluctant to engage anybody. Do you know somebody ... A: To do this, I would need to be able to work on their server. Most hosting companies do not allow ... | ||
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Expert in ColdFusion, Flash ActionScript, XML, and SQL.
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Cold Fusion, Flash Action Script
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