ColdFusion V8 (“Scorpio”) Information:

Lots of new features in this release! Close integration with Microsoft .NET (via CFOBJECT tags) and Exchange (<CFEXCHANGE> family of tags), as well as Adobe PDF technologies (<CFPDF> tags). Built-in support for the ever-popular FCKeditor (<CFTEXTAREA> tag option), pop-up calendars (TYPE=DateField in <CFINPUT>), and tool tips are also on the list. Anyone using RSS feeds will love the integration with RSS. CFeclipse-based step-by-step debugging will make life easier. 

The administrator now includes a server monitor to watch and control individual threads, and can monitor multiple servers. <CFAJAX> tags take the pain out of developing AJAX apps, and the <CFIMAGE> tag at long last provides built-in image manipulation capabilities. Don’t forget about <CFZIP>! And what about the ability to set individual custom-tag paths on an application by application basis?! CF administrator now has individual login names with user-specific capabilities and restrictions. 

If you’ve ever wanted to control subordinate processes without using scheduled tasks, then the <CFTHREAD> tag will make your day. A host of CFC improvements and additions are also in store. 

Tired of trying to handle large text files without bringing your server to its knees? No more - the <CFLOOP> tag, aided by a new family of file manipulation functions, can now read a file line by line, without bringing the entire file into the server’s memory at one time.

Report Builder has been upgraded with new features, and just to make life interesting there is a new tag <CFPRESENTATION> for generating on-the-fly Adobe Connect presentations. 

The related libraries have also been updated: JDK 1.6 is the JRE, Apache FTP is now at 1.4.0, and Verity is now at the 5.5.0 SP 2 level.

CONTACT REED POWELL (RPowell@IMPAQT.com) for more information.