ColdFusion 9 on Linux 64-bit with Oracle WebLogic

Posted on Dec 19, 2010 in Technical Tips | 0 comments

ColdFusion installation on Oracle WebLogic is supported, and 64-bit support is also available.

Per Adobe, following are some points to note about this setup: The majority of the functionality and features of ColdFusion run on 64-bit platforms; however, certain features including ColdFusion COM interoperability, ColdFusion Delphi interoperability, and Microsoft Access database connectivity do not work on a ColdFusion 64-bit platform. A few other features, such as ColdFusion .NET integration services and database drivers currently run in 32-bit mode.

Click here for details on CF 9 System Requirements and Support Matrix.

If we get some time, we’ll try to post detailed install instructions as well. Check back and/or contact us if this would be on particular interest to you.

ColdFusion 9 Development on Windows (Standalone Server, ColdFusion Builder, and HelloWorld)

Posted on Dec 13, 2010 in Industry Trends, News and Updates, Technical Tips | 0 comments

This guide walks through an installation of:

• Standalone ColdFusion 9 Developer Edition (Server)
• Standalone ColdFusion Builder (IDE)

Upon installation of the above, this guide further walks through how to configure the ColdFusion Builder IDE and build simple “Hello World” application.

PS: I can’t remember the last Hello World that was this simple to develop with such few lines of code.

Flex Builder 3 Download – Where’s the link?

Posted on Jun 14, 2010 in Technical Tips | 34 comments

It is now more difficult to find Flex Builder 3 download. I just got a new laptop and wanted to install Flex Builder 3 because I am still working with projects that are based on it. Searched all over for the official download but had to hit a 3rd party site that referenced the link below.

Still works at the time of this post (6/14/10): http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flex/flex_builder/FB3_win.exe

Adobe is making it difficult to find past versions of Flex Builder as they want you to upgrade to Flash Builder 4.

UPDATE (11/13/10):

Thank you Steven. A link to the Mac version follows: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flex/flex_builder/FB3_mac.dmg

Flex 4 & FlashBuilder Impressions – Catalyst, FXG, Spark Components

Posted on Jun 8, 2010 in Industry Trends, Technical Tips | 0 comments

This past week I was able to write a small application with the Flex 4 API and FlashBuilder. I have quite a bit of previous experience with Flex 3 and wanted to write a quick note on my first impressions of the new environment.

Oracle Enterprise Manager (EM) 11g – Adobe AIR Desktop Widgets

Posted on Apr 29, 2010 in Technical Tips | 0 comments

I like seeing Oracle leverage non-Oracle technology, like Adobe Flex and AIR. I hope that trend continues for Oracle…while Microsoft goes off to build things like Silverlight and Apple simply decides to avoid support for Flash altogether on their iPhone and iPad devices. I haven’t played with these widgets myself yet, but I do like the idea and sure we will be leveraging them.

• Click to Download – Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Desktop Widgets
• Click to Blog – Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Desktop Widgets

Service Level & Monitoring

High-Load Databases

Target Search & Monitoring

Flex on Android – Nexus One Mobile Device

Posted on Feb 22, 2010 in Industry Trends | 0 comments

I just can’t wait for Flash on Android…and for Apple’s hand to [hopefully] get forced into supporting Flash as well.

Flex 3.0 Introspecting Utility: Handling Collections Bug

Posted on Jun 8, 2009 in Technical Tips | 0 comments

Even Flex Builder with all its awesomeness is not without its own set of quirks. It seems the introspecting utility does not handle collections(arrays, arraylist, string[]) properly.