Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Advanced Techniques / April 2005

I would like to get a directory listing of files on an ftp server using the
cfftp tag.  Is there a way to provide a remote file mask to limit the results
returned, such as *.jpg ?  Or, is there a different method to do this?  Thanks!

We have a search engine using Verity. The search results page displays the
title, linked filename, summary and rank (score). Is there a way to get the
file size and display it (ie: tempfile.pdf, 56KB).  I know if we were using a
database we could have a column(filesize)  which ...

Hi,  There appears to be a bug with cfdirectory and action='LIST' -- when
sandbox security is used.  If a file/Path is set for read only, then
cfdirectory throws an exception! 'Security: The requested template has been
denied access to C:\temp\{-- the 1st file in the dir --}'  ...

I can do simple soap-request in coldfusion using cfscript and webservices. For
example:  <cfscript> ws = createObject('webservice', 'http://#Url#?wsdl');
ws.GetPngMap1('#xcor#','#ycor#','#zoom#','350','350'); resp =
getSOAPResponse(ws); </cfscript>  But now I have I more ...

I know that unless you use the "var" keyword when declaring a variable within a
UDF, it makes that variable local to the function.  If you don't use "var", the
variable is available throughout the CFC.  My question is this:  When creating
a query object within a function does it ...

I am preparing some intranet application. I want to hide customers CCnumber
and list only last 4 digit. But I don't want this in input text. I just want to
display  as a simple text outside of input box.  I am using cfgrid to populate
data into form. if you had experienced, ...

I want to create a form where a user can select from a drop down box which
query colums they want to select and in what order.
The form will be predefined.
This way the user will select which columns and what order they appear in.

I am puting into a SQL server DB that is set to VarChar and i am using CF 6.1.
I want to do this in Japanese however all I am getting is "????" instead of
japanese characters.
What do I have to do to have everything come out in Japanese?

I have created a pie chart based on what a user select on a form. For example,
a user can select from a list of species they want to view a pie chart for.
(they can select 3 species or 20, its up to them)
The purpose of the pie chart is to illustrate the percent of a species ...

Howdy folks,
I am new to using CFC's (and to be honest, new to OO in general), and I'm
trying to use them for the first time. Let me explain my problem:
I'm writing a program to staff a temp employee for a specific shift on a

Okay so I am doing this newsletter and I want to include a form in the
newsletter to get reader response. Now when the submit button is clicked the
info should submit to a page on my site and then insert data into a database

I have an array that contains a number.  This number tells me which row in the
2nd array I need.  So basically, if array1 is 2, I need the 2nd row in the 2nd
array to display a value.
FOR EXAMPLE

I have this:
f = CreateObject("java","java.io.FileInputStream");
The class that i'm creating an instance of:
public FileInputStream(String name)

Does anyone have experience "digitally signing" an outbound CFHTTP request.  We
are in the process of integrating with a vendor and they are requesting that we
"digitally sign" a CFHTTP tranmission to their application.  I have X.509
certificates available but how I'm unlcear as ...

I am using text in a file to create a new query.
This section works correctly.
I am then using query of Queries:-
<cfquery dbtype="query" name="MyQoQQuery">