Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Advanced Techniques / August 2005

Hi All, I have created a application.cfc that logs in a user validating them
againist LDAP.  Once a user logs in, how do I get the user to redirect to the
main page??
Attached is my code from the application.cfc

Is it possible to get one existing session object with the sessionid? I got one
sessionid redirected to my page
(http://mydomain.com/mypage.cfm?jsessionid=12345678) and I'd like to find a way
to get hold of that session entity and replace the current session object.

This seems like it should be simple, but somehow I can't figure it out. Here is
the background info: There is a database field (Q5) that is the answer to a
yes/no question in an online survey. When a user answers 'yes' the database
field is populated with 1. When a user answers ...

I hope someone can help with this problem. I often copy code from vendor
websites into a mysql database which contain ? (register mark)'s symbols.  
When I view the raw data inside a program like MASCON the register marks show
up fine, but when the data is viewed in a browser ...

I have the following code:
<cfset MyVar1 = DoSomething(MyVar2)/>
<cfset MyVar3 = DoSomething(1+1)/>
<cfset MyVar4 = DoSomething("MyVar3")/>

For some reason, cfmail is not working in a coldfusion component. Is there a
secret to this? CFMAIL works fine in a plain old CFML page. I don't get it. I'm
calling the cf method via Flash Remoting. The method is invoked but no mail is
going out. Any help would be great.

I need to set these 3 variables in session scope (becuase there will be many
people using the application at any one time)
<cfset Username = #loginquery.username#>
              <cfset password = #loginquery.password#>

I have 2 applications on Solaris server with coldfusion MX 6.1 which has no
monitor and video card installed ? standard Solaris configuration.
First application uses cfchart and works fine.
Second suppose to do photo browsing and has problem described in

I'm rewritting my code to take advantage of the CFQUERYPARAM. However, when I
try to use it on a query with IN
for a list of values, no records are returned even though I know there are 1
or more records. I've searched the forums and

I have a directory of PDF documents.  I need to be able to search for a word or
phrase inside these documents from a ColdFusion form.  Does anyone have any
experience with this or know if it's even possible?  Any insight would be
greatly appreciated.

I want to build a simple BB app for a client. Don't even need all the B I U
http https ftp mail etc that you can add to posts on this forum.
I'm pretty sure I can manage the basics. Is there a tutorial out there
somewhere incase I want to get a bit adventurous? Thanks a lot.

(Sorry about posting this on mutiple forums. I know its bad, but this is so
freaking awesome!!!!!!)
This is the coolest thing ever. We currently have lots of ColdFusion
development on our frontend and tons of .NET on the backend, but all of it was

I have the following code:
<cffunction name="getTotalItemSales" returntype="numeric">
    <cfargument name="ItemId" required="yes">
    <cfquery datasource="GreatPlains" name="getInfo">

I am trying to determine whether a struc exists or not. I tried using
IsDefined, however, the quotes are causing errors. Is there anything else I can
try? The name of the stuc is dynamic. Here is what I am trying now...
<cfif IsDefined(stPermissions["specific"][arguments ...

Hello,
I am trying to validate two form fields with time in them. basically I have
Start Time and End Time.  When I submit the form, the form entries have to be
validated for accuracy. For example, if the start time is 11:30AM and the End