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I have 2 dropboxes, is ther a way to force user to select in order wich mean they have to select the dropbox # 1 before they select the dropbox # 2?
Thanks

i have..
Search for Account:<br><br>
<form name="changeUser" action="viewaccountformresults.cfm" method="post">
Search By Username:

Is anyone knows which  one is the good coldfusion book for  start level and experience level?
Thanks

How do I initialize  <cfparam name="SESSION.catagory_level" or make it not use
the default and use "5" in some cases?
Here is what I have:
<cfparam name="SESSION.catagory_level" default="1">

Could i just do it like this?
  update Guild
     set guildid = ""
    set guildname = ""

I have installed CF6.1 on my other  PC (Win XP Home).  When I try to run
dynamic pages it does not work.  As far as I know I have done everything right
with my site in c:\CFusionMX\wwwroot\mysitename and using
http://localhost:8500/mysitename

I have recently installed ColdFusion MX Standard 6.1 on my production Web
server.  I have a Test Web server that I develop on.  And I work from my
desktop.
Can I use the "Developer Version" on my Test Server, or do I need to purchase

I would like to configure IIS to display a nice HTML page when the CF5 server
is restarting and not available to process a request. How can I configure this?
When CF is back up, things should return to normal.
thanks!

I'm having problems inserting a Date and Time into a Microsoft Access 2000
Database field that is formatted as 'DateTime'. Here's some sample code of what
I'm trying:
<cfset DateTime = CreateODBCDateTime(Now())>

I have several pages that offer a link to a "Client update page".
Once the client update is completed how can I move back to the page where I
was before doing the update?
Many thanks for your help.

Hi again,
I was all set to use cfform but it doesn't render xhtml valid code.
So back to usual <form>. Next problem: I made a list of form errors in the
validation routine and want to display them in the form fields so tried:

I need ti delete regularly folders that have subfolders and files.
do I need to used the cffile (list and then delete) ot is there another way to
delete folders containing subfolders and files in one go?
Please advise if anyoen has an idea

just looking for some advice on good books to start learning coldfusion mx
with?
my prefered method is step by step tutorials,
thanks alot for your help,

Is there a CFScript function that can create a new window popup with a passed URL? If not, can anyone suggest a method of creating a popup window that doesn't use Javascript?
Thanks in advance!

I am having trouble after the install trying to connect with my external web
server. From what I have read, you can use the web server config tool but when
I try to use it, it just gives me a blank window and nothing to do. Here is my
setup: