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Adding one day to .selectedDate Value
Posted by jorgeloyo at 3/31/2005 11:56:47 PM
how can i add one day to the selected date of a datefield cfinput???...more >>


setting DATEFIELD selectableRange
Posted by jorgeloyo at 3/31/2005 11:37:39 PM
I know you can set the selectableRange for a <CFCALENDAR>, but how can you do the same for a DATEFIELD cfinput???...more >>

Add Items to CFGrid
Posted by Armtusk at 3/30/2005 3:39:03 PM
The scenario is simple. I have a textbox where the user enters some value, clicks an "Add" button and I want that value to get added to a CFGrid which might ahve some data from before. I am aware of the "insertbutton" parameter for the CFGrid and that won't work for me. I was wondering i...more >>

a Flash Menu and Coldfusion,but how to do the menu not refreshed?
Posted by oxygen_o2 at 3/30/2005 2:18:23 PM
well, here is the problem : i've got a flash menu that is expandable, inserted into a html array in a CFML page. I included it into all the pages ( with a cfinclude tag) i call when i click on an option. the fact is, it doesn't have to refresh all the time because i loose the expand and the...more >>

Tab Navigation with Flash Forms/CFGrid
Posted by lgschulz at 3/29/2005 8:20:03 PM
I have three tabs for three different types of comodities. The user can search for that part on either one of the tabs. When they select search, I want the page to load the the correct tab showing. Here is my code. <!---Material Query---> <cfif not IsDefined("form.mcn")> <cfset...more >>

CFFORM+FLASH=IE and Firefox bug
Posted by Xenosdalord at 3/29/2005 1:32:35 PM
Hi everyone. I have a problem with CFFORM flash. Everytime I want to use this great new CFMX7 function, my browsers returned me those 2 errors: lc_id is not defined and top.getSearch is not a function I can see my forms, they are loadeing at a good speed but I got these 2 errors in F...more >>

HELP CF7 Flash Forms and 508 Accessiblity
Posted by llupis at 3/28/2005 8:18:04 PM
I work for a gov't contractor that wants their web apps to be 508 compliant. We will be moving to CF7, and I need to know if the new flash based forms are 508 compliant. Thanks in advance!!!...more >>

CFGRID SELECT Example for Bound FLASH
Posted by theoriginaldrizz at 3/28/2005 8:04:01 PM
Here is a workaround for using a cfgrid, a bound Flash form and a select box: The idea is that since you can easily bind a text input field to a grid column, you can use an invisible field to do the binding and updating while using a select box to 'appear' to do the work. Note the onchan...more >>



Flash Form Styles
Posted by CR_COOL at 3/26/2005 12:14:01 AM
Need to know how to change the background color....more >>

defaulting checkboxes
Posted by drew_falkman at 3/25/2005 7:03:30 PM
Am I missing something? How do I dynamically check a checkbox using Flash forms in CF7? Obviously I can't used the <cfif> embedded inside the <Cfinput> tag... Thanks......more >>

Passing variables to CF from Flash
Posted by nxtrace at 3/25/2005 5:55:14 PM
Hey, I can pass a varibale into Flash from CF, but I don't know how to pass a variable to CF from Flash. EX: I want to enter a name into a field in Flash and then onPress pass that name to CF. I am new to CF so I am sorry if this is a stupid question. Anybody got some advice?? Thank...more >>

Re: CF7 and Flash Remoting Error
Posted by TomDonovan at 3/24/2005 2:59:17 PM
One workaround is to append a question mark to the gatewayUrl e.g. NetServices.setDefaultGatewayUrl('http://server/flashservices/gateway?'); IIS does not recognize URL paramaters delimited with a semicolon - but it *does* recognize query strings delimited with a question mark. The question m...more >>

Flash forms load very slow
Posted by grice at 3/24/2005 2:47:22 PM
Is it just my dev server, or others having the problem of any pages using the cfform format='flash' taking a long time to Initialize? I'm talking like 8-10 seconds, and there are no complex queries running, just loading about 5 or 6 cfinputs. ...more >>

Format cfgrid data
Posted by grice at 3/24/2005 2:45:49 PM
One of the fields I want to display in a cfgrid is a Social Security number. I want to mask it, and only show the last 4 digits. I.e. xxx-xx-1234. But I can only set the name of cfgridcolumn to a row in the query. Any help? ...more >>

Sending Numeric Type Variable From DataGrid to ColdFusion
Posted by Anto111 at 3/23/2005 12:36:56 AM
Hi All: I am trying to send a selected item from a numeric type back to the database. I use datagrid.selectedItem.numericvarname to select the value but a ColdFusion error is saying it is not of type number even though it definitely is. I'm new to this forum but I would appreciate any help w...more >>

How to: style cfinput labels; use resetForm() ?
Posted by apleonard at 3/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
Anyone know how to do either? There are no styles for cfinput labels mentioned in the docs. I'd like mine bold... <cfinput name="" type="button" onclick="resetForm();"> does nothing for me. A working example of a small resettable form would be nice... ...more >>

New to CF7 - issue with events in Flash forms
Posted by WolfShade_2k at 3/22/2005 8:17:47 PM
So if I'm trying to show/hide a select box in a CFFORM depending upon the status of a checkbox, how do I do that? I've tried several ways, even using fsfunction calls, to no avail. How do I get the event of checking/unchecking to show/hide the select box? I've attached sample code. T...more >>

Flash Forms not always working in IE
Posted by Scout99 at 3/22/2005 11:34:25 AM
:confused; I am using Coldfusion 7 and testing out the flash forms capabilities. Everything has been going along quite smoothly and I have been having great fun. Then the following problem occurs. I have a windows 2003 server with IE 6.0.3790.0 and 128 bit encryption. I can access my site and ...more >>

remoting without components
Posted by johnpglynn at 3/22/2005 2:04:53 AM
I am comfortable getting info from flash to a database via remoting with cf without using any components. I do not seem to be able to get data back into flash via remoting with cf without a component. Is this possible? Thank you! John ...more >>

Do Flash forms have to refresh?
Posted by Saywell at 3/21/2005 10:01:37 AM
Is it possible to send a request from a flash form without it having to re-initialise the page and form, like flash remoting? I've been trying to get this to work using onClick in stead of submit but my Coldfusion/Actionscript skills are very limited. I have populated a table, using the fol...more >>

Proper paths with Flash buttons
Posted by KJ Klosson at 3/19/2005 7:59:16 PM
Probably not <cf> related but I have a template that uses a <cfinclude> for a header. The cfinclude has Flash buttons for menus. Everything is in the same folder. But when I test it, the flash buttons seem to drop the primary folder and head for wwwroot. I get a big CF error. Everything i...more >>

Datefield with default value as NOW()
Posted by francois-yanick at 3/18/2005 8:14:15 PM
It seems that the new CFINPUT TYPE="Datefield" have a little glitch. I tried to force a default value and when I click the calendar (on the output page) and then I tried to click the today date, the system delete all the content of the field and leave it blank so we have to redo the operation ...more >>

CFFORM Format Flash not work with IE
Posted by francois-yanick at 3/18/2005 4:28:11 PM
I saw that this request was responded previously by saying that when you cann see the form in Netscape but not in IE, that mean IE did not had access to appropriate scripts from the CFIDE. Well, okay but how ti give access to IE for that script? Also, I do not understand why I can see the ...more >>

problem with cfdocument
Posted by Mike Yang at 3/16/2005 5:07:35 AM
Hi, I used database to store file name and path to the image file then made a page with cfdocument tag to display them. What I found out is, if the file name has a space within then the image will be displayed as a red X on the result page. Any idea how to get file names with space to work...more >>

CFGRID Flash Copy Paste
Posted by lgschulz at 3/15/2005 10:07:05 PM
Can you copy and paste several rows of data to new rows? Like in excel you can copy and paste several rows into new rows. Can you do that with CFGRID w/Flash? Anyone know? Help?...more >>

Please Explain This...
Posted by dspent at 3/15/2005 8:30:37 PM
This snippet of code is on a CFINPUT's BIND attribute (CFMX7) and I do not understand what it means. Could anyone translate what is being done in the following code, it would help me greatly. All I can find in the documentation is that it is a Flash Data Binding statement which doesn't he...more >>

Several quick questions regarding cf flash components...
Posted by Nafiganado at 3/15/2005 6:49:05 PM
Given: cfform + cfgrid of 'flash' kind 1) how to change background color of cfgrid headers? 2) cfcolumn header alignment doesn't work: it always align the fields to the left 3) when i apply skin to cfform (i need HaloBlue) - cfgridcolumns (titles of my database fields) disappear! 4) how to ma...more >>

Cfgrid to display search results
Posted by grice at 3/15/2005 1:45:49 PM
I'm using Cfform format = flash. I have 2 search fields, and a button. When a user enters their search query, and hit submit, I want to populate my cfgrid with the results. Can anyone give me some insight on how to pull this off? Thanks -GR ...more >>

auto checking a checkbox?
Posted by dbenitez at 3/15/2005 8:15:42 AM
does anyone knows how to check a checkbox in a flash form getting a bit value from a cfgrid request (1 or 0) and then check a box or uncheck a box. Thanks for your help...more >>

how can i narrow a dropdown box
Posted by dbenitez at 3/15/2005 4:11:30 AM
im trying to have a <cfinput field and a dropdown menu with a lot of values on a flash form, how can i narrow the values or at least jump to the closest match in the dropdown menu according to what i type in the <cfinput field. If any body have any idea please let me know ...more >>

Clear an input field when user clicks in it
Posted by dbenitez at 3/14/2005 6:41:30 AM
Im trying to clear a value of a cfinput when the user clicks in it. i used to do this on html. <input name="" onClick="(this.value=' ')"> can anybody tell me how can i do this with the new CF7 and flash forms. ...more >>

Update record from flash grid
Posted by KJ Klosson at 3/13/2005 4:16:49 PM
Using a flash grid, what is a good method to simply select a record and then edit it? I don't want to use an editable grid - but rather a flash form. I can't seem to figure out how to capture the selected record id and pass it to the form. I have tried some things with binding but they're n...more >>

cfgrid-flash- search
Posted by lgschulz at 3/11/2005 11:47:27 PM
I would like to have 3 possible search fields that on submit it will search the database and display the results in the cfgrid in flash format. Is this possible. See my code below. <cfform name="Hardware" height="1000" width="900" format="Flash" skin="HaloGreen"> <!--- The input a...more >>

flash cfgrid in html cfform bug
Posted by jozhua at 3/10/2005 7:50:13 PM
I have a cfform in html format on my page, I want a cfgrid in flashformat in that form. No problem thus far. When I submit the form, and dump the form scope, the cfgrid variables are all empty arrays! If I switch to a flashform, it works ok, but I need a html form, so I need a solution :) Th...more >>

about this site
Posted by Mike Yang at 3/10/2005 8:42:31 AM
I am just wondering what was used to make this site: http://www.macromedia.com/newsletters/edge/february2005/ Coldfusion? Flash? Flex? Can coldfusion do this job? I have been working with flash form for a while and was wondering if can make something looks just like flash form but no...more >>

CFLOOP with Flash?
Posted by Boiler2005 at 3/10/2005 2:51:55 AM
I am trying to make a flash form with a dynamic amount of CFINPUT type text feilds. Does CF/Flash not allow ffor CFLOOP in flash files? Below is the code for my html page. I failed when I tried to convert it to flash. Any ideas or adive is great. Thanks. <CFSET CountVar2 = '1'> ...more >>

Report Builder forum??
Posted by apleonard at 3/9/2005 1:41:24 PM
I'm having some success but also some big problems using the Report Builder. So far: - blank lines removed even with Remove blank lines = false - text from Oracle LONG field cropped after ~ 1000 letters even in stretchable field. Everyone's new to this. So Macromedia - can we have a f...more >>

cfform flash loads ionly to 40%
Posted by mjfour at 3/8/2005 5:42:31 PM
I have cf7 installed ok, except for flash forms loading in odd. on IE the flash form loads in with a js error for lc_id and in Firefox the flash preload stops at 40%. i am sure it has something to do with a mapping or file, but I do not know where to target. Thanks!! ...more >>

flash forms - cfform
Posted by Ronsweb at 3/7/2005 10:51:22 PM
I have entered the date into the database using creatodbcdatetime()function. How can I use or can I use the coldfusion function DateFormat() in the following code?: <cfformitem type='text' style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px' bind='{getschedule.d...more >>

cfformgroup visible="no" doesn't work?
Posted by apleonard at 3/7/2005 11:31:41 AM
This code shows both tabs for me. Help.... <html> <body> <cfform format="flash"> <cfformgroup type="tabnavigator"> <cfformgroup type="page" label="Show" visible="yes"> </cfformgroup> <cfformgroup type="page" label="Don't Show" visible="no"> </cfformgroup> </cfformgr...more >>

CF7 Flash Forms: CF statements in Bindings
Posted by Starman9999 at 3/5/2005 6:29:52 PM
Is there a way to include a CFoutput Query statement in a Flash Form binding? For example, I want to loop through a query and add multiple bindings if there are multiple records. I already do this as part of the form so that the number of input boxes varies with the record numbers in the qu...more >>

Tab Validation before allowing next tab?
Posted by SafariTECH at 3/4/2005 11:44:49 PM
I just installed CF7 and haven't really gobe through anything yet, aside from watching some of the animations and demos. I am thinking the tabbed flash forms will due what a client needs - I have to present an idea/concept next week. Can anyone confirm that I can have a flash form validate t...more >>

Form field validation states in error
Posted by Bigbubbaj at 3/4/2005 2:59:12 PM
Form fields are showing that they need validatin, ie red and the hover text in red BUt the form has not submitted...i cant seem to fix this. What am I doing to cause this? Is there a cache of fields on other forms perhaps? ...more >>

Flash Text output in HTML
Posted by Kiriran at 3/4/2005 12:41:28 PM
hello i made a newsletter application in flash mx2004 and to "translate" the flash to html (position of text, images) i use a cfc. its pretty simple. i send 3 arrays with all datas necesery to create a html document with <cffile> position, size of the divisions work all fine. but i...more >>

Size limitation in Flash forms?
Posted by bigdaddyyoda at 3/4/2005 8:02:54 AM
Soon as I have over 599 lines of code the form will not display and an error occurs. Does anyone know a work around to this size limitation? I'm assuming that it is a file size limitation and not specifically the amount of lines of code. I'm trying to get one more page in the form. Any help wo...more >>

cfdocument format="flashpaper"
Posted by shaneBernard at 3/3/2005 8:22:48 PM
Does anyone know how to leverage the new <cfdocument> to bring up a flashpaper form that will display the new dynamic data grid feature in CFMX 7? bernards@ang.af.mil...more >>

CF7 Flash Form Deployment Bugs
Posted by creel at 3/3/2005 8:05:58 PM
There seems to be some sort of bug when trying to deploy a site with flash forms. I developed a site using several flash forms (cfform format="flash") and they all work great in the development environment (in the original files I created) but when I try to copy the files to any other folder ...more >>

Browser back button and flash form expiration
Posted by mHintze at 3/3/2005 7:21:26 PM
The message 'The form data has expired, Please reload this page in your browser.'appears when a user navigates forwards or backwards in a flash form. The form contents do not reload properly. Is there a way to force the recompile of the flash form? ...more >>

actionscript ??? formsubmit() .. bug?
Posted by rlafleur at 3/3/2005 5:19:08 PM
Attempting to allow a person to tab to the submit button and hit the enter key to submit the form. I added this per pg 705 in Developers Guilde. <cfinput type='submit' onkeydown='submitForm()'> Works, but if you have 'required' fields you can't get out of the error message. Try sample an...more >>

CFform showing multiple flash forms
Posted by creel at 3/3/2005 2:57:09 PM
I just finished a new site with several flash forms using cfform in cf7 and they all worked fine in the development environment (except for the slow rendering). But when I copied the site to a new folder (a non-dev folder) on the same machine, I find that some of my flash forms were appearin...more >>


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