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Im back! Anywayz...I have been reading about ColdFusion and I need someone to help me set up the best server for the job...IIS, Apache, or whatever, but I want to start developing with CF and databases. I want the server to be run off my personal computer...not a server...so please i need specific instructions and recommendations for how to go about this.
All help is much appreciated.
Just keeping thread at top of the list...
pretty basic, take your coldfusion disk, insert into drive, and follow the instructions that come up on the screen.
cold fusion pretty much installs itself.
is there anything in particular your having a problem with?
Yea...I am installing IIS as we speak and after I install IIS I have no idea where to go from there...like Databases and stuff...I am sure I will need some kind of database program? I have MS access 2000...i need a push in the right direction...
yes, you'll need to install some sort of database,
you'll also need to configure a site inside of iis.
oh ya, you won't be able to install cold fusion until after iis is installed.
Well...I successfully installed IIS and CF MX Developers Edition and I now need help getting started. I simply want an Access database that holds only 1 field and hat will be 'Names'. Please again kick me in the right direction. Tutorial would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
what version of windows are you using?
here's what you do in win2k:
first set up your data base.
then go to start --> settings --> control panel --> administative tools
open the data sources odbc aplet
add a system dsn and use the access driver.
then use browse and select the actual path to the data base you set up above.
(i don't have these setting here at home, i'll have to check them tomorrow at work).
give your db a datasource name, and click the 'select' button to select the database you just created.
make the selections showing you are done.
open the cfml administrator.
odbc or data source from the menu on the right.
(this is all from memory.... and i've had a few beers ... so it may be a bit confugeled.).
select the type of db connection (access), and it should see all of your odbc connections and select the name you gave your odbc connection above.
if you need to browse to the db for the source, do that.
check ok, and see if it tests 'ok'. if not, i will check my suggestions tomorrow (i shudder at the thought). and try to write explicit insturctions then.
if you see it, and it test ok, then cfml will see your db. your just about half way there, and i will try to help you out more tomorrow if i get the chance.... i'm wrapping up the first stage of a major project before i go on vacation for a week, and may not get the chance to help too much..... some others may step in to help.... hopefully.
oh god, i may have confruzzelled that.
Man...I really really really appreciate your help, but can you do this step by step...I am confused...u lost me at the dsn thing. Please I am so grateful to anyone who even attempts to help me!
F Y I I am waiting for a reply as we speak...or type rather. I refresh page every 2 minutes...please help me. I am desperate.
...BTW i am usink win 2k pro
ok...i think i got it! What I have got so far is I went into access and created a mdb file named "MyDB1" and i made 1 table with 4 fields with various names...Then I went to CF MX and went to Datasources, and browsed to my database and it is sucesssfully on the list. Now i have no idea where to gr from here...all I want to do now is use flash and CF MX to take the name typed into a textbox to be stored in the Name Field of MyDB1. Again...much help is appreciated.
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