This chapter looks at how we can use the Application, Client, Cookie, and Session scopes to maintain state across pages in a ColdFusion application, including creating cookies, Session variables and locks, using the Application scope within a content-management system, and enabling and deleting Client variables. This chapter finishes off by looking at using WDDX to display complex values within the Client scope, and understanding Cookie-less sessions.
Chapter 8: Exception Handling with CFML
Here we look at the mechanisms available to ColdFusion for handling errors and exceptions. We start with error handling at the server level via the ColdFusion Administrator, then look at handling errors at the application level with <cferror>. Next we show how to build more robust error-handling code by using <cfcatch>, <cftry>, <cfthrow>, and <cfrethrow>, and describe best practices for structured exception handling. Lastly, we cover debugging by using the ColdFusion Administrator, <cfdump>, and <cftrace>, protecting data integrity by using <cftransaction>, and the impact of Flash Web Services on application exception handling.
Chapter 9: Dreamweaver MX 2004 Extensions
We look at how to install and manage Dreamweaver MX Extensions by using the extension manager, how to use a couple of the more popular publicly available extensions, and how to build our own extensions (using the Server Behavior Builder) and distribute them.
Chapter 10: Code and Component Reuse
This chapter looks at the mechanisms available to Dreamweaver and ColdFusion for reusing code and components, including the <cfinclude> tag, ColdFusion userdefined functions (UDFs), ColdFusion custom tags, ColdFusion Components (CFCs), Dreamweaver Snippets, the Dreamweaver library, Dreamweaver templates, and Dreamweaver tag libraries.

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Chapter 11: Working with XML in ColdFusion MX 6.1
Now its time to explore ColdFusions native XML-handling abilities. Here we take a quick look at what XML is, then go on to look at how ColdFusion can create XML dynamically and access and manipulate XML from external sources. We then examine how XPath can be used to parse and retrieve specific data from an XML document, and how XSLT can be used to transform XML into other markup.
Chapter 12: Flash MX 2004, Web Services, and ColdFusion MX 6.1
Chapter 12 delves deep into the world of Flash web services, specifically looking at how it can be used in conjunction with ColdFusion to dynamically transfer data to and from Flash applications. We start with a brief review of Flash and Flash web services and how they work, then go on to look at some increasingly complicated ColdFusion Flash web services examples.
Chapter 13: A Complete ColdFusion-Based Web Site
This last chapter is a case study that looks at the planning, design, and implementation of a complete ColdFusion-based web site, revisiting many of the techniques we have discussed over the course of the book.

Whos This Book For?

This book is for web professionals with some Dreamweaver knowledge who want to gain a solid understanding of the ColdFusion MX language, and learn to use Dreamweaver MX to create powerful, dynamic web applications with ColdFusion by using Dreamweavers extensive built-in ColdFusion support.

What Do I Need to Begin?

To use this book, you primarily need a copy of Dreamweaver MX 2004 and a copy of ColdFusion server. If you have bought Studio MX 2004, you are in luck; this comes with a limited version of ColdFusion MX 6.1 Server, which can be used by only one user at a time. Although this would be no good for a production environment, it is perfect for developmental and testing purposes. You can also download the version 6.1 upgrade free from http://www.macromedia.com/ software/coldfusion/productinfo/upgrade/, if you dont have it.

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Secondarily, you need a copy of Microsoft Access (preferably XP or 2000) or another database of choice, a web server to run your examples through (see Chapter 1 for more details), and a web browser to view your examples. You also need a copy of Flash MX to work through the examples in Chapter 12, Flash Web Services. A few more minor downloads are required over the course of the book, but well refer to these when required. Youll also want to download the example code for this book, available from http://www.apress.com. This contains all the examples discussed in the book, making your job even easier.

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CHAPTER 1

Welcome to ColdFusion MX 6.1
BECAUSE YOU HAVE PICKED UP this book, youre probably interested in planning and developing dynamic web sites using ColdFusion MX and Dreamweaver MX (latest versionsColdFusion 6.1 and Dreamweaver MX 2004). Luckily, using ColdFusion MX 6.1 together with Dreamweaver MX 2004 has never been easier! ColdFusion MX 6.1 is aimed at developers who want to make dynamic web sites or applications by introducing interactivity between the user and a server. ColdFusion MX 6.1 is a powerful server-side technology that essentially combines an application server and a specialized scripting language called ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML). ColdFusion MX 6.1 Application Server has its own web server, but it can work with a wide range of web servers. When the end-user requests a ColdFusion MX 6.1 page, the server processes the page and returns it to the user. Because the code executes on the server, the users cannot see the source code, and the server-side code works the same way regardless of what browser the end-user employs. CFML is perhaps the easiest server-side scripting language to learn. Despite ColdFusion MX 6.1s simplicity, it can be used to create large-scale enterprise applications on its own, or it can be integrated with JavaServer Pages (JSP). You can use it to create anything from a content management system to a fully featured e-commerce site!

Integration with Studio MX
As you already know, the Developer Version of ColdFusion MX 6.1 is bundled with Studio MX 2004. The Developer version is fully functional and free, but restricted to requests from a single IP address. You will find support for CFML and for ColdFusion MX 6.1 in most of these products, some more than others. For example, there is not much integration with FreeHand MX and Fireworks MX, but they are primarily graphics-based products used to design web site front-ends, so this is to be expected. On the other hand, you can use Flash MX 2004 (standard or professional), Dreamweaver MX 2004, and HomeSite+ in

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conjunction with ColdFusion MX 6.1 to create dynamic web sites more efficiently than ever because of their integration with the server. Other new products, such as Flex, also integrate with ColdFusion MX 6.1 very well. Flex is Macromedias new server product that generates Rich Internet Application (RIA) interfaces from XML (see www.macromedia.com for more information about Flex). This section outlines some of the key points regarding the integration of ColdFusion MX 6.1 with other products in the Studio MX suite.

Flash Integration

Since Flash 4, developers have been able to integrate server-side languages with Flash movies. With the introduction of Flash Remoting in Flash MX, ColdFusion MX and Flash have been brought together in an entirely new way. This is still true for ColdFusion MX 6.1. Flash Remoting offers an efficient, lightweight, and easy-to-use method for integrating ColdFusion MX 6.1 with Flash movies. Flash MX 2004 also has improved support for consuming web services and XML dataand it should come as no surprise that ColdFusion MX 6.1 has excellent support for XML and for web services. These technologies make it easy to share data between Flash applications and ColdFusion applications without having to write more than a couple lines of code! Macromedias support for integrating ColdFusion MX 6.1 with Flash is certainly the strongest when it comes to server-side support. Flex, a server-side Flash generation server, is one such example. Who knows what might be next? Expect to see further advancements in the near future. For more information on Flash integration with ColdFusion MX 6.1, refer to Chapter 12.

HomeSite+

HomeSite+ is an enhanced version of Macromedias HomeSite 5 and ColdFusion Studio 5. It is an advanced code editor for several languages, including ColdFusion MX 6.1. It fully supports ColdFusion MX 6.1 tags for code completion and hinting. You can find HomeSite+ in the Dreamweaver folder on the Studio MX 2004 CD-ROM. It must be installed separately.

Integration with Dreamweaver
Macromedia has made it easier than ever to develop rich ColdFusion MX 6.1 applications with Dreamweaver MX 2004. For example, Dreamweaver MX 2004

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allows you to create Recordsets using a simple wizard interface and add server behaviors that can page through those Recordsets with a few mouse clicks.
TIP A Recordset is a specific group of records selected from a database and defined as a single object, thus enabling you to easily manipulate the data via your server-side language.
Dreamweaver MX 2004 also offers code hinting for ColdFusion MX 6.1 tags, which brings up a list of available tag attributes and suggested values where appropriate. Also available is a complete tag editor that allows you to right-click on ColdFusion MX 6.1 tags and fill in attributes by using a wizard-style interface that uses text boxes and drop-down menus, and support for CFML functions, keyboard shortcuts (including snippet keyboard shortcuts), and more. You can also receive ColdFusion MX 6.1 server debugging information from within Dreamweaver MX 2004, which helps you debug your applications. Macromedia has also made it very simple to use web services and ColdFusion Components (a powerful new tool in CFMX 6.1) within Dreamweaver MX 2004. Tell Dreamweaver MX 2004 the URL of any web service, select Insert Code, and Dreamweaver MX 2004 generates all the necessary code and embeds it into your ColdFusion MX 6.1 template.
The ColdFusion MX 6.1 Server and CFML
The ColdFusion MX 6.1 Server and CFML have a good deal of competition in the world of server-side languages and web application servers. Before working with ColdFusion MX 6.1 (or any language, for that matter), it is always wise to weigh the pros and cons.
Advantages of ColdFusion MX 6.1
ColdFusion MX 6.1 provides several advantages. Foremost is its simplicity and ease of use. This means that it is easy to learn (as you will find out soon) and fast to develop in, which canand almost always doesmake it cheaper for your clients in the long run. ColdFusion MX 6.1 makes it easy to perform queries, send e-mails, search your site or collect documents, grab remote web pages or files, or force users to log in to an application, all by providing standard tags to perform these actions instead of requiring you to write custom code. Despite its simplicity, CFML is a powerful server-side language. You can use custom tags, use a number of network protocols, have full database access,

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and integrate with enterprise-level solutions (such as Enterprise JavaBeans [EJB], Component Object Model [COM], and Common Object Request Broker Architecture [CORBA]). The ColdFusion Component Architecture, introduced to CFML in ColdFusion MX and refined in MX 6.1, allows developers to take advantage of many of the powerful Object Oriented Language benefits such as inheritance, instance-based development, and encapsulation. ColdFusion MX 6.1 almost always pays for itself tenfold because of the amount of development time it saves compared to its competitors.

Disadvantages of ColdFusion MX 6.1
Many server-side programming language alternatives to ColdFusion, such as ASP PHP, JSP, and Perl, are free to use. However, none comes with the technical , and community support, variety of supported OS platforms, and out-of-the-box features ColdFusion MX 6.1 has. Sure, ColdFusion MX 6.1 does cost a little bit of money initially, but this is compensated by other savings as we already mentioned, and it is free for development purposes. You can run a fully featured copy of ColdFusion MX 6.1 Enterprise Edition for free to develop your applicationsthe only catch is that it will not allow other browsers to visit your applications (obviouslyits only for development until you purchase a license or arrange for a host).
Installing the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Server
You can install ColdFusion MX 6.1 MX on several different operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX. It also has the advantage of having a built-in web server, so you can test and develop on a system that does not have a server already installed. In this section, we explain how to install ColdFusion MX 6.1 server onto a Windows-based system. Before you begin the installation, we strongly recommend that you make sure that your computer system meets the minimum hardware requirements as specified by Macromedia. You can find these system requirements at http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/part_ins.htm.
How to Install ColdFusion MX 6.1
1. Start the install procedure. After agreeing to the end-user license agreement, you will be taken to the Customer Information dialog box. This is where you enter details like your name and organization name. You can also enter a serial number if you have purchased a license for ColdFusion

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MX or ColdFusion MX 6.1. If you leave the serial number text field blank, you will install the 30-day trial version. There is a bullet for opting to immediately install the developer version, which is a single-IP address fully-functional version (if you install the 30-day trial and let the trial expire, it becomes a developer edition anyway). In addition to the license type, you choose the install type. Several options are available. In this book we focus on the standalone version, but be aware that ColdFusion MX 6.1 is a Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application, and as such it runs on top of a J2EE server. There are options to install ColdFusion MX 6.1 on top of JRun 4, or to deploy it on an existing J2EE application server as either a.ear or.war file. If you dont know what all of that means, dont worry about it right now. Just know that ColdFusion runs as a Java application and that there are many options for how ColdFusion MX 6.1 can be configured and deployed. You can read more about installing the J2EE version of CFMX 6.1 at http://livedocs.macromedia.com/ coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/installj.htm#wp109411. 2. Next, the installer detects which web servers you currently have installed and gives you the option of using any of these or Macromedias standalone web server. Macromedia recommends that you use the standalone server only for developmental purposes and not on production systems. Note that by default the standalone server runs on port 8500. So, if you are connecting to your local machine, you must always append :8500 onto the domain in the URL. For example, to access the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Administrator, you would need to enter http://localhost:8500/ CFIDE/administrator/ in the address bar of your web browser. If you are using Internet Information Server (IIS) or Apache (or any other web server) with the default HTTP port (80), you will connect to the local machine as http://localhost/CFIDE/administrator/. Choose one of these options and click the Next button. Now you define the paths to which you want to install the program files and web files. By default, ColdFusion MX 6.1 installs to the C:\CFusionMX\ directory. When finished, click the Next button. The next step of the install procedure allows you to choose what components are installed. The first component is the application server itself, which must be installed. The second component is the Documentation and sample applications, and these are optional. In a production environment, do not install the documentation or sample applications, because they may be exploited by malicious Web users. When you have finished making your decision, click on the Next button.

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You can access the most recent documentation at http://livedocs.macromedia.com/, and users can actually add comments and notes to most pages for other people to read. These comments often contain useful tips or workarounds for bugs.
Next, you choose passwords for the administration web site and for users connecting through Remote Development Services (RDS). RDS is one way that HomeSite and Dreamweaver MX 2004 can connect remotely to the ColdFusion MX 6.1 server and edit files. If you wish to use the same password for both, simply click the Use the same password as above checkbox and enter a password into both of the upper text fields. Click the Next button after you are finished. The final step is a confirmation screen. This allows you to check all settings before actually installing the files. You can go back and make changes before returning and clicking on the Install button. ColdFusion MX 6.1 will then take several minutes to install before the wizard completes. Once the installation wizard has successfully completed, it will launch the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Administration web site, which we walk you through later in this chapter. Once you log in to the Administrator, click on Version Information near the top right, and you will see a brief summary of the server details and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) details. A text field near the top of this page lets you enter a new serial number. If you installed the Developer or 30-day trial edition of ColdFusion MX 6.1 and later want to upgrade to the Professional or Enterprise edition, simply return to this page and enter your serial number. ColdFusion MX 6.1 will remove the connection limitations of the Developer edition.
Before getting started with ColdFusion MX 6.1, update your software to the latest version. At the time of writing, the latest update offered by Macromedia is ColdFusion MX 6.1. As new bug fixes and features are released, hotpatches and sometimes even updaters are made available for download. You can check for new patches and updates at http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/.

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Changing the Port Number for ColdFusion MX 6.1
If using the Macromedia standalone web server with ColdFusion MX 6.1, you can also change the port from 8500 to 80 or any other available port. Simply open the install directory: \CFusionMX\runtime\servers\default\ SERVER-INF\jrun.xml file and search for <attribute name="port">8500</attribute>, which is near the bottom of the document. Change the port number from 8500 to the available port you wish to use, such as port 80, and save this file. Stop and restart the ColdFusion MX 6.1 MX Application server service from the Services window at the Control Panel Administrative ToolsServices interface. You will now be able to access your ColdFusion MX 6.1 Administrator and pages on the new port that you specified. More information about configuring the builtin web server appears at http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/ adv_development/config_builtin_webserver/.

The ColdFusion MX 6.1 Administrator
ColdFusion MX 6.1 settings are defined in two places: the Web-based ColdFusion MX 6.1 Administrator (also known as the Admin), and within XML files in the ColdFusion MX 6.1 program directory. Most of the changes youll ever need to make can be done through the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Administrator, found at http://localhost:8500/CFIDE/administrator/ if you are using ColdFusion MX 6.1s built-in web server by default. If using IIS, Apache, or have configured ColdFusion MX 6.1 to respond to a different port, then you must modify the port (and any other URLs in this book) accordingly. We assume that you are running the server on port 8500. When you first connect to the Administrator, it will provide you with a login screen. This is where you enter your ColdFusion MX 6.1 Administrator password (which you selected while installing the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Server). Enter the password and click on the Login button. You will be taken to the administration homepage. The Administrator has five major sections down the left side of the interface: Server Settings Data & Services Debugging & Logging Extensions Security

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All these sections have areas of their own you must consider while working with this tool. We describe all these areas next. However, we provide only a brief overview of Extensions and Security, two highly advanced areas of ColdFusion MX 6.1 development beyond the scope of this book.

Server Settings

The Server Settings area has ten different areas (nine if youre using the J2EE version) primarily used to control server-wide settings, such as enabling and disabling certain variable scopes, and mail server and caching settings.

Settings

These are general server settings that control behavior and performance. You can set the number of seconds that a user request is allowed to run before it times out (if at all), and also limit the number of simultaneous requests a user can run. You can define which template will be called if ColdFusion MX 6.1 cannot find the requested template, and can also specify which template is called if an error occurs and is not handled in the ColdFusion MX 6.1 code. We cover error handling in detail in Chapter 8.

Caching

This is where you define how many ColdFusion MX 6.1 templates (.cfm files) and database queries can be cached in the server memory at one time. You can also specify if the server should check whether the file currently being served by ColdFusion MX 6.1 is the most recent version of the file. This last setting, called Trusted Cache, is an option you would enable only if your files never changed after you upload them to the server. When ColdFusion MX 6.1 runs a template for the first time, it compiles the template into a.class file and caches the file on the server. The next time the file is requested, ColdFusion MX 6.1 checks whether the requested file is newer then the one in the cache; if so, it recompiles the template and returns it to the visitor. If the file in the cache is the latest version, then the file is returned immediately to the visitor, and ColdFusion MX 6.1 doesnt need to recompile the file. This enables ColdFusion MX 6.1 to recompile files only when they have changed, greatly improving server performance.

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Client Variables
ColdFusion MX 6.1 allows you to store persistent data for users. At a shopping site, for example, if a user were to leave the site and return later, you could save the contents of the visitors shopping cart. ColdFusion MX 6.1 does this by issuing the visitor a unique key and storing the visitors data in a database, cookie, or the system registry. This section is where you define which databases should store the persistent data, how long it is stored before being purged from the database, and whether ColdFusion MX 6.1 should store the data in the registry, in cookies, or in a particular database by default. We cover client variables in detail in Chapter 7.

Memory Variables

ColdFusion MX 6.1 also allows developers to store data in server memory instead of saving it as session variables in a database, cookie, or registry. Memory variables and persistent data are covered in Chapter 7.

Mappings

ColdFusion MX 6.1 mappings are aliases to directories, even those outside the Web-root, and are similar to the virtual directories that you would define in your web server. We mainly use them when creating custom tags in ColdFusion MX 6.1 or include files. Instead of including a file by specifying the path././includes/header.cfm, you could create a mapping named SiteA that points to the root of the SiteA.com web site. Then you could include this file in the following way: /SiteA/includes/header.cfm. This mapping will work no matter how deeply header.cfm is located within the sites directory structure. How to include external files by using the <cfinclude> tag is covered in Chapter 10.

Mail Server

This is where you enter your mail server settings into ColdFusion MX 6.1; this enables us to use the <cfmail> tag to send e-mails through ColdFusion MX 6.1. We cover <cfmail> in Chapter 5.

Charting

ColdFusion MX 6.1 lets you dynamically create bar charts, pie charts, line graphs, and several other types of charts in two or three dimensions. This is where you

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specify whether to cache charts to the hard drive or the server memory. You also choose where to save any charts that are cached to the disk, and also the maximum number of charts in either cache. You can also specify the maximum number of thread requests (between one and five) that can be processed at the same time.

Java and JVM

This is where you define settings relating to the JVM by specifying the location where the JVM is installed, and any initialization arguments that you need to pass to the JVM. Typically, you dont ever need to change these settings. You can specify any additional class paths for the JVM that are sometimes needed when adding Java custom tags. Note that in the J2EE version of ColdFusion MX 6.1, this section is omitted (the J2EE application server settings are used instead).

Archives and Deployment

ColdFusion MX 6.1 allows you to save your web servers (or a specific applications) configuration information to an archive and migrate the archive to a different computer, or back up the archive and restore it later on the current machine.

Settings Summary

This is just a report of the current configuration. The page makes it easy for you to see all your configuration settings in one place and print a record. You can also click on the different sections of the report, which takes you to the corresponding page in the Administrator.

Data and Services

The next major section, Data and Services, has four different areas. You use these to create data sources, assign aliases to web services, and set up the Verity search engine (described shortly).

Data Sources

This is where you define your data sources for each database for this server. A data source is essentially an alias (that you define on your server) that allows you to communicate with your database.

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Verity Collections
ColdFusion MX 6.1 ships with an indexing engine called Verity, which allows you to build a search engine for your web site. Verity lets you index MS Word documents, Adobe PDFs, databases, and most other document types. For more information on Verity, check out Macromedias online documentation at http://livedocs.macromedia.com/ coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/indexseb.htm#wp1160419.

Verity K2 Server

Macromedia ships with a limited version of Veritys K2 Server, which is used to index and search documents within a site. Using Verity K2 Server, you can create collections of documents (such as MS Word documents or Adobe PDFs), search the collection(s) for a combination of words, and display the results within your ColdFusion MX 6.1 pages sorted by a ranking generated by Verity, and much more. You can find more information on Verity and the K2 Server at www.verity.com.

Web Services

This is where you can set up aliases for your commonly used web services. Instead of always typing the URL to the web service you want to use, you can simply register it in this section. For example, you can set up an alias called GoogleSearch for the URL http://api.google.com/GoogleSearch.wsdl. We cover web services in detail in Chapter 10.

Debugging and Logging

ColdFusion MX 6.1 includes a robust debugging environment that allows developers to debug applications easily during development. We cover the debugging options in detail here, including how to set which IP addresses are able to view debugging output, and which variable scopes and debugging output will be displayed.

Debugging Settings

This section is where you decide whether to enable debugging, and in which layout you want to display the debugging information (at the bottom of each template, or in a popup window with an expandable/collapsible tree). By defining what information should be shown in the debug output, developers can get detailed information on variables, queries, execution times, which pages were

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processed for the current request, and all sorts of valuable error/exception information. You can also define whether to show database query information and which variables and their corresponding values should show up in the debugging output. This debugging output can also be used within Dreamweaver MX 2004 and HomeSite+ in addition to being displayed at the bottom of each template.

Debugging IP Addresses

This is where you enter the IP addresses that will receive the debugging information. It is important to note that if you dont define IP addresses in this section, all users will receive the debugging output. For this reason, it is advisable to enter at least the IP address of the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Server, or simply the IP address 127.0.0.1, which will always point to the local machine, or in this case the server running ColdFusion MX 6.1.

Logging Settings

When ColdFusion MX 6.1 encounters errors in the code, it will typically log the error to a file, which administrators and developers can peruse later. This helps developers figure out which part of their application is encountering problems and needs attention. In this section, you tell ColdFusion MX 6.1 which directory to save the log files in, the maximum allowed size of the log files before ColdFusion MX 6.1 archives them, and how many archived files to keep before deleting the older error logs. You can also tell ColdFusion MX 6.1 to log any template that takes more than a certain number of seconds to execute. This helps track templates that are performing badly and are perhaps inefficient and/or experiencing problems.

Log Files

This is where you view the log files ColdFusion MX 6.1 has produced. You can also go to the log directory that you defined in the Logging Settings section and open the files in Notepad or any other text editor. Log files can be downloaded, viewed, archived, or deleted.

Scheduled Tasks

ColdFusion MX 6.1 provides developers with an easy way to schedule templates to run at a specific day and time. Using this Web interface, you can create a new task that will execute once or recur every few hours. For example, you could schedule a ColdFusion MX 6.1 template to fetch new data from a remote newsfeed every 8 hours, or delete customers shopping carts if they havent made any changes in the past 24 hours.

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System Probes
You can use system probes to check whether your web site is running and functioning properly. Simply create a new probe, enter the URL to check, along with a string or regular expression to check for, and if the probe fails, it can either send an e-mail to a specified address or execute a script or program that could be used to restart the ColdFusion MX 6.1 service.

Code Analyzer

The code analyzer is useful when migrating from an earlier version of ColdFusion MX 6.1. It examines existing code and reports any potential issues that may arise because of deprecated ColdFusion MX 6.1 tags or features.

Extensions

This section is mainly for advanced development. It lets you extend ColdFusion MX 6.1 by registering new Java Applets that you want to use in your applications. You can also define new ColdFusion Extension (CFX) tags (custom tags written in Java or C++) that usually add features beyond those you could build using just CFML. For example, some CFX tags can resize images or convert them to different formats, or just tell you the width and height of an existing image.

Security

In this final section, you can define/disable a password for connecting to the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Administrator or for users to connect to ColdFusion MX 6.1 servers using Dreamweaver MX 2004 or ColdFusion Studio/HomeSite+. The final section, Sandbox Security, is used to restrict which sites can have access to which ColdFusion MX 6.1 elements, functions, and resources. You could prohibit certain sites from using elements such as <cffile>, <cfdirectory>, <cfhttp>, <cfftp>, or <cfmail>. You could even limit which servers or IP addresses the web site can connect to. Sandbox security is primarily used for servers employed in a shared hosting environment, where you want to lock down access to tags and data sources.

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Figure 1-4. Successful URL prefix dialog 6. Finally, in the Site Definition dialog box, select the No radio button if you do not want to upload your files to another machine (see Figure 1-5). We will not be using this feature in this book. However, you may want to use this for testing if your ColdFusion MX 6.1 server is on another machine or on your hosting providers server. Click the Next button.
Figure 1-5. If you are not using a remote server, click the No option. 7. When finished, you will see a summary screen showing all your settings. To further configure these settings, select the Advanced tab at this time and make the desired modifications. Otherwise, click on the Done button.
Now you are back in Dreamweaver MX 2004, and you should notice a few changes in the authoring environment. First, there are certain additions specific to ColdFusion MX 6.1 in the Application panel group (Database, Bindings, Server Behaviors, and Components). You can define RDS logins (the RDS password is the one you defined earlier during installation), create data sources, and select Recordsets using these new features. The Insert bar now has tabs for CFML (and are labeled appropriately).
Getting Started with CFML
One of ColdFusion MX 6.1s greatest strengths is the simplicity of its tag-based language, CFML. If you have experience with coding HTML, the migration to

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ColdFusion MX 6.1 should be very easy. Like HTML, CFML is not case-sensitive, so it doesnt matter if you type a tag in uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case. In this section, we are going to run through a few CFML tags. For developers used to a JavaScript-like syntax, CFML supports CFScript, which allows access to most ColdFusion MX 6.1 functionality through a more traditional coding style. We provide several more in-depth examples in Chapter 3.

Setting a Variable

To set a variable in a page, type
<cfset myVar = "myValue">
To output this variable, type
<cfoutput>#myVar#</cfoutput>
If you save this code in a.cfm file and view it in a web browser, the text myValue will be output to the screen. When you output variables in ColdFusion MX 6.1, remember that they must be enclosed in pound signs (#). Without pound signs, ColdFusion MX 6.1 assumes that you want to output a string, so typing <cfoutput>myVar</cfoutput> would simply output myVar to the window. Likewise, if we forget the <cfoutput> tags, ColdFusion MX 6.1 wont parse the variables, and #myVar# will show up as the output! One place where ColdFusion MX 6.1 differs from other programming languages is that it doesnt require you to declare a data type for a variable before setting a value. ColdFusion MX 6.1 automatically converts variables and determines their data type for you.

Frequently Asked Questions
HOW ADOBEPRODUCTS SUPPORT WINDOWS VISTA
Adobe is committed to helping its customers transition smoothly to the new Windows Vista operating system. This document details how current and upcoming Adobe products support Windows Vista.
ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Will Adobe support the new Windows Vista operating system? A. As a leading developer for Microsoft Windows, Adobe has a long track record of supporting the latest version of the Windows operating system. Adobe is excited about the new Windows Vista operating system and has been working closely with Microsoft to test Adobe products on prerelease editions of this operating system. Now that Windows Vista is publicly available, Adobe is conducting final testing of many of its products to: Identify and document issues with current versions of its software. Develop free patches for some of Adobes currently available products, so they run smoothly on Windows Vista. Verify that upcoming releases of Adobes products meet rigorous standards of quality and fully support Windows Vista. Q. Do current versions of Adobe products support Windows Vista? A. All Adobe products available as of January 30, 2007 were released before Windows Vista became publicly available and so have not been fully designed for or tested on this new operating system. However, many of those products run under Window Vista with minimal issues. To find out more about how different Adobe products work with Windows Vista, please see specific product sections later in this FAQ. Q. Will Adobe update currently available products to support Windows Vista? A. Adobe has an extensive portfolio of products, each with different schedules for fully supporting Windows Vista. For example, Adobe has already released free updates to Adobe Photoshop Elements (version 5.0.2) and Adobe Premiere Elements (version 3.0.2) to deliver full compatibility with Windows Vista, and it currently plans to release a free update to Adobe Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader 8 in the first half of 2007 to support Windows Vista. On the other hand, Adobe is already preparing to release the next versions of its professional creative products, including Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, and After Effects, in the Spring and Summer 2007 and does not plan to issue updates to current versions of those products for Windows Vista compatibility. For more details, please see specific products sections in this FAQ.
This document covers these Adobe products:
Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional Adobe Reader Adobe Creative Suite Adobe GoLive Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe InCopy Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Macromedia Studio Macromedia Contribute Macromedia Dreamweaver Macromedia Fireworks Macromedia Flash Professional or Basic Macromedia Flash Player Adobe Production Studio Adobe Audition Adobe After Effects Professional or Standard Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Encore DVD Ultra 2 DV Rack HD 2 Vlog It! Ovation Adobe FrameMaker Macromedia FreeHand Adobe PageMaker Adobe Photoshop Elements Adobe Premiere Elements
ADOBE ACROBAT AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Does Adobe support Acrobat 8 on Windows Vista? A. Prior to shipping in November 2006, Adobe tested Adobe Acrobat 8 software on prerelease versions of Windows Vista. We are now actively testing Acrobat on the shipping editions of Windows Vista. Customers can install and run Acrobat 8 today with some known issues. (To find out more about these issues, visit www.adobe.com/go/support and search on the keyword Vista in the Adobe knowledgebase). In the first half of 2007, we expect to issue a free update to Acrobat 8 to support Windows Vista. Acrobat 7.0 and earlier versions do not support Windows Vista. Adobe does not plan to release updates to Acrobat 7.0 and earlier for Windows Vista compatibility. Q. Does Adobe Acrobat 8 work with Microsoft Office 2007? A. Acrobat 8 shipped prior to Microsoft Office 2007 software. We are now actively testing Acrobat with the shipping version of Office 2007 software and Office 2007 files. In the first half of 2007, we expect to issue a free update to Acrobat 8 to support Office 2007. Acrobat 7.0 and earlier versions do not support Office 2007 software or Office 2007 files. Adobe does not plan to release updates to Acrobat 7.0 and earlier to support Office 2007 software or files. Q. Does Adobe Reader 8 run on Windows Vista? Do earlier versions of Adobe Reader run on Windows Vista? A. Adobe Reader 8 has been tested on prerelease versions of Windows Vista. We are now actively testing Adobe Reader on the shipping editions of Windows Vista. Customers can install and run Adobe Reader but may run into issues. In the first half of 2007, we expect to release an update to the free Adobe Reader 8 to support Windows Vista. Earlier versions of Adobe Reader do not officially support Windows Vista. Adobe does not plan to release updates to earlier versions of Adobe Reader to support Windows Vista. Q. Does Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional run on Windows Vista? A. Prior to shipping Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional software, Adobe tested this product with prerelease versions of Microsoft Windows Vista. We are now actively testing Acrobat Connect Professional on the shipping version of Windows Vista. Customers can install and run Acrobat Connect Professional on Windows Vista but may run into issues (visit www.adobe.com/go/support and search on the keyword Vista in the Adobe knowledgebase for details about any known issues). In the second half of 2007, Adobe expects to issue a free Service Pack that will provide client support for Windows Vista. Macromedia Breeze 5.x and earlier do not support Windows Vista. Adobe does not plan to release updates to Breeze 5.x or earlier versions to support Windows Vista. Q. Does Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional and Adobe Presenter work with Microsoft Office 2007? A. Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional and Adobe Presenter shipped prior to Microsoft Office 2007. We are now actively testing Acrobat Connect Professional and Presenter with the shipping version of Office 2007 software and Office 2007 files. In mid-to-late 2007, we expect to issue a free Service Pack that will provide support for Office 2007. Breeze 5.x and earlier do not support Office 2007 or Office 2007 files. Adobe does not plan to release updates to Breeze 5.x to provide compatibility with Office 2007 software and files.

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ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Does Adobe support Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 on Windows Vista? A. Adobe released Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 in November 2006 to integrate Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, as well as to include Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 as an added bonus in the box. While Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 and its components do not officially support Windows Vista, we are not currently aware of major issues that would adversely affect customer use of Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 on Windows Vista. (Technical Support will document any known issues in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can access at www.adobe.com/go/ support. Enter the keyword Vista.) Q. Does Adobe support Adobe Creative Suite 2 on Windows Vista? A. Adobe Creative Suite 2 was released almost two years before Windows Vista became publicly available and is not recommended for use on this new operating system. While some of its components, including Adobe InDesign CS2, Illustrator CS2, and Photoshop CS2, install and run under Windows Vista with only minor known issues, other components such as Acrobat 7.0 Professional do not support Windows Vista. Q. I use a number of plug-ins with my Adobe software. Are those plug-ins compatible with Windows Vista? A. When upgrading to a major new operating system like Windows Vista, you need to plan your transition and make sure that any plug-ins you rely on for daily production work will also be compatible. For information about plug-in compatibility with Windows Vista, you will need to visit the websites for or contact the developers of your plug-ins. Q. When will Adobe Creative Suite officially support Windows Vista? A. Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen has publicly stated that Adobe would be releasing Adobe Creative Suite 3 in the Spring 2007. Adobe Creative Suite 3 is being designed for and thoroughly tested on 32-bit versions of four editions of Windows VistaHome Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. Q. In December 2006, Adobe released a public beta of Adobe Photoshop CS3. Does the beta of Photoshop run on Windows Vista? A. Yes. The beta version of Adobe Photoshop CS3 was designed to install and run on Windows Vista. In fact, this public beta concretely demonstrates our commitment to making our creative products compatible with the new Windows Vista operating system as soon as feasible. We are currently testing the prerelease version of Photoshop on the shipping version of Windows Vista to help ensure optimal compatibility before we officially release Photoshop CS3 in the Spring 2007. Q. Does Adobe Photoshop Lightroom run on Windows Vista? A. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 will install and run on Windows Vista. However, Lightroom was released before Windows Vista became publicly available and has not been fully tested on the final shipping version of this new operating system. Compatibility testing of Lightroom is now underway. Adobe will evaluate whether to release an update to Lightroom depending on whether any significant issues emerge during this testing. One known issue is that the Lightroom CD and DVD burning tools do not currently function on Windows Vista. Technical Support will document any additional known issues in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can access at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. ADOBE PRODUCTION STUDIO AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Does Adobe support Adobe Production Studio on Windows Vista? A. Adobe Production Studio was released a year before Windows Vista became publicly available and is not recommended for use on this new operating system. While some of its components, including Adobe After Effects 7.x, Adobe Premiere Pro 2.x, Adobe Audition 2.0, Adobe Illustrator CS2, and Adobe Photoshop CS2, install and run on Windows Vista

with only minor known issues, other key components such as Adobe Encore DVD 2.x have more significant issues installing and running as expected. For more informationand to evaluate the impact of these known issues on your workflowplease visit www.adobe.com/ go/support to search the Adobe knowledgebase. Enter the keyword Vista. Q. When will Adobe Production Studio officially support Windows Vista? A. The next version of Adobe Production Studio will be certified to run on 32-bit versions of four editions of Windows VistaHome Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. The next release of Adobe Production Studio is expected to ship in mid-2007. Q. Adobe recently acquired Serious Magic. Do products from Serious Magic, including DV Rack HD 2, Ultra 2, Vlog It!, and Ovation. Will these products run on Windows Vista? A. We do not recommend running DV Rack HD 2, Ultra 2, Vlog It!, and Ovation on Windows Vista at this time. These applications will install and run for a brief period, but then will fail to activate with no current workaround for this issue. Adobe expects any future versions of these products to install and run on Windows Vista. Q. I run Adobe Production Studio on an Adobe OpenHD certified hardware solution. Does my certified solution support Windows Vista? A. At this time, no Adobe OpenHD certified solutions support Windows Vista. However, one of the goals of the OpenHD program is to systematically test and certify solutions that incorporate the latest technology and operating systems. Now that Windows Vista is shipping, Adobes OpenHD Alliance partners will begin to integrate the new operating system into their OpenHD solutions, including developing and testing the drivers and other support necessary for optimal configurations. For more information about your solution, check www.adobeopenhd.com or contact your Value-Added Reseller.
About Adobe OpenHD: Adobe and Adobe OpenHD Alliance partners, including Dell, HP,
Intel, Microsoft, AJA, AMD, Blackmagic, Bluefish, CineForm, Focusrite, Ciprico, Matrox, NVIDIA, and Rorke Data, run a joint certification program to deliver a high-end line of integrated Windows-based HD solutions. This program helps ensure compatibility among hardware and software components, simplify the purchase process, and give customers the confidence that they are getting a validated turnkey HD solution. For more information, visit www.adobeopenhd.com.

Q. I use a variety of video hardware, as well as plug-ins for some of my Adobe software. Are all of those components compatible with Windows Vista? A. When upgrading to a major new operating system like Windows Vista, you need to plan your transition and make sure that all of the hardware and software components you depend on daily will also be compatible. Unfortunately there is no single source of information. Instead, we recommend making a list of the hardware and software tools you use regularly, and then visiting each related website to review their Windows Vista support statement. MACROMEDIA STUDIO AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Does Adobe support Macromedia Studio on Windows Vista? A. Macromedia Studio was released more than a year before Windows Vista became publicly available and does not officially support this new operating system. However, we are not currently aware of any major issues that would adversely affect customer use of Macromedia Studio on Windows Vista. (Technical Support will document any known issues in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can access at www.adobe.com/go/ support. Enter the keyword Vista.)
Q. When will Macromedia Studio officially support Windows Vista? A. The next version of Macromedia Studio will be certified to run on 32-bit versions of four editions of Windows VistaHome Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen has publicly stated that Adobe expects to release the next version in the Spring 2007. OTHER ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Do previous versions of Adobe creative products support the new Windows Vista operating system? A. Neither Adobe Creative Suite 1.x nor Macromedia Studio MX 2004nor any components of these earlier products such as Photoshop CS or Flash MX 2004were designed to install or run on Windows Vista. In addition, older versions of Adobes video products were not designed for Windows Vista. Adobe does not recommend trying to run these older versions of its products on Windows Vista because customers are likely to encounter unacceptable issues. Q. Does Adobe FrameMaker 7.2 run on Windows Vista? Does Adobe plan to update it for Windows Vista support? A. Adobe FrameMaker 7.2 and earlier do not support Windows Vista. However, Adobe currently plans to release the next major version of FrameMaker for Windows Vista. Q. Does Adobe PageMaker 7.x run on Windows Vista? A. Adobe PageMaker 7.x does not install or run on Windows Vista. Adobe announced in 2004 that it was ending development of PageMaker but would continue to sell and support the current version. It does not plan to update PageMaker to support Windows Vista. Q. Does Macromedia FreeHand run on Windows Vista? A. Adobe does not plan to update Macromedia FreeHand to install or run on Windows Vista. TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Where can I learn about any known issues with Adobe products and Windows Vista? A. You can visit our support area on the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/support, and search for the latest information on known issues and possible solutions in the Adobe knowledgebase. Enter Vista and the name of your Adobe product(s) in the search field to look for specific results. Q. Does Adobe offer technical support for running current products on Windows Vista? A. Adobe offers basic support for running current Adobe products on Windows Vista. Specifically, we will: Research and document known issues, and possible workarounds, in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can find by visiting www.adobe.com/go/support. Troubleshoot issues with installation, crashes, printing, and other similar issues, just as we would for fully supported operating systems. Offer full support on how to use the features of supported applications, subject to the normal parameters of our support policies (please see www.adobe.com/support/main.html for details about our complimentary and paid support programs). Please note that we may not be able to address installation or compatibility and other issues that arise from running current Adobe products (those released before January 30, 2007) on Windows Vista. Q. Is there an online form for reporting issues or requesting features? A. Yes. To report a suspected bug, please visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/misc/ comments.html and click Report A Bug. To submit a product suggestion or feature request, visit www.adobe.com/misc/comments.html and click Product Feature Requests. Please note that we do not respond to submissions. However, your submissions will be presented to the appropriate Adobe product team.

AT A GLANCE: ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA SUPPORT Q. Adobe has an extensive portfolio of products. Is there a quick way for me to check which products support Windows Vista? A. We have compiled the following chart to make it easier for you to check specific products. This chart will continue to grow as more testing and support information becomes available across our products. ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA RELATED PRODUCTS Adobe Reader 8 SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Not officially HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs with some known issues. Adobe expects to release an update to the free Adobe Reader in the first half of 2007 to support the shipping version of Windows Vista. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs on Windows Vista with some known issues. Adobe expects to release a free patch for Windows Vista support via download in the first half of 2007. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Expected availability in Spring 2007. Will support Windows Vista. Installs and runs on Windows Vista with some known issues. Adobe expects to release a free service pack in the second half of 2007 to provide Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Not recommended Not recommended HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs on Windows Vista with some known issues. No patches for Windows Vista support expected. Creative Suite 3 with full Windows Vista support expected to ship in Spring 2007. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www. adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Some components, such as InDesign CS2 and Photoshop CS2, install and run under Windows Vista with minimal known issues. However, other components do not install and run on Windows Vista.
Acrobat 8 Professional and Standard

Not officially

Acrobat 3D (version 8) Acrobat Connect Professional
Announced but not yet publicly available. Not officially
Earlier versions of Acrobat RELATED PRODUCTS Adobe Creative Suite 2.3
Acrobat 7 and earlier versions do not support Windows Vista. SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Not officially
Acrobat 3D (version 7.0) Does not support Windows Vista.

Adobe Creative Suite 2

Does not support Windows Vista
ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA RELATED PRODUCTS Adobe Creative Suite 1.x InDesign CS2 SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Does not support Windows Vista Not officially HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Not recommended Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Adobe does not recommend installing and running InDesign CS, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, GoLIve CS, or earlier versions of any of these products on Windows Vista. HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Some components, such as After Effects 7.x and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.x, install and run under Windows Vista with minimal known issues. However, other components such as Encore DVD do not run consistently on Windows Vista. To evaluate the known issues, visit the Adobe knowledgebase online at www.adobe.com/go/ support, and enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. (One known issue is that you may encounter display issues if you run After Effects 7.x with Aero {Desktop Composition} turned on. Disabling Aero fixes the issue.) Find out about known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista.

Photoshop CS2

Photoshop Lightroom 1.0

Illustrator CS2

GoLive CS2

InCopy CS2

Earlier versions of Creative Suite components RELATED PRODUCTS Adobe Production Studio

Does not support

SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Not officially
Adobe After Effects Professional 7.0 and Standard 7.0
ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA RELATED PRODUCTS SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Encore DVD 2.0 cannot launch directly under Windows Vista. Customers must run it as an administrator instead. In addition, you may encounter issues installing the Library content that comes with Encore DVD. Full details are available in the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keywords Vista and Encore DVD. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Do not recommend trying to run on Windows Vista. (Installs and launches but does not activate.) Expect any future version to be compatible with Windows Vista. Do not recommend trying to run on Windows Vista. (Installs and launches but does not activate.) Expect any future version to be compatible with Windows Vista. Do not recommend trying to run on Windows Vista. (Installs and launches but does not activate.) Expect any future version to be compatible with Windows Vista. Do not recommend trying to run on Windows Vista. (Installs and launches but does not activate.) Expect any future version to be compatible with Windows Vista. Adobe does not recommend installing and running earlier versions of After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Encore DVD, or Audition on Windows Vista. HOW IT RUNS UNDER WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. For full Windows Vista support, download the latest version of Flash Player 9 at www.adobe. com/products/flashplayer

Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Not officially

Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

Adobe Audition 2.0

Ultra 2

DV Rack HD 2

Vlog It!

Ovation
Earlier versions of Adobe video software
RELATED PRODUCTS Studio 8
Flash Professional or Basic 8

Flash Player 9

Fully supports
ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA RELATED PRODUCTS Dreamweaver 8 SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Not officially HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Adobe does not recommend installing and running earlier versions of Studio, Flash, or Dreamweaver on Windows Vista. HOW IT RUNS UNDER WINDOWS VISTA Windows Vista support expected in the next major release of Adobe FrameMaker For Windows Vista support in Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0, download the free patch at www. adobe.com/support/downloads For Windows VIsta support in Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0, download the free patch at www. adobe.com/support/downloads No planned update to PageMaker for Windows Vista support. No planned update FreeHand for Windows Vista support.

Fireworks 8

Contribute 3 and 4

FlashPaper 2

Earlier versions of Studio or related software OTHER ADOBE PRODUCTS FrameMaker Photoshop Elements 5.0.2 Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0.2 PageMaker FreeHand
SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Does not currently support Fully supports
Does not support Does not support
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