commandbox Archives - Evagoras Charalambous

Run a CommandBox ColdFusion instance as a Windows Service

August 9, 2019|ColdFusion2

Although CommandBox ColdFusion instances run for just the duration of your OS session and for only one user by default, I use the Non Sucking Service Manager (NSSM) module through a Task Runner to create a Windows Service to run things under it, making the app available to everyone and persistent over OS reboots.

Upgrading CommandBox on a Mac using Homebrew

February 14, 2017|ColdFusion

Using Homebrew makes it generally very easy to upgrade CommandBox on a Mac, albeit with some possible gotchas.

Downloading any file using ASP, FSO and the ADODB Stream object
In this article, we will see how to allow a user to download any file from our web server. They will see a prompt, givin...
Downloading any file to the browser – Part II: using ASP.NET
Following an article on how to do this using ASP 3.0, we'll see how to accomplish the same effect using ASP.NET. Using s...
Exporting Word files to HTML
In this article we will first discuss the case for and against using Word as your HTML editor. Then we will see how to p...
How to handle and customize an empty search query in WordPress
There is a way to bypass the default Wordpress functionality which displays the home page's children when a user submits...
How postback works in ASP.NET
In this article, we will take a closer look at how ASP.NET pages post back to themselves, and how to customize this feat...