Category Archives: Problems & Fixes

CFLayout, Divs, and Z-index order

Posted on 08/03/2012 by eSearing

I ran into a problem that sometimes affects various Coldfusion elements designed to make life easier. I created a drop down mega menu which works beautifully, untill I added a CFLayot Tab box to the page. The menu would go … Continue reading →

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SQL – PATINDEX and CASE

Posted on 06/21/2012 by eSearing

I had the odd challenge of providing an account number by removing any values that were the same except for numbers at the end. Examples custname01, custname02, custname03, etc. Since these accounts are all really the same customer we need … Continue reading →

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Coldfusion CFC error messages

Posted on 04/13/2012 by eSearing

CFC’s are a wonderful thing in the world of Coldfusion Apps. They allow you append/display information without refreshing the page, deliver realtime queries of data, or display messages when users require guidance. They are wonderful until they break. If you … Continue reading →

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CFEmail – Fix

Posted on 11/16/2011 by eSearing

If your link to the SMTP server is occasionally interrupted you will notice that CFEmail will no longer function until CF services are restarted. While reviewing an article by Ben Nadel he mentioned using an alternate SMTP Server such as … Continue reading →

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Text formatted columns problems – Mdash issue

Posted on 01/06/2011 by eSearing

Mdash in Text field causes output problems when exporting to excel. Continue reading →

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