Dan Parker

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• ColdFusion ExpandPath() And GetCurrentTemplatePath()

  Posted on Dec 18, 2009 at 11:10 AM

  Hopefully this tip will help someone down the road too, or maybe someone can enlighten me as to the "right" way to code for the physical file path of an application. I was setting the following code in the OnApplicationStart() method to set the application's physical file path ( http://mydomain.com... read more »

• Win A FREE Ticket To CFUNITED 2009

  Posted on Aug 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM

  yeah some Adobe connect preso's would be worth paying something for, for sure. It seems like there were a ton of blog posts last year with presentations etc, but it seems to be "mums the word" out there this year...maybe I'm not plugged into the right frequency this time around :-)... read more »

• Win A FREE Ticket To CFUNITED 2009

  Posted on Aug 1, 2009 at 10:33 AM

  I would attend "Advanced Custom Tags", of course, presented by the one and only BEN NADEL! lol...I'm actually a hack with my custom tags and this would be good for me to listen in on.....this would be a great opportunity to attend CFUnited for the first time! Thanks for the chance!... read more »

• ColdFusion 8.0.1 Bug Coldfusion.Image.ImageWriter $ ImageWritingException

  Posted on Jun 16, 2009 at 11:10 AM

  @Garry ....awesome idea! thanks for the tip!... read more »

• ColdFusion 8.0.1 Bug Coldfusion.Image.ImageWriter $ ImageWritingException

  Posted on Jun 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM

  I commented earlier about converting .jpg's to .gif as a workaround. I've since learned that my .jpg problems stemmed from trying to constrain both the height and width of the .jpg using CFIMAGE action="resize". Sometimes my users would upload a .jpg (book covers in this case) and the dimensions wer... read more »

• The New BenNadel.com - Same Content, Fresh New Look

  Posted on May 11, 2009 at 7:08 PM

  What?!?! You mean I don't have to answer the "What site is this?" question to all my CF friends when I send them links to CF advice on your site? The old header image...ahem....seemed a bit familiar to many of our bachelor party days ;-)... read more »

• Is It Time For "Practical" Object Oriented Programming (OOP)?

  Posted on Mar 30, 2009 at 10:36 AM

  You're in good company, Ben. I've spent the last year watching every OO/Framework presentation that's come down the pike...trying to get a mastery of it all BEFORE I start my next GREAT project. I've been a procedural guy for years and I'm trying to break out of the mold and build applications that ... read more »

• ColdFusion 8.0.1 Bug Coldfusion.Image.ImageWriter $ ImageWritingException

  Posted on Jul 17, 2008 at 1:36 PM

  Hey Ben, I've been working with the jpg issues for a while. I've noticed that some jpg's don't play nice even after the hotfixes are applied. It may be a hack, but I got fed up and had to do something....I'm converting the jpg's to gif's (usng CFIMAGE action="convert") after they're uploaded and th... read more »