CFC's and UDF's.
CFC's and UDF's are great addition to CFMX along with the switch over to JRun / java! The last update to 6.1 was free and I think it was one big jar file. No uprooting to move from 6.0. CFC's are just a bunch of UDF's in a special house. Nothing to them. Good luck D :)
Here is my old post again!
Doing the connection string yourself is a whole new world for most people, but its a good idea to start learning this method right away. Jodohost ODBC connection creation page works BUT CFMX is not connected to it and you should not be using ODBC connections...
I think hatton is coming from cf 5 because of the words he used are C/C++ based.
Hatton is also correct here .....
"Exactly, they have the resources to create your connection, all you need to do is tell them your account name and the database name you created for the MySQL database...
That will not work and I also suggest not bothering them anymore. They
might start getting mad and that is never a good thing.
As I said before if you want me to do it let me know and then we can
work on the details a little more with you but more trouble tickets will only cause more...
I only had problems with MS SQL Server because I think when
I orginally created the database the password/ user name field didn't show up so I could not create a ODBC or any other kind of connection because I simply can't log in to the server in general. They said to recreate the database and...
DSNs are only for people who are new to CFMX. Since CFMX is now a J2EE app they stopped using them. The DSNs inside the Admin are just an easier way the edit an XML file and makes it fool proof.
Without downloading anything try to follow the example given...