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DEVELOPING
COLDFUSION 9 APPLICATIONS
Building Blocks of ColdFusion Applications
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Registering CFX tags
To use a CFX tag in your ColdFusion applications, first register it in the Extensions, CFX Tags page in the ColdFusion
Administrator.
1
In the ColdFusion Administrator, select Extensions > CFX Tags.
2
Click Register C++ CFX.
3
Enter the Tag name (for example,
cfx_MyNewTag
).
4
If the Server Library .dll field is empty, enter the filepath.
5
Accept the default Procedure entry.
6
Clear the Keep library loaded box while developing the tag.
For improved performance, when the tag is ready for production use, you can select this option to keep the DLL in
memory.
7
(Optional) Enter a description.
8
Click Submit.
You can now call the tag from a ColdFusion page.
Delete a CFX tag
1
In the ColdFusion Administrator, select Extensions > CFX Tags.
2
For the tag to delete, click the Delete icon in the Controls column of the Registered CFX Tags list.