MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5-CFML LANGUAGE, Reference

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xiv CFML Language Reference
Intended Audience
This reference is intended for web developers who have a working knowledge of
ColdFusion; that is, you know how to use tags and functions, but you need a
comprehensive reference that provides an in-depth description of each tag and
function, and examples of how tags and functions are used in the context of an HTML/
CFML page.
Welcome to the ColdFusion 4.5 Web Application Server
The ColdFusion 4.5 release focuses on fundamentals — the fundamentals of delivering
your e-business: faster development, better reliability, enhanced scalability, expanded
integration, and stronger security.
At the center of the ColdFusion 4.5 release is an application server platform that's been
highly optimized with new functionality and native support for UNIX. As a result, your
e-business systems will run better and do more. With this release we're launching a
new edition of ColdFusion Server for Linux so you can take advantage of the reliability
and performance of the hottest new Internet server operating system.
While optimizing the core server, we also enhanced fundamental features including
email integration, server-side FTP and HTTP, advanced security, scheduling, and
database connectivity — again giving you more reliability and new functionality.
The focus on fundamentals extends to new features. As part of a broad new
commitment to Java, ColdFusion 4.5 has a range of new Java integration options from
Java CFXs to Java Servlet support to Java object and EJB connectivity. In ColdFusion
Studio 4.5, we added new tools to make you more productive including a flexible new
project architecture that makes managing and deploying complex Web applications a
snap. On the server, we focused on reliability, performance and security with features
such as service-level fail-over, Cisco Local Director integration, and OS security
integration.
Whether you're revolutionizing your company's HR operations, building the next
generation of your firm's global intranet, or launching the next killer .COM company,
you'll find the speed, scalability, connectivity, and security you need in ColdFusion 4.5.
Products and System Requirements
ColdFusion has been fully tested on the following platforms and with the following
configurations.
ColdFusion Server 4.5 Enterprise Edition for Windows
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Windows NT 4.0 SP4+
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Intel Pentium or above
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150 MB hard disk space