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Macromedia® ColdFusion® MX Evaluator's Guide Feature Key Benefit Code Compatibility Analyzer Simplify migration from previous releases by automatically identifying deprecated tags and other problem areas in existing CFML pages. Example Save migration time by testing your entire application before attempting upgrade to ColdFusion MX, allowing you to identify and size any migration issues up front. Expanded Debugging and Tracing Rapidly debug your application code with customizable tracing, enhanced error messages, and better output organization. Watch variable assignments change throughout the processing of your page and customize ColdFusion MX by creating your own debugging templates. Role-Based Security Authenticate and authorize users against any ColdFusion data source, including Active Directory, LDAP servers, and relational databases. Restrict access to particular site areas by validating against the administrator's group in your directory database - using a single tag and one new function. Enhanced UserDefined Functions Enjoy increased flexibility with the ability to define custom functions using CFML or script. Create a function to calculate currency conversions and then use it to internationalize the website. Improved Regular Expressions Simplify string parsing and manipulation with new Perlcompatible regular expressions. Use Perl's powerful patternmatching capabilities to process incoming text or search through large blocks of unstructured data. Enhanced Query of Queries Increase performance of inmemory queries with expanded support for standard SQL, expressions, and aliasing. Include aliases in ORDER BY, GROUP BY, and HAVING clauses in your Query of Queries. Integrated Get your development project Development Web started more easily with a Server built-in web server Avoid installing and configuring a web server on your local machine by using the integrated ColdFusion MX web server. POWERFUL - Deliver a more compelling user experience. ColdFusion MX provides a robust architecture and rich set of built-in capabilities that deliver high performance and scalability and enhance your applications with advanced functionality. 33

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Macromediafi ColdFusionfi MX Evaluator°s Guide
Feature
Key Benefit
Example
Code Compatibility
Analyzer
Simplify migration from
previous releases by
automatically identifying
deprecated tags and other
problem areas in existing
CFML pages.
Save migration time by testing
your entire application before
attempting upgrade to
ColdFusion MX, allowing you
to identify and size any
migration issues up front.
Expanded
Debugging and
Tracing
Rapidly debug your application
code with customizable
tracing, enhanced error
messages, and better output
organization.
Watch variable assignments
change throughout the
processing of your page and
customize ColdFusion MX by
creating your own debugging
templates.
Role-Based
Security
Authenticate and authorize
users against any ColdFusion
data source, including Active
Directory, LDAP servers, and
relational databases.
Restrict access to particular
site areas by validating against
the administrator°s group in
your directory database ±
using a single tag and one new
function.
Enhanced User-
Defined Functions
Enjoy increased flexibility with
the ability to define custom
functions using CFML or
script.
Create a function to calculate
currency conversions and then
use it to internationalize the
website.
Improved Regular
Expressions
Simplify string parsing and
manipulation with new Perl-
compatible regular
expressions.
Use Perl°s powerful pattern-
matching capabilities to
process incoming text or
search through large blocks of
unstructured data.
Enhanced Query of
Queries
Increase performance of in-
memory queries with
expanded support for standard
SQL, expressions, and
aliasing.
Include aliases in ORDER BY,
GROUP BY, and HAVING
clauses in your Query of
Queries.
Integrated
Development Web
Server
Get your development project
started more easily with a
built-in web server
Avoid installing and
configuring a web server on
your local machine by using
the integrated ColdFusion MX
web server.
POWERFUL ± Deliver a more compelling user experience.
ColdFusion MX provides a robust architecture and rich set of built-in capabilities that
deliver high performance and scalability and enhance your applications with advanced
functionality.
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