http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm Musings about Life, Momy-hood, Teenagers, ColdFusion, and Being a GeekGirl in the South en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:16:27 -0600 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:36:00 -0600 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss support@honeyhousedesigns.com support@honeyhousedesigns.com support@honeyhousedesigns.com http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm no http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/8/7/Goodby-CFUnited-Perhaps-next-year I have planned unsuccessfully to get to CFUnited. But the for last 6+ years, other obligations have interfered for that week..... So, I get my oxes out of the ditch (which included a funeral, a few surgeries to repair cycling injuries, mom-in-law getting 2 hip replacements...you get the picture) to clear July-August 2011 to attend Next Year -- 2011... (sigh) My friend Gene Godsey broke that news to me, no next year.... (sigh). So Here's My VOTE: Have it somewhere, somehow, someway and Honey House Web Designs WILL be there! PLease, please (please).... File Conversions Fireworks Cycling Databases ColdFusion Coldfusion Hosting CSS Family HHWD Contribute Dreamweaver Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:36:00 -0600 http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/8/7/Goodby-CFUnited-Perhaps-next-year http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/31/CF--IIS-Service-LockUp-when-using-CFMX7-MS-Access-and-File-Uploads A client regularly uploads an Access database (I know, I know, not the best one for the job.. but the point is another blog/argument) which is then a CFMX7 datasource. Occasionally and intermittently over the last few years, the .mdb file would be locked, showing the corresponding .ldb file and the uploads would fail. But these files weren't just locked. They were so tightly bound, that FTP deletes would not delete. Even the hosting support personnel could not delete. They had to shut down the CF server, and IIS to delete the files and then restart. Not good news for other accounts the shared hosting server. Even more interesting is that all of a sudden, the problem became more frequent (locking 6 times yesterday, and 5 more today)... and thus, replicable. It appears as if CF Access datasource connection creates the lock (appropriately) when a query of any sort is performed, even SELECT statements. Attempting an upload while the file is "locked" however doesn't just reject the upload, it corrupts the files and the service. We don't know what changed, but every single upload now locks. and I suspect the java method that creates the datasource link may lock the database at the application.cfc level. (Any CF/JAVA wizards, please feel free to chime in on this suspician if you know one way or the other). IIS is v6. To correct this, have the CF Administrator UNcheck that the "maintain database connections" . Creating a "dummy" query is only for pre CF6. Coldfusion Hosting Java/Jrun File Conversions ColdFusion Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:09:00 -0600 http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/31/CF--IIS-Service-LockUp-when-using-CFMX7-MS-Access-and-File-Uploads http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/1/20/Quick--Dirty--Opening-Editable-Illustrator-Vector-Images--in-Fireworks I have created a Vector image in Illustrator that I want to open in FW CS3. FW CS3 doesn't integrate well with AI files, and EPS files usually import as bitmap. To open a vector Illustrator file in Fireworks CS3, to this: 1) In Illustrator, save as .eps, then choose a legacy Illustrator 8 version. 2) In Fireworks, import that newly saved .eps file and you should import all the paths and and shape along with it. There may be some fine tuning involved, but at least you are not recreating the image Adobe File Conversions Quick & Dirty Tricks Fireworks Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:57:00 -0600 http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/1/20/Quick--Dirty--Opening-Editable-Illustrator-Vector-Images--in-Fireworks http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/10/4/Convert-MPEG-files-to-MP3 Sometimes a client will send me an audio file saved as an MPEG (video) file. This can cause issues for people who want to put them on their MP player or for folks who do not have the MPEG codec on their computer to open the file. If you have NERO, you can convert these files easily using Nero SoundTrax (I use v6. The older version is so great, I haven't yet upgraded to the latest, which is v8.) To convert a MPEG to MP3: 1) Insert > Audio File > All files (*.*), then select the MPEG to convert. (yes, it will get opened) 2) File > Export to Audio File > MP3. Since the default is a mid-range quality, if you are going to place your MP3 online, you may want to select the OPTIONs in the dialog box and tweak the settings down to reduce file size. If you want the highest quality, you may want to tweak setting UP Voila! If you cannot save as an MP3, you may need to download the MP3 codec. Nero has one that is available for download with the product, and there are many others online that you can download (some free, some for nominal $). snippets File Conversions Internet Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:52:00 -0600 http://honeyhousedesigns.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/10/4/Convert-MPEG-files-to-MP3