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PowerPaste for Sublime Text 2
I ported over Sam Foster’s Homesite PowerPaste tool to a Sublime Text 2 plugin. It’s up on GitHub: Sublime-PowerPaste. I have also published it to the package control channel, and it should be on there whenever they get around to my … Continue reading
Coldfusion Zeus (10 Beta) Function Expressions and Closures Not Quite There
Bug reported https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3120695 So I was playing with Coldfusion 10 Beta and was trying to do some of the things I am used to in Javascript. When I came upon this issue. <cfscript> test={ one="1" , two=function(){ return "2" } }; … Continue reading
Thoughts on Coldfusion Codename Zeus (v10 I assume)
I watched this presentation by Rakshith Naresh and here are some things I am excited about: Function enhancements, closures, anonymous functions. It’s Coldfusion, so I am assuming that there will be something wrong with them this next version (just like their … Continue reading
Using Freemarker in Coldfusion
It was quite a pain trying to find a decent template system to use in Coldfusion. I finally landed on Freemarker, because I had used it’s syntax before. I had to jump through some hurdles to finally figure out how … Continue reading
AlanClendenin.com Launched
Well, a much overdue update to my father’s website has been completed. AlanClendenin.com has been launched on GSL Solutions’ FrontRunner CMS. Check it out, I’m rather proud of it. It’s the perfect communication tool for my father, who is politically … Continue reading
Thoughts on CMS’s as Version Control Systems
I got myself to thinking about versioning content in a content management system. It seems to me that when it comes down to it versioning of content is integral to the success of long term usability of a CMS. As … Continue reading
SQL Server BULK INSERT Using a Data Field?
I have wondered for a while if there is a way to use SQL Server’s BULK INSERT command using BLOB or CLOB data Instead of a local file. The reason for this is that when writing imports, using both Coldfusion … Continue reading
Git for Windows Users
Here I am compiling information as a windows user that I needed or should have known while working with Git. CRLF Issues Git by default uses binary mode to transfer files. On windows to prevent line break issues the option … Continue reading
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MS SQL Server Time Dimension UDF
I use this function when writing reports. Use: SELECT time.Date , Count(tab.ID) AS [Count] FROM dbo.TimeDimension(’1/1/2007 00:00:00′, ’12/31/2007 23:59:59′, ‘month’, 1) time LEFT OUTER JOIN TempTable tab ON tab.DateCreated BETWEEN time.Date AND time.DateEnd Here is the function. I don’t know … Continue reading