What s New in ColdFusion MX 7

What's New in ColdFusion MX 7

Several new features have been introduced in ColdFusion MX 7, including the following:

• A brand new, Java-based engine and compiler This new feature allows all code to be precompiled, which means that pages load faster and more consistently.

• Enhanced reporting tools Coldfusion MX 7 introduces the new CFR (ColdFusion Report) file format that allows you to create professional-looking reports and embed them in your web pages.

• Printer-friendly web content Gone are the days of having to create secondary pages that enable you to display your pages in a printable format. Now ColdFusion does it all for you in either the Adobe PDF or Macromedia FlashPaper format.

• Enhanced input forms ColdFusion now fully supports Flash-based forms and enables you to easily perform both client-side and server-side form validation to ensure that your visitors are completing forms properly.

• Improved charting and graphic features Using the charts and graph features within ColdFusion, you can now draw data from a database and display the results in a graphical format. As your data updates, so do your charts.

• Verity text searching A new, more powerful version of the Verity search engine is included in ColdFusion MX 7 and allows for more accurate text searching within documents.

• Mobile device communication integration using Event Gateways ColdFusion now enables your web applications to communicate beyond the browser to devices that use the Simple Message Service (SMS) or Instant Messenger protocols. This means that when certain events occur on your site (for example, you receive a new order), you can be notified via your wireless phone or Instant Messenger application.