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The Structure of Structures

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

ColdFusion has always been about easy access to information. From a programmer's perspective, it gives a fast and efficient way to access data and present it to end-users. As we all know, accessing data for presentation is easier if it's organized properly.

Discovery of Complex Datatypes

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST

Web services promises to change the landscape of distributed computing forever. Soon computer systems will freely exchange data independent of their language, architecture, or platform. Applications will be available on a per-use basis, and the current business model will be drastically modified as service-based computing expands the Internet into the next phase.

Stretching Web Services to Its Limits

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST

XML has already solidified its position in the Web application space as the solution for data extensibility, and we are becoming increasingly aware of Web services and its potential to revolutionize the distributed application architecture. What we have yet to discover is exactly how this is all going to happen.

Discover Web Services for Yourself

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST

The Web services phenomenon has finally arrived. All of the developer conferences and symposiums are talking about how Web services will revolutionize the world. Well, it takes action to start a riot, and this article should set your wheels in motion. In this article, you'll learn how to locate available Web services, and systematically integrate discovered services into your existing application by using XPath to parse the services, WSDL file.

CFMX & Web Services

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:00 EDT

Over the next few months ColdFusion developers across the globe will be handed the keys to a next-generation Internet application development model. The culmination of over four years of work, which began even before the current release of ColdFusion went into development, it will generate a revolutionary way to develop and share application data and business logic over the Internet.