Archive for August, 2009

Parsing Large XML File Into ColdFusion XML Object

Aug 26

Posted by Ricardo in ColdFusion, Java, XML

Last week I had a big headache trying to import a 165MB XML file. I couldn’t even open it with any browse and reading it with ColdFusion gave me 500 errors, exceeded heap size, JRun closed connection, etc…

The solution I found was to read the file line-by-line using Java and creating blocks of XML code that allowed me to parse into objects and process them individually. Remembering, we use CF7 yet.

So I wrote this piece of code where I set my start tag and it will grab everything between my start and end tag, and assemble a XML object from there. I know the CF Gurus would suggest a much better solution, but that’s what i could accomplish with my humble knowledge and give a quick solution for the problem.
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Tags: Java File Read, Large XML File, Parsing XML, XML Object

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Fusebox 5.51 With MVC Tutorial Part 1

Aug 20

Posted by Ricardo in ColdFusion, Fusebox, Tutorials

I work with Fusebox framework since its version 2. Now we are at version 5.51. I decided to write this tutorial to help some friends who haven’t got into Fusebox yet but are anxious to jump into the bandwagon, just don’t know how to start. I recommend Jeff Peter’s books on Fusebox for those who really want to take advantage of this framework:

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Tags: ColdFusion, Fusebox, mvc, tutorial, XML

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ColdFusion Job Opening In Cape Canaveral, FL

Aug 20

Posted by Ricardo in Jobs

This seems to be the same job I posted in the beginning of this month, and it was not taken yet. Since it is another recruiter, I decided to post it again.

Elliot Sharpe from TekSystems is looking for a candidate for this 6+ months contract.
If you are interested, please contact him directly:

Elliot Sharpe
Technical Recruiter
TekSystems
3501 Quadrangle Blvd. Ste 105
Orlando, FL 32817
888.395.9242
407.736.8515
407.736.8590
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Tags: access, asp .net, cape canaveral, ColdFusion, Flex, job opportunity, SQL

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Doug McCune’s Hitler Goes to CFUnited Video

Aug 18

Posted by Ricardo in CFUnited, ColdFusion, Video

Doug McCune, excellent work on his presentation at CFUnited.

Here’s the video that I showed at CFunited yesterday of Hitler (as a Flex developer) finding out he’s speaking at a ColdFusion conference. A little context for those who didn’t attend my session: I was doing a demo of how to use the Adobe Open Source Media Framework that involved creating a Flex app that added subtitles to a video…

Tags: CFUnited, ColdFusion, Doug McCune, Flex, Hitler, subtitle

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ColdFusion Job Opening In Orlando, FL

Aug 14

Posted by Ricardo in Jobs

It is a 4-month contract in Orlando area posted by :

Leveat Ruse
Technical Recruiter
Consultis
leveatr[at]consultis[dot]com
605 Crescent Executive Court Suite 132
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Direct: 407-792-0102
Office: 407-805-9040 x207

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Tags: Consultis, contract, Flash, Florida, HTML, job opportunity, Orlando, SQL, XML

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Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey and David Haynes

Aug 9

Posted by Ricardo in Video

Amazing show, two bassists and one electronic drummer at the NAMM 09 Conference. Victor Wooten (center) playing the 4-string bass guitar, Steve Bailey (left) playing the 6-string bass guitar and David “Fingers” Haynes on the electronic drums.

Tags: 4-string, 6-string, bass guitar, David Haynes, electronic drum, NAMM, Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten

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ColdFusion Job Opening in Brevard County, FL

Aug 7

Posted by Ricardo in Jobs

EKsystems is seeking a Sr. Cold Fusion Developer to join an existing contract to migrate an Access database into a web-based application.
This is a contract position with the strong possibility of going permanent. Candidate will develop the project plan and the over all architecture of the application and will develop the new web-based application in ColdFusion, SQL Server, ASP.NET and Flex. The chosen candidate may also hook in some additional stand-alone databases and will be required to lead other developers in the overall effort.

For more information, please call Erin Isaacs at 407-736-8504.

Tags: Brevard County, ColdFusion, Job

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Inventor’s Bike Folds Into Its Own Wheel

Aug 5

Posted by Ricardo in News, Video

From the SkyNews:

Dominic Hargreaves’s bike, The Contortionist, has been shortlisted for this year’s James Dyson Award for innovation. It takes around 20 seconds to fold down. It may bag the young inventor £10,000.

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UTF-8 Files With BOM

Aug 3

Posted by Ricardo in Tutorials

I was reading a blog by a Brazilian colleague about the BOM (Byte Order Mark) bytes in UTF-8 files, and I found it interesting to translate a summary. With Igor Escobar’s due authorization, of course, here is what I found to be of good tutorial value:

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Tags: BOM, Byte Order Mark, Igor Escobar, Unicode, UTF-16, UTF-32, UTF-8

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