ColdFusion 8 Debugger Resources and Tips

I finally broke down today and installed ColdFusion 8. Not sure when we are going to make the switch but I wanted to start tinkering with it - so I’m going to start using it on my local workstation - and just be aware not to use any CF8 goodies (yet)!

One thing I was really interested to try out was the debugger. Below are some helpful URLs:

A few notes - which may be obvious - but I’ve been debugging Powerbuilder code all week so my brain is a bit crispy:

  1. If you are using Eclipse 3.3 (Europa) - do NOT download the ColdFusion Eclipse extensions on the Adobe site - instead use the link above on Ben Forta’s site. Hopefully Adobe will at some point setup an Eclipse update site…
  2. When setting up the RDS connection - if you are NOT using the built in web server - then set the RDS port to the port of your web server. I’m using IIS locally and set it to 80.
  3. When I click the drop down debug arrow - I don’t see “Debug…” instead I have “Open Debug Dialog…” which is what you need to click in order to select the “ColdFusion Application”

This was much easier to setup than when I tried FusionDebug - but I have not tried the recently released 2.x version so they may have improved the setup process as well.

This entry was written by Jim, posted on August 31, 2007 at 3:07 pm.

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2 Comments

  1. Charlie Arehart
    Posted January 25, 2008 at 11:48 am | Permalink

    Hey Jim, if you’d like another resource to add to your list, I did a substantial chapter on the CF8 debugger in the “ColdFusion 8 Web Application Construction Kit Volume 2: Application Development”, as “Chapter 52 - Using The Debugger”. The good news is that it’s available online (with a few other chapters from the end of the book) at http://www.forta.com/books/032.....apters.pdf.

  2. Charlie Arehart
    Posted January 25, 2008 at 11:55 am | Permalink

    Oh, and I should add regarding your comment on FusionDebug that indeed the 2.0 version mad significant improvements in the install process. It also includes the option now to either install as a plug-in on top of an existing Eclipse setup, or to install a complete new one with both FusionDebug and CFeclipse (for now, not the CF8 extensions).

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