Ben Forta’s Cfmx

test forta’s page and see if i can get the rss working

  • Sams Teach Yourself Book Tops Amazon.com Lists - Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 MinutesA reader just pointed out to me that my my Sams Teach Yourself SQL In 10 Minutes is in Amazon.com's Top 10 lists in the databases, SQL, DBMSs, and databases categories. It's also #1 in the Relational Databases category! Cool! :-)
  • Adobe Flash Builder For Force.com Now Available - Salesforce.com developers rejoice, Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com is now available.
  • Sams Teach Yourself SQL OpenOffice Base Database - At the request of a reader, I created an OpenOffice Base version of the example database used in my Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes. The file can be downloaded from the book page. To use this, you'll obviously need OpenOffice. And as it turns out, Base is actually a really nice database to experiment with, as it features a built-in screen that lets you simply enter and execute SQL. So, once you have OpenOffice installed, here's what you need to do:
    • Open the book database with OpenOffice Base
    • Select the Query tab on the left
    • Click the "Create Query in SQL View" task to display the Query Design screen
    • Type your SQL in the window
    • Click the Run Query button (it has an image of a green check mark on top of 2 documents) to execute your SQL, you can also just press F5 to run
    • Your results will be shown above your SQL code (unless you generate an error)
    Thank you Roy (no last name provided) for the inspiration.
  • Free ColdFusion Hosting In Brazil - This one courtesy of my buddy Ari Zanuto down in Brazil. ColdFusion hosting is now available locally in Brazil, including free ColdFusion 9 hosting (with some restrictions).
  • Attending BR Conference 2010 In Brazil - BR Conference 2010 is a ColdFusion and RIA conference being held August 19th - 21st in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's been a few years since I was last down in Brazil, so I am really excited to be attending this event. Fellow Adobe Platform Evangelist Terry Ryan will also be there, as will lots of other well known names in the ColdFusion, Flash, and Flex universe. Plus, I am long overdue a real caipirinha.