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Adobe ColdFusion Builder

Adobe® ColdFusion® Builder™ is the highly-anticipated first ColdFusion IDE offered by Adobe. Adobe ColdFusion Builder is an Eclipse based IDE for ColdFusion development that is deeply integrated with ColdFusion 9. Now you can manage your entire ColdFusion development cycle from concept to production all in one easy to use tool. With ColdFusion Builder you can:

Develop and manage applications faster and easier than ever. ColdFusion Builder provides a unified, customizable and extensible development environment to code applications, manage servers, and deploy projects.  With ORM code generation, CFML code assist, CFC introspection, CFML file preview and integrated debugging, ColdFusion Builder is the rapid application development tool.

Create rich interfaces for new and existing ColdFusion applications quickly and easily. With the unique integration between ColdFusion and the Adobe Flash® Platform, there’s no easier way to build rich Internet applications from client to server. Create rich Internet applications with ColdFusion and the Adobe Flash Platform through integrated workflow and features in Adobe Flash Builder™ 4 and Adobe AIR® that enable developers to bring applications to market fastest and easiest.

Integrate ColdFusion applications with a multitude of technologies in enterprise environments. Leverage enterprise services from ColdFusion 9 in ColdFusion Builder with CFML tags and functions to access data from existing infrastructure including Microsoft Sharepoint, Exchange, Office, .NET, Java Objects, IMAP and more.

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Read Ben Forta’s Introducing Adobe ColdFusion Builder beta article to review more features of the ColdFusion Builder article.

Getting Started

Follow these steps to get started with ColdFusion Builder:

  1. Review the system requirements and release notes
  2. Download ColdFusion Builder beta 2
  3. Review the installation instructions and install ColdFusion Builder
  4. View multimedia feature demonstrations

  5. Ask questions and share your feedback in the ColdFusion Builder forum

    Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
  6. Report bugs or feature requests
  7. Explore ColdFusion 9

Community

Below you'll find references and links to help you participate in the ColdFusion community.

Online Forum

Ask questions and discuss ideas with other ColdFusion Builder users in the Labs forums.

Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.

Developer Center

Learn more about building ColdFusion applications in the Developer Center.

Resources

If you want to learn more about releases on Labs as well as other Adobe technologies, visiting a user group or connecting with an Adobe Community Expert is a great place to start.

Product Details


Documentation

A handful of documentation is provided in downloadable form to assist you in installing and using the ColdFusion 9 public beta software.

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FAQ

What is ColdFusion Builder public beta 2?
Adobe ColdFusion Builder, previously known as "Bolt," is the highly anticipated first ColdFusion IDE from Adobe. It is an Eclipse based IDE for ColdFusion development and is deeply integrated with ColdFusion 9. The beta release provides a preview of the capabilities in ColdFusion Builder as well as the workflow between ColdFusion 9 and Flash Builder 4. Please provide feedback through the bug tracker and the beta forums.
What is different between ColdFusion Builder public beta 1 and beta 2?
Public Beta 2 includes many enhancements, fixes and performances improvements since public beta 1 was released.
Where can I find out more about the features in ColdFusion Builder?
Check out Ben Forta’s Introducing Adobe ColdFusion Builder beta. You can also review the ColdFusion Builder demos.
I’m not familiar with Eclipse environments, how can I get started?
Read Simon Free’s article on Getting Started with ColdFusion Builder as an introduction to the eclipse based environment CF Builder offers and first steps to using the new tool.
When will the final version ColdFusion Builder be released?
Adobe is not yet disclosing the final release date for ColdFusion Builder.
How do I install ColdFusion Builder beta 2?
You must first uninstall ColdFusion beta 1 then follow the instructions in the installation guide.
When will the beta expire?
When you install the public beta of ColdFusion Builder, the software will remain active until January 2010. Once the commercial version of ColdFusion Builder has shipped, you will need to uninstall the public beta and install the final version. The commercial released version will have a 60-day trial period so you can continue to evaluate the product.
Can I work on my existing ColdFusion applications using the ColdFusion Builder beta release?
Yes. ColdFusion Builder can be used to write applications for any release of ColdFusion; however, it only includes tag libraries for ColdFusion 7, 8 and 9 making some features available for only those releases.
A beta version? I'll wait until the bugs are worked out, thanks....
This public beta release is fairly close to what we expect to ship as the final version of the product. There has already been one public beta and several private alpha and beta releases with many hours of engineering effort.
Are there additional downloads?
Yes. The Labs site also provides downloads for Flash Builder 4, the next and rebranded release of Flex Builder.
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System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for ColdFusion Builder are as follows:

Windows

  • Windows XP Pro SP2, SP3
  • Windows Vista - 32 bit

Macintosh

  • 10.5.6 (Leopard) Intel only, PPC not supported

Eclipse

  • Eclipse 3.4.2
  • Eclipse 3.5 Milestone builds not supported

Java

  • Windows - Sun 1.5 and 1.6. (32 bit), IBM 1.5 and 1.6 (32 bit)
  • OS X - Sun 1.5 (32 bit)

Memory

  • 1GB required, 2GB recommended
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Release Notes

This beta release of ColdFusion Builder is prerelease software and is designed for evaluation purposes only. For detailed information about this beta release, including a list of known issues, please review the release notes document.

See the complete ColdFusion Builder release notes

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