Element is Undefined Java Error on Adobe ColdFusion

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An error that I’ve run into a few times when implementing new components in a ColdFusion website is “Element [COMPONENT NAME] is undefined in a Java object of type class…” This error, when found in a development environment, is likely due to a typo in declaring locations for components in the Application.cfc file. (Or perhaps … Read more

Documenting Filenames in the Source Code with Python

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Troubleshooting a web application page that is made from a crazy quilt of source code files is not always easy. Whether your application is built using ASP, PHP, ColdFusion, or something completely different, the challenge here is the same. How do you find the line of code in the source that is causing the problem … Read more

Fixing a SQL Server Job Status Without Restarting Services

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Yesterday morning I received notice that a SQL Server job for an application I support that normally ran fairly regularly was not working. This job was not kicked off by a manual schedule, but was called from elsewhere. I was able to run the job manually with no problem at all. Nevertheless, the job did … Read more