fans of coldfusion studio may lament that macromedia no longer sells the product, but take heart. it really does continue to exist in the guise of homesite+, which is basically the same thing and then some. whats more - if you own dreamweaver mx, you can install homesite+ free. have you checked it out?
whether youre a current studio user whos happy where you are or wish you could simply add cfmx tag support to studio 4.5 or 5 (you can), or someone who looked into homesite+ and found it disappointing (which may no longer be the case), this article is for you.
and if you or your organization moved to dreamweaver mx and/or studio mx, you may have thought that you had to give up cf studio. many folks dont even realize they can install homesite+ free if they have dreamweaver mx.
yes, i know there are some beefs with homesite+ compared with studio, and those have been addressed in an updater (yes, an updater for homesite+). indeed, the updater fixes many bugs that have long challenged cf studio, so in essence this updater can be considered an update to cf studio. who said macromedia left us cf studio users high and dry? (the updater works for homesite+, though not cf studio.)
the cost of upgrading from studio 4.5/5 to dreamweaver mx (and homesite+) is very reasonable. if youre still using cf studio 4.5, installing homesite+ is an easy way to get an instant upgrade to (and over) cf studio 5.
in this article, id like to introduce you to homesite+, tell you how to get it and also how to get the updater, and how to update cf studio 4.5/5 for cfmx tag support.
(from now on, when i refer to "studio" ill mean coldfusion studio, not studio mx, which is the packaging of dreamweaver mx, flash mx, fireworks mx, freehand mx, and cfmx developer edition.)
this isnt an introduction to the various features of homesite+ (and studio), just an explanation of getting into it, especially for current users of cf studio. if youre new to studio/homesite, ill point you to some resources here, and introduce more ... 下一页