Install Query

[Guest_imported]

Ok I installed CF 5 Professional on my Home PC, and an eval copy of Dev Studio 4.52. When I tried to open the App Manager Dev Studio keeps opening the index.cfm file. I attempt to browse the file to at least view it in the browser and I get the following error, "The Coldfusion file you are trying to browse cannot be resolved into a URL. Add a server development mapping to enable URL resolution for this file." Now I have a copy of Personal Web server running as well, so here's my question. If the Coldfusion Administrator is a cfm file that must be viewed in a browser and I am having a problem that won't let me view cfm files in the browser, AND that's where i need to go to fix the problem....you see the rock and hard place I am in between. As a beginner I am developing a massive headache over this one. Im sure it's something I'm overlooking. Can someone put me on the path of enlightenment, lol?

 

[Silvano]

you have two options to solve this:

- configure dev mapping by going to debug>development mappings; there in the mappings pannel, you'll see studio path option with 'add' button to the right; use add button to browse to the folder where you have your cfm documents you are trying to see; that is how you set mapping
or,
- just open browser and type url using localhost or 127.0.0.1
(e.g.

http://localhost/wwwroot/yourfolder/yourfile.cfm)

hope this help, sylvano

 

[Silvano]

p.s.
do not overlook to put all your files in the inetpub/

http://wwwroot

folder, and set websharing properties for those folders

 

[Guest_imported]

No your missing the whole problem. The big error I'm having is that I can't view cfm files in my browser. It says I need to add server development mapping.
Of course the only way to access any edit funtion or admin section for Cold Fusion that I have read so far is through the browser.
So you see I can't very well correct the problem because I can't get to the cfm page to have the option of making any corrections.

 

[tleish]

1. Open up the PWS manager and click on the "Advanced" icon or tab.

2a. Look at the "Virtual Directories" list. If you do not see "/cfide" listed, then you need to add it (If it is listed, then skip to step 2b). To add click the "Add" button. In the new window set the Directory to your path to the cfide folder in the

http://wwwroot

folder (ie C:\INETPUB\

http://WWWROOT\cfide).

You can go to it by clicking on browse button. Now put "cfide" in the "Alias" field. Make sure "Read" and "Execute" boxes are checked, and click OK.

2b. Select the /cfide Virtual Mapping and click the "Properties" button. In the properties window make sure "Read" and "Execute" boxes are checked, and click OK.

3. You may want to stop and then start PWS to make sure the changes take affect, although you might not need to. Then check to see if you can get to the ColdFusion Admin
ie

[URL unfurl="true"]http://127.0.0.1/CFIDE/Administrator/index.cfm[/URL]

See if this helps.
- tleish