Extensions Section; Java Applets Page; Cfx Tags Page; Custom Tag Paths Page - Adobe 38000827 - Macromedia ColdFusion MX Standard Edition Administration Manual

Extensions section

You use the Extensions section of the Administrator to configure ColdFusion MX to
work with other technologies, such as Java and CORBA. This section contains the Java
Applets, CFX Tags, Custom Tag Paths, and CORBA Connectors pages.

Java Applets page

The Java Applets page of the Administrator lets you register applets and edit and delete
applet registrations. Before you can use Java applets in your ColdFusion applications, you
must register them in the Java Applets page.
When your applet is registered with ColdFusion MX, using the
CFML code is very simple, because all parameters are predefined. Simply enter the applet
source and the form variable name you want to use.
Note: Parameters set in the cfapplet tag override parameters defined in the Java Applets
page.
For more information, see the online Help.

CFX Tags page

Before you can use a CFX tag in ColdFusion applications, you must register it. You use
the CFX Tags page to register and manage ColdFusion custom tags built with C++ and
Java.
You can build CFX tags in the following two ways:
For more information, see the online Help.

Custom Tag Paths page

You use the Custom Tag Paths page of the Administrator to add, edit, and delete custom
tag directory paths. The default custom tag path is under the installation directory. To
use custom tags in another path, register the path on this Administrator page.
For more information, see the online Help.

CORBA Connectors page

You use the CORBA Connectors page of the Administrator to register, edit, and delete
CORBA connectors. You must register CORBA connectors before using them in your
ColdFusion applications. You must also restart the server when you are done with the
CORBA Connector configuration.
ColdFusion MX loads ORB libraries dynamically using a connector, which does not
restrict ColdFusion developers to a specific ORB vendor. The connectors depend on the
ORB runtime libraries provided by the vendor. A connector for Borland Visibroker is
embedded within ColdFusion. Make sure that the ORB runtime libraries are in
cfusionmx/runtime/lib.
Using C++ as a dynamic link library (DLL) in Windows; as shared objects (so/sl) on
Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX
Using Java interfaces defined within the cfx.jar file
tag in your
cfapplet

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