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Using Remote Development Services
When developing outside local area networks, you access files on a ColdFusion
server across the Internet using Remote Development Services (RDS).
In such a scenario, a file that appears to Studio as
RDS://MY_RDS_SERVER/C:/webprojects/App1/index.cfm
might be viewed by the server as
C:\webprojects\App1\index.cfm
and the browser might view it using the URL
http://215.180.21.1/App1/index.cfm
Although the server path can be inferred from the local RDS path, you must still
create a mapping. In special scenarios, ColdFusion server to Studio path resolution
could become ambiguous. You therefore must create a mapping for the App1
directory as follows:
Studio accesses files on remote server using RDS remote file access
Studio path
Server path
Browser/URL path
Defining server mappings
This section provides instructions for adding a server
and in Microsoft Internet Information Server® (IIS), and how to set a default
mapping.
For more information on setting up server mappings, see Knowledge Base Articles
8347 and 8500 on the Macromedia Web site. (Note that the information in these
articles applies to Studio as well as to HomeSite.)
To add a mapping:
1 Open the Options > Settings > Browse pane.
2 If necessary, select either Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Mozilla
NGLayout as the internal browser.
3 Click the Development Mappings button to open the Mapping tab on the Remote
Development Settings dialog box.
4 Select a
the list, add it. For instructions, see
5 Enter the Studio, ColdFusion, and Browser
on localhost, only the Studio and Browser paths are required.
6 Click the Add button to save the mapping, then click OK.
You can now browse your documents in the internal (F12) or external (F11) browser.
RDS://MY_RDS_SERVER/C:/WEBPROJECTS/App1/
C:\webprojects\App1\
http://215.180.21.1/App1/
server from the drop-down list of configured servers. If a server is not on
Chapter 2 Configuring Browsers and Servers
path
mapping in ColdFusion Studio
"Adding server mappings" on page
path information. For page browsing
19.