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ColdFusion Transaction Rollback Not Working Properly - Lucid Outsourcing Solutions

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  Introduction The code reads two database tables. It updates an inventory record. It inserts an order line. It updates the customer’s loyalty balance. Halfway through, the loyalty update fails — the column does not exist on the customer table after a schema change nobody documented. ColdFusion throws an error. You expect the transaction to roll back. You expect the inventory and order records to revert. You expect the database to look exactly as it did before the operation started. You expect atomicity. What you get is an inventory record that decremented, an order line that exists with a phantom customer reference, and an error log entry that says nothing about why the rollback failed. Read More

CF 11 to CF 2025: A Real-World Migration Guide for Enterprise Teams | Lucid Outsourcing Solutions

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  ColdFusion 11 shipped in April 2014. Core support ended on April 30, 2019 , with the final security update — CF 11 Update 19, addressing APSB19–27 — released on June 11, 2019. Extended support continued for two more years. Read More

Why Patching ColdFusion Without a JDK Update Still Leaves Your Server Exposed | Lucid Outsourcing Solutions

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  Applying the latest Adobe ColdFusion security update (APSB) does not update the underlying Oracle JDK that ColdFusion runs on. Adobe ships ColdFusion 2021 with Java 11, 2023 with Java 17, and 2025 with Java 21 — but the bundled JRE folder is frozen at whatever Java version shipped with the installer. Oracle releases JDK security patches quarterly, and recent Critical Patch Updates have closed unauthenticated, network-exploitable flaws in Java SE itself. If your CF team patches CF but never touches the JDK, your server keeps every Java-level CVE Oracle has fixed since your install — even after every APSB is current. The fix is a separate, manual JDK update process documented by Adobe. Read More

ColdFusion ORM Not Saving Data Correctly: Guide | Lucid Outsourcing Solutions

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  Introduction The code looks correct. You create an entity. You set properties. You call EntitySave() . The page returns. No errors. No warnings. Nothing in the log. But the database is empty. Or the parent record saved while the child records did not. Or every field has the correct value except one — which mysteriously stayed null. Or the same code that worked yesterday in development saves nothing in production. Read More

ColdFusion Licensing Costs Skyrocketing: Should We Switch to Lucee? | Lucid Outsourcing Solutions

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  Introduction Your Adobe ColdFusion renewal quote arrives. The price increased again. Your team grows. Your core count expands. The licensing fees double. Management asks hard questions. Read More

Why Does My ColdFusion Code Work Locally but Fail on the Server? | Lucid Outsourcing Solutions

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Introduction You write perfect code on your laptop. It runs smoothly. You deploy to the production server. The application crashes immediately. The error makes no sense. You check the logs. Nothing obvious appears. Read More

How to Fix ColdFusion REST API Returning XML Instead of JSON | Lucid Outsourcing Solutions

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  Introduction You build a modern REST API with ColdFusion. Clients expect JSON. Your first endpoint returns perfect JSON. Then you add another endpoint. It returns XML instead. The client breaks immediately. Read More