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Alternating row colors (or zebra striping as I’ve come to call it) is a very simple addition to any report or table that can make of world of difference in how readable the report is. When I was trying to accomplish this on a Crystal Report I’m creating I found that (as usual with Crystal [...]

I’m scheduled for a PET scan this morning and, while I’m thinking about it, I can’t help but notice a change in my attitude. I’m actually a little annoyed that I have to have it done. When thinking about the scan my initial reaction is that I’m annoyed that I have to take the day [...]

I was trolling through one of the forums I frequently visit and I came across an interview conducted by somebody I’ve never heard of before interviewing somebody else I have never heard of before. I’m not going to link to the site or the article because 80% of it was the mindless, self indulgent, drivel [...]

While on special assignment last night, investigating the Chuck-E-Cheese compound, special agent “Binky” bear went missing. He is presumed alive, but deep behind enemy lines. Authorities are not optimistic about his safe return. No group, neither foreign nor domestic, has come forward to claim credit for a kidnapping and no demands have been made.
Binky [...]

This is something really simple that I consistently overlook. When considering StructKeyExists() or IsDefined(), StructKeyExists() normally always wins. It’s scope parameter instructs ColdFusion where to look for a particular variable, where as IsDefined() forces Cold Fusion to search through all the scopes. The performance impact is obvious.
A possible exception to this rule, and where [...]