Speaking of ColdFusion DSNs, here’s a fun code snippet. Want to see a list of DSNs that are currently set up on a box?

<cfscript>
factory = createObject("java", "coldfusion.server.ServiceFactory").DataSourceService;

sources = {};
sources = factory.getDatasources();
</cfscript>

<cfdump var="#sources #" />

Pretty simple.

Figured this one out by sheer, dumb luck.

<cfscript>
driverManager = createObject("java","java.sql.DriverManager");

conn = driverManager.getConnection("jdbc:macromedia:oracle://111.11.11.111:1521;SID=mySID;serverName=111.11.11.111;user=**********;password=**********");

stmt = conn.createStatement();
recordSet = stmt.ExecuteQuery("select * from table order by 1 desc");
results = createObject("java", "coldfusion.sql.QueryTable").init(recordSet);
</cfscript>

<cfdump var="#results#">

The trick was to add the username and password as properties of the connection string rather than having them inline.

This fails

driverManager.getConnection("jdbc:macromedia:oracle:username/password/111.11.11.111:1521;SID=mySID;serverName=111.11.11.111;")

Using LiveBrush and Fireworks, I was able to replace my boring Eclipse splash screen with this new awesomer one starring the CF Dude!!

The Bumbo Seat was an invaluable tool for us as parent of infants. It kept both Sabrina and Tessa secure, strengthened their sitting muscles, and allowed them to be wherever we were without the fear of getting into things they shouldn’t be getting into.

It was one of Tessa’s first hand-me-down’s from Sabrina.

Michelle took this video when Tessa was about 2.5 months old because she had recently discovered her own voice and was squawking and squealing on a regular basis. That is, of course, until we turned the camera on (kids have an amazing ability to NOT do what you want when you are filming them).

Another video found during the backup process.

We went back home to Pittsburgh for Sabrina’s first birthday so we could celebrate with the whole family. My mother had a cake for Sabrina, and she wasn’t quite sure what to make of it. She’d never even seen a cake before, so she had no idea that it was sugary deliciousness.

Well, after some initial investigation, she decided that cake was pretty darn good…