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ColdFusion WebSphere Portal Toolkit Released

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Posted in ColdFusion | Posted on 10-31-2006 | 2,702 views

Once again Adobe is using the Labs site to release new software in development - this time a ColdFusion toolkit that integrates with WebSphere Portal Server. From the site:

The ColdFusion Portlet Toolkit is a proof-of-concept library that allows you to use ColdFusion as a Portal Application within an IBM WebSphere Portal Server (WSPS version 5 and greater). A Portal Application can serve several different portlets. Every portlet you deploy will run inside the same ColdFusion Portal Application. This toolkit provides one concrete Portlet called CFCPortlet. This Portlet simply passes the requests on to the ColdFusion server. The ColdFusion then invokes CFC methods to render the Portlet, and to perform actions. You can deploy several instances of this Portlet on your Portal Server. The setting cfcName defines which CFC will be used to marshal the Portlet events.

Seems pretty cool. You can find more information here: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_Portlet_Toolkit

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Bob said on 11-08-2006 at 2:36 PM #
The company is moving to IBM websphere portal for our intranet. We currently have a coldfusion based intranet.

I am trying to make the case for staying with CF for future application development. The push is to move to either or both Portlet Factory or Rational development tools.

How can I sell staying with CF and not going to a new tool that will likely have a steep learning curve especially Rational Java / JSP toolset.

Also, what does this toolset actually do for me as a CF developer.
Raymond Camden said on 11-08-2006 at 2:52 PM #
I think you hit it on the head when you mentioned the steep learning curve. CF's barrier to entry is much lower than other technologies. I think this portlet toolkit will let you have the best of both worlds. Enabling you to continue to use CF where appropriate.

Does that make any sense?
Bob said on 11-08-2006 at 3:22 PM #
Not being familiar with the Websphere Portal, other than its made up of Portlets. How does this set of tools help a cf developer? Will the CF created Do you know if you can leverage the portals security using CF?

Any info you can give would be appreciated. Bob
Raymond Camden said on 11-08-2006 at 3:29 PM #
I haven't used Websphere Portal myself. Sorry.
Mitch Hall said on 05-04-2011 at 11:41 AM #
Do you know if a CF license is required to run a CF EAR/WAR file with WebSphere?