Enabling access from Macromedia Flash to web services using the Flash Gateway in ColdFusion MX Updater 3 and higher

Adobe Community Help


 
 x

How are we doing?

1. Please rate your web experience

1 2 3 4 5
Hated it It was ok Loved it

2. Why did you choose this score?


By clicking Submit, you accept the Adobe Terms of Use.

Thank you for taking our survey. We value your feedback.

If you need help, we want to hear from you.

Get answers from experts 24/7.

Close

Issue

Access from Macromedia Flash to web services using the Flash Gateway is disabled by default in ColdFusion MX Updater 3 and higher. To enable access, use the steps provided in this TechNote.

Solution

To enable access from Macromedia Flash to web services, follow these steps:

ColdFusion MX 6.1
  1. Open the cf_root/wwwroot/WEB-INF/web.xml file in a text editor. In the J2EE configuration, opencf_root/WEB-INF/web.xml.
  2. Locate the servlet definition for FlashGateway and change the DISABLE_CFWS_ADAPTERS init-param from true to false, as follows:
    <servlet><servlet-name>FlashGateway</servlet-name>  ...<init-param><param-name>DISABLE_CFWS_ADAPTERS</param-name><param-value>false</param-value><description>When set to true, this setting disables the          ColdFusion WebServices Adapters in the gateway.</description></init-param></servlet>
  3. Save the file.

ColdFusion MX Updater 3
  1. Stop the ColdFusion Application Server.
  2. Using WinZip or the archive program of your choice, open the flashgateway.ear file located in thecf_root/runtime/servers/default directory.
  3. Open the gateway-webapp.war file which is within the flashgateway.ear file.
  4. Using the text editor of your choice, open the web.xml file located within the gateway-webapp.war file.
  5. Modify the param-value for the DISABLE_CFWS_ADAPTERS param-name to false to enable access:
    <init-param><param-name>DISABLE_CFWS_ADAPTERS</param-name><param-value>false</param-value><description>When set to true, this setting disables the    ColdFusion WebServices Adapters in the gateway.</description></init-param>
  6. Save the changes to the web.xml file.
  7. Using WinZip or the archive program of your choice, save the modified web.xml file in the gateway-webapp.war archive file.
  8. Using WinZip or the archive program of your choice, save the modified gateway-webapp.war archive file in the flashgateway.ear file.
  9. Replace the existingcf_root/runtime/servers/default/flashgateway.ear with the updated file.
  10. Restart the ColdFusion Application Server.

Additional Information

Related TechNotes:





Keywords: tn_18608

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License  Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons.

Legal Notices   |   Online Privacy Policy

Choose your region    Products   Downloads   Learn & Support   Company

Copyright © 2015 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Terms of Use | Privacy | Cookies