CFM 5.0 code with Coldfusion server 7.0

[Raymond McCague]

We plan to upgade from from coldfusion 5.0 to coldfusion 7.0 and I want to know
whether I will need to make any changes to my CFM pages to make the site work.
I could not find anywhere that indicated whether I need to change the code.

Thanks

[Kronin555]

The best thing to do is install CFMX 7 on a dev server and run the code compatibility analyzer on it.

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/migrating.html[/url]

[Dan Bracuk]

We had some issues when we upgraded. The biggest one was date displays.
You'll know for sure when you do your testing.

Originally posted by: Raymond McCague
We plan to upgade from from coldfusion 5.0 to coldfusion 7.0 and I want to
know whether I will need to make any changes to my CFM pages to make the site
work. I could not find anywhere that indicated whether I need to change the
code.

Thanks

[Raymond McCague]

Thanks for the info.

[Raymond McCague]

Thanks for the info.

[UpstateWeb]

I think it's all according to how well you have programmed.

I went from 4.5 to 6.1 and found that I have been a little lazy in my coding.
Things that 4.5 allowed me to do are not allowed in 6.1. <cfupdate> tag now
requires Primary Key if you include formfields values. Do not use the following
fields in any tables: Group, Position, MenuImage, Custom or your page will not
even run. Make sure to note what kind of variable: FORM., VARIABLES., URL., or
QueryName.

I highly recommend you give yourself a lot of time and check every website
before you go live.

I am sure my upgrade will be worth it in the end, but for now I am little
frustrated because I didn't do enough testing.

Rock Moore

"Measure Twice, Cut Once"

[TheCoolLion]

For one thing cd cffile and cfmail tags work slightly different