While working within the Windows Server 2003 Parallels image we also wanted to update our ColdFusion 7.0.2 with the latest Cumulative Hotfix 2 for 7.0.2. Actually nothing difficult, right?
Well, there were two things that we learned:
1. Remove older Hotfixes first
I know, it is written in every Technote when there is a new Hotfix available, but you know what they say about reading manuals….. Anyhow, one should really remove any Hotfixes before applying a new one. So go into your “update” folder and remove them first. ColdFusion stores the Hotfixes within C:\CFusionMX7\lib\updates (Windows) or /Applications/ColdFusion/lib/updates (MacOS X) or similar paths on Linux.
2. Enable RDS or else there are Java errors
The ColdFusion Administration allows for easy browsing to the needed hotfix jar file with their File-Browser, that is, if you enable RDS. If you forgot, or simply did not enable RDS (as it is recommended on a Live Server) then you will get an error like:
Fortunately, Adobe has a Technote as well for you showing how to enable/disable RDS quickly. Once done, you can apply the update successfully.
Thought I post this here, since we have had a hard time figuring these things out.
