If you are using API Manager and are on ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 3 build 300357, we recommend that you uninstall this build, rollback till ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 1 build 2016,0,01,298513 , and then apply Update 3 build 2016,0,03,300466.
See Revision history for more information.
To install ColdFusion (2016 release) updates, see the Updates page.
ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 3 (release date October 07, 2016) includes the following changes, among others:
- Support for sorted structs
- Change in ArraySum function
- New StructToSorted function
- Changes in date/time functions
- Changes in cfhtmltopdfitem tag
For more information, refer to the release notes.
Note: This update is specific to ColdFusion (2016 release)
Bugs fixed
For the detailed list of bugs fixed in this update, refer to Bugs fixed list.
Known issues
For a list of known issues in this release, see Known issues.
Prerequisites
- On 64-bit computer, use 32-bit JRE for 32-bit ColdFusion and 64-bit JRE for 64-bit ColdFusion.
- If the ColdFusion server is behind a proxy, specify the proxy settings for the server to get the update notification and download the updates. Specify proxy settings using the system properties below in the jvm.config for a stand-alone installation, or corresponding script file for JEE installation.
- http.proxyHost
- http.proxyPort
- http.proxyUser
- http.proxyPassword
- For ColdFusion running on JEE application servers, stop all application server instances before installing the update.
- If you have applied the early access release (pre-release) build of ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 3, follow the steps below to reinstall it.
- Reinstate the update URL by clicking on the "Restore Default URL" button in the "Server Updates" section in the ColdFusion administrator.
- Switch to the "Available Updates" tab and click on the "Check for Updates" button.
- Download and install Update 3.
Installation
For instructions on how to install this update, see Server Update section. For any questions related to updates, see this FAQ.
- The update can be installed from the Administrator of a ColdFusion instance or through the command-line option.
- Windows users can launch the ColdFusion Administrator using Start > All Programs > Adobe > Coldfusion 2016 > Administrator.
- Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012 users must use the “Run as Administrator” option to launch wsconfig tool at {cf_install_home}/{instance_name}/runtime/bin.
- If you get the following error when installing the update using the Download and Install option, ensure that the folder {cf_install_home}/{instance_name}/hf_updates has write permission: "An error occurred when performing a file operation write on file {cf_install_home}/{instance_name}/hf-updates/hotfix_003.properties".
- The connector configuration files are backed up at {cf_install_home}/config/wsconfig/backup. Add back any custom changes made to the worker.properties file after reconfiguring the connector.
Connector configuration
The Update 3 includes connector fixes for IIS. To incorporate these fixes, upgrade the connector by using either the GUI or the command line, as mentioned below:
<cf_home>/<instance_name>/runtime/bin/wsconfig.exe -upgrade
For more information on configuring the connector using the GUI, see Using GUI mode.
In the GUI mode, launch wsconfig , select the configurations, and click Upgrade.
ColdFusion (2016 release) updates download page
Download the Update 3 from ColdFusion (2016 release) updates page.
You can also find installers for Updates 1 and 2.
Post installation
After applying this update, the ColdFusion build number should be 2016,0,03,301771.
Revision history
10-07-2016: Update 3 has been refreshed to address a login issue in API Manager. For more information, see bug 4195514.