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/**
 * Amazon Web Services Signature 4 Utility for ColdFusion 
 * Version Date: 2016-04-12 (Alpha)
 *
 * Copyright 2016 Leigh (cfsearching)
 *
 * Requirements: Adobe ColdFusion 10+ 
 * AWS Signature 4 specifications: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

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<cfscript>
blah = stuff({key1='foo',key2='bar'});

public boolean function stuff(struct mystruct)
{
  return structIsEmpty(arguments.mystruct);
}

/*
The above will throw an error (eventually, again, it's not always reproduceable. You'll just get a random CF

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To be able to program in ColdFusion, a ColdFusion server needs to be installed. There are a couple of options available, but the one that we are going to focus on is a local development server.

A local development server is free and allows you to develop ColdFusion applications that use all of ColdFusion’s available features. There are, however, a few limitations, such as not being able to use the server as an external web server. That being said, there are additional benefits to using a local ColdFusion development server, such as not needing to have IIS or Apache installed, but instead using the packaged web server.

To install ColdFusion, follow the steps below: