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Data source cannot be found

  • Attempting to open a website which ends with .CFM produces the following message: ‘Data source cannot be found. Please try the following: * Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail about the source of errors. In the Administrator, click Debugging & Logging > Debugging Settings, and select the Robust Exception Information option * Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct syntax * Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem’. None of these suggestions have resolved the problem.

    The error message you are encountering is a server-side message, and not on the client-side. In other words, this is a problem with the website you are visiting, as opposed to a problem with your computer. The ‘Data source cannot be found’ message means the database containing the website information cannot be found (most likely, due to an incorrect location being specified in the website code). Since all the website data and information is contained in the database, if the website cannot reach this database then nothing can be displayed, thus causing the error. In this situation there is absolutely nothing you can do, unless you are feeling charitable and want to contact the website owner and inform them that their website is not working correctly.

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