CFM is mainly associated with ColdFusion Markup language and is used by every OS including Mac, Windows and Linux. This format is used by webpages that contain coldfusion code and ones that can run coldfusion applications or have scripts that refer to databases. These can create forms and reports on the fly as the user requests them.
Open CFM File on Windows OS
- Look for an CFM file you need to open in Windows Explorer and double-click on it
- If the file doesn’t open automatically and you see a “Windows can’t open a file” message then you should search for a program which can open CFM file
- If you have a program which can open CFM file installed on your computer then launch that program and select “File” and then “Open” or similar options from its menu to open the CFM file
- If you don’t have the program installed then you need to try searching for “CFM wiki”, “how to open CFM file” in the search engine.
- Once you find the application, install it on your computer
- After the program is installed double-click on the CFM file to open it
File extensions are used by Windows operating system to specify what kind of information is stored in the file. Every file in Windows OS needs to have file extension and file extensions are used by Windows to determine which application it should use to open the file. Every application installed on Windows OS places information about which extensions it could open into the Windows registry and Windows uses this information to determine which application it should launch when user double-clicks on the file. If application which can open CFM file is not installed, then Windows will show ‘Windows can’t open CFM file’ message and buttons to either select an application on the computer which can open the file or to search the web for the application which can open CFM file.