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Cold Fusion Introduction

Description

ColdFusion is a powerful server-side scripting language that allows users to interact with databases to produce dynamic pages. ColdFusion is a tag-based language and very easy to learn to use but also a powerful programming environment. At the end of this class, students will be able to create pages that display a requested set of records from the database. Students will be able to create forms that allow users to add, edit or delete records from the database. Students will be able to create data-driven applications using application, client and session variables. A good understanding of web page creation is useful but not necessary for this class. Students will need access to ColdFusion Server. A free evaluation version is available.

Objectives

Students will be able to install and administer the ColdFusion Server.
Students will be able to define a datasource for ColdFusion and write SQL statements to query a database.
Students will be able to define variables, arrays and lists and display the content of the variables. Students will also be able to write ColdFusion script to use , and statements.
Students will be able to query a datasource to retrieve a set of records from the database and display them on a web page.
Students will be able to define forms for collecting data from the user and validate the data that the user submits.
Students will be able to collect information from a form and use it to update, add or delete records from a database.
Students will be able to identify different techniques for building ColdFusion applications.
Students will use the application.cfm file to set options for how ColdFusion responds to the user.
Students will create Session variables, Client variables and Cookies to track user data.
Students will be able to build a ColdFusion application using what they have learned in this class.

Book

Choose the book that matches your version of ColdFusion

Macromedia ColdFusion MX Web Application Construction Kit

Author Ben Forta and Nate Weiss
Publisher Macromedia Press
ISBN 0-321-12516-9

Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit

Authors: Ben Forta, Raymond Camden, Leon Chalnick, Angela C. Buraglia
Publisher: Macromedia Press
ISBN: 0321223675

Adobe ColdFusion 8 Web Application Construction Kit, Volume 1: Getting Started

Authors: Ben Forta, Raymond Camden, Charlie Arehart
Publisher: Adobe Press
ISBN: 032151548X

Adobe ColdFusion 9 Web Application Construction Kit, Volume 1: Getting Started

Authors: Ben Forta
Publisher: Adobe Press
ISBN: 032166034X

Lesson 1: Getting Started

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapters 1, 3 and 4
ColdFusion MX7: Read Chapters 1,2, 3 and 4
ColdFusion 8: Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4

Lesson 2: Database Basics

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapters 2, 5 and 6
ColdFusion MX7: Read Chapters 5, 6 and 7
ColdFusion 8: Read Chapters 5, 6, and 7

Lesson 3: ColdFusion Basics

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapters 7, 8 and 9
ColdFusion MX7: Read Chapters 8 and 9
ColdFusion 8: Read Chapters 8 and 9

Lesson 4: Creating Data-Driven Pages

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapter 10
ColdFusion MX7: Read Chapters 10 and 11
ColdFusion 8: Read Chapters 10 and 11

Lesson 5: ColdFusion Forms

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapters 11, 12 and 24 (Note: Chapter 24 is a PDF file on the CD that came with your book.)
ColdFusion MX7: Read Chapters 12 and 13
ColdFusion 8: Reach Chapters 12 and 13

Lesson 6: Using Forms to Add or Change Data

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapters 13 and 14
ColdFusion MX7: Read Chapters 14 and 15
ColdFusion 8: Read Chapters 14 and 15

Lesson 7: Building Applications and Development Methodologies

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapters 15, 36 and 37
ColdFusin MX7: Read Chapter 18
ColdFusion 8: Read Chapter 18

Lesson 8: Working with Application Variables

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapter 16
ColdFusion MX7: Read Chapter 19
ColdFusion 8: Read Chapter 19

Lesson 9: Client Variables, Session Variables and Cookies

ColdFusion MX: Read Chapter 18
ColdFusion MX7: Read Chapter 20
ColdFusion 8: Read Chapter 20

Lesson 10: Putting it All Together

Review the Chapters covered so far.