Fast Track to ColdFusion MX 7
3 days | 9:30am - 4:30pm | $1195

Description

Fast Track to ColdFusion MX 7 is a 3-day course that provides experienced Web developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to start building and maintaining dynamic and interactive web applications using ColdFusion MX 7.

Audience

To gain the most from the class, you should already have:

* A familiarity with web terminology.
* An understanding of web server characteristics.
* Experience with the HTML tag set and syntax.
* Familiarity with the SQL command set, including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Course Overview
* About the course
* Course objectives
* Course prerequisites
* Course format

Unit 2: Introducing ColdFusion
* Advantages of dynamic web pages
* Using ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
* ColdFusion components and features
* Configuring ColdFusion environments
* Creating a site with Dreamweaver MX 2004
* Creating local variables with <cfset>
* Referencing variables
* Displaying variable values using <cfoutput>
* Including files using the <cfinclude> tag
* Creating comments

Unit 3: Publishing Database Content
* Understanding relational databases
* Using database drivers to connect to data sources
* Understanding the <cfquery> tag
* ColdFusion Administrator debugging
* Using <cfoutput> to display database data
* Using the dynamic table tool
* Additional information returned with queries
* Using ColdFusion functions

Unit 4: Building Forms with ColdFusion
* Understanding HTML forms and form controls
* Enabling debug output
* Self-Posting forms
* Determining form submission with <cfif> and IsDefined()
* Evaluating form variables
* The <cfparam> tag
* Converting to ColdFusion forms
* Using <cfselect>

Unit 5: Building Search Interfaces
* Using form data in dynamic queries
* Preserving form data
* Creating dynamic SQL
* Using multiple search criteria
* Creating a dynamic SQL statement
* Using text searches
* Using list searches

Unit 6: Building a Drill-Down Interface
* Using Dynamic URL parameters
* Creating a query string
* Dynamic URL parameters
* Creating a data drill-down
* Data drill-down page

Unit 7: Inserting New Data
* Building an insert form page
* Using ColdFusion validation
* Using client-side validation
* Using server-side validation
* Creating custom validation
* Building insert action logic
* Using <cfquery> with INSERT
* Redirecting process flow with the <cflocation> tag

Unit 8: Updating Data
* Building an update form page
* Providing the primary key for update
* Pre-filling HTML forms
* Building update logic with <cfquery>

Unit 9: Reusing Templates
* Reusing code
* Using custom tags
* Using user-defined functions
* Finding UDFs
* ColdFusion components
* Finding CFCs

Unit 10: Securing an Application
* Using the ColdFusion login wizard
* Understanding the login pages
* Customizing the login
* Using the application framework
* Using application events
* Using application variables
* Using session variables

Related Courses:
Advanced ColdFusion Development