Adobe ColdFusion 8: Fast Track

London (EC1)

23/03/10

£

990

London (EC1)

07/04/10

£

990

London (EC1)

17/05/10

£

990

London (EC1)

01/06/10

£

990

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Course Overview

The 3 day FastTrack to ColdFusion 8 course is a great way to get up and running with ColdFusion. The course is suitable for anybody that is new to developing with ColdFusion 8.

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

Introducing the Course

• Meeting the Prerequisites
• Understanding the Course Format
• Reviewing the Course Outline

Getting Started with ColdFusion

• Understanding Dynamic Web Pages
• Introducing ColdFusion
• Exploring Dreamweaver CS3
• Creating ColdFusion Variables
• Displaying Variable Values
• Including Files
• Commenting Code
• Implementing Best Practices

Publishing Database Content

• Connecting to a Database
• Querying a Database Table
• Viewing Debug Data
• Dumping a Recordset to a Browser
• Displaying Database Data
• Using the Dynamic Table Tool
• Using the Resultset Structure Data
• Introducing CurrentRow
• Using ColdFusion Functions
• Implementing Best Practices

Building Forms with ColdFusion

• Understanding HTML Forms
• Enabling Debug Output
• Self-Posting Forms
• Determining Form Submission
• Evaluating Form Variables
• Introducing ColdFusion Forms
• Implementing Best Practices

Building Search Interfaces

• Using Form Data in Dynamic Queries
• Preserving Form Data
• Creating Dynamic SQL for Multiple Search Criteria
• Using Text Searches
• Using List Searches
• Implementing Best Practices

Building a Drill-Down Interface

• Using Dynamic URL Parameters
• Creating a Data Drill-Down
• Creating on-the-fly PDF Documents
• Displaying Data in a Tabbed Interface
• Implementing Best Practices

Inserting New Data

• Building an Insert Interface
• Building an Insert Form Page
• Validating ColdFusion Forms
• Building Insert Action Logic
• Redirecting Process Flow
• Implementing Best Practices

Updating and Deleting Data

• Updating Database Data
• Building an Update Form Page
• Building Update Logic
• Deleting Records from the Database
• Improving SQL Security
• Implementing Best Practices

Reusing Templates

• Reusing Code
• Using Custom Tags
• Using User-Defined Functions
• Introducing ColdFusion Components
• Implementing Best Practices

Securing an Application

• Addressing the Web's Statelessness
• Using the Application Framework
• Using Application Variables
• Persisting State Variables
• Working with Session Variables
• Implementing Best Practices