fast track to coldfusion

course duration: 3 days
delivery method: On-site / In-house
Adobe ColdFusion audience: Beginner - Intermediate. 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.

description

Fast Track to ColdFusion 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.

Setting up the ColdFusion development environment
Using Dreamweaver
Publishing dynamic data using ColdFusion tags
Reusing common code
Building forms with ColdFusion
Building search interfaces
Building data drill-down interfaces
Accepting user information for updating and inserting data in databases
Incorporating JavaScript to perform client side validation
Securing web pages

objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Set up and manage the ColdFusion development environment
Use ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
Connect to a database
Build queries that retrieve, insert, and update data dynamically
Perform client-side and server-side validation
Authenticate users and secure access to pages
Use local, query, form, and URL variables
Re-use code
Incorporate custom tags, user defined functions, and ColdFusion components into your application
Create a search form
Build a data drill-down interface
Develop fully interactive, database-driven web applications

prerequisites

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: Introducing the Course
- Meeting the Prerequisites
- Understanding the Course Format
- Reviewing the Course Outline
Unit 2: 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
Unit 3: 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
Unit 4: 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
Unit 5: 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
Unit 6: 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
Unit 7: 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
Unit 8: 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
Unit 9: Reusing Templates
- Reusing Code
- Using Custom Tags
- Using User-Defined Functions
- Introducing ColdFusion Components
- Implementing Best Practices
Unit 10: 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