This series teaches users how to install and set up a ColdFusion development environment, including connecting to a database, and also teaches how to build ColdFusion applications that integrate such features as e-mail, FTP, Flash, Java, and XML.

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1. Introduction and Installation (Time: 2 hours)

This course provides an introduction to the interface and the new features of ColdFusion MX, as well as how to install and set up ColdFusion Server.

Objectives

Describe ColdFusion MX
Describe ColdFusion tag and function syntax
Demonstrate ColdFusion code
Install and set up a ColdFusion development environment
Use the ColdFusion Administrator application
Register datasources

Topics

Introducing ColdFusion MX
New in ColdFusion MX
Getting started with ColdFusion
Setting up the development environment
Installing ColdFusion MX Server
Configuring ColdFusion Administrator
Data and Services settings
Debugging and Logging Settings

2. Talking With the Database (Time: 3 hours)

This course introduces the two basic ColdFusion tags used to query a database and display results. The user learns to use CFQUERY to perform queries and CFOUTPUT to display the results on a Web page. The user also learns to use standard SQL to perform basic database operations.

Objectives

Establish a connection between a Web server and database
Write SQL statements to select, insert, update, and delete information
Use CFQUERY tags to send and receive database information
Use CFOUTPUT tags to display database information
Use advanced ColdFusion functions to create new queries and query the results of previous queries

Topics

Making database connections
Defining and organizing tables
Introduction to SQL
Adding and deleting data
Using SQL joins
Grouping and aggregating results
Getting data to and from your database
Constructing queries
Outputting your data
Grouping the data
Getting the most from your queries
Manipulating data
Queries without a database
Queries of queries

3. Displaying Data (Time: 3 hours)

This course provides an overview of form basics, validating form data, and submitting the form and saving the data. It also includes information on building dynamic pages by using query results to create charts and graphs.

Objectives

Create a form
Validate form data
Submit a form
Display data dynamically
Create charts and graphs

Topics

Creating a form
Using form elements
Validating data
Required fields
Submitting the form
Displaying dynamic data
Building dynamic pages
Creating charts and graphs
Dynamic graphing
Standard and drill-down charts

4. Programming and Application Framework (Time: 3 hours)

This course covers programming elements including variable scoping and flow-control statements, which are key to building useful ColdFusion applications.

Objectives

Scope and lock variables
Use the flow control statements CFIF, CFSWITCH, and CFLOOP
Link pages using the application framework
Track users using Client and Session variables

Topics

Understanding CF variables
Setting variables with CFSET
Variable scope
Basics of program flow
Looping
Manipulating the page
A dynamic example
The application framework
Application.cfm and OnRequestEnd.cfm
Variables for applications
Tracking users within sessions
Tracking users across sessions
Locking variables
CF development frameworks

5. Custom Tags and Building Blocks (Time: 3 hours)

This course explains how to use ColdFusion custom tags and how to build custom tags. It introduces ColdFusion Components, built-in functions, and user-defined functions.

Objectives

Describe how custom tags work in ColdFusion MX
Create and modify custom tags
Build ColdFusion components
Identify built-in functions and describe their uses
Use CFSCRIPT to enhance your code
Create your own user-defined functions

Topics

Working with custom tags
Finding and installing custom tags
Using custom tags
Creating custom tags
Custom tag scope
ColdFusion components
Using ColdFusion components
Built-in functions
Using CFSCRIPT
User-defined functions
Creating user-defined functions

6. Using E-mail, Complex Data Types, and FTP (Time: 4 hours)

This course provides information on integrating e-mail into ColdFusion applications, using complex data types such as lists, arrays and structures, and managing directories and files using FTP.

Objectives

Use ColdFusion to send and receive e-mail and attachments
Describe the use of complex data types, and the functions that support these data types
Work with files and directories on a Web server
Allow users to upload files to a Web server
Manipulate files and directories on an FTP server

Topics

Sending e-mail
Reading e-mail
Complex data types
Lists
Arrays
Structures
Web Distributed Data Exchange (WDDX)
Manipulating files
Uploading and moving files
Managing directories
Using FTP
Uploading and downloading

7. Securing, Debugging, and Improving Application Performance (Time: 3 hours)

This course provides information on securing your ColdFusion environment, isolating bugs and using built-in debugging tools, and improving the performance of your ColdFusion applications.

Objectives

Secure the ColdFusion environment
Build secure applications
Isolate bugs and use built-in debugging tools
Create scalable applications
Optimize database queries
Use stored procedures

Topics

Security basics
Securing the ColdFusion environment
User security
Building secure applications
Understanding debugging
Isolating bugs
Built-in debugging
Handling errors
Creating scalable applications
Configuring caching
Optimizing database queries
Using stored procedures

8. Using Flash, Java, and XML (Time: 3 hours)

This course explains how to integrate ColdFusion with Flash, Java, and XML to create robust applications.

Objectives

Use Flash with ColdFusion MX
Use JSP custom tag libraries with ColdFusion MX
Integrate JSP, servlets, and ColdFusion MX
Use Java objects with ColdFusion MX
Use XML with ColdFusion MX

Topics

ColdFusion and Flash fundamentals
Communicating between Flash and ColdFusion
Putting a Flash application together
Integrating Java with ColdFusion
Setting up a JSP tag library
Mixing JSP, servlets, and ColdFusion
Manipulating Java objects
Using JavaBeans
Understanding XML
Working with XML
Creating an XML document
Transforming data with XSLT

9. Integration and Understanding Fusebox and FLiP (Time: 2 hours)

This course provides you with information on integrating your ColdFusion applications with other applications, designing better applications with the Fusebox framework, and using FLiP to streamline your design methodology.

Objectives

Integrate ColdFusion applications with other applications
Create a Web service
Create an application framework using Fusebox
Utilize the FLiP design methodology

Topics

Web application integration options
Scraping the Web with CFHTTP
Building a simple agent
Building Web services
Building better applications
The case for Fusebox
How Fusebox works
Managing settings
Building a Fusebox application
Using FLiP

10. Functions, Tags, and Resources (Time: 2 hours)

This course covers the wide variety of ColdFusion tags, functions, and resources, including ten different categories of functions, a dozen new tags, and the ample assortment of ColdFusion resource sites.

Objectives

List and describe ten categories of ColdFusion functions
List and describe a variety of commonly-used ColdFusion tags
Access and use a variety of ColdFusion resource sites on the Web

Topics

Functions
Tags
Resources

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