Ben Forta
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ColdFusion MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit

ISBN
0321223675
Pages
1394
Publisher
Macromedia Press — March 2005
Co-authors
Angela Buraglia , Raymond Camden

This book is for anyone who wants to create cutting-edge Internet-based applications using ColdFusion MX 7 – the most customer driven version of ColdFusion to date.

If you are a Webmaster or Web page designer and want to create dynamic, data-driven Web pages, this book is for you. If you are an experienced database administrator who wants to take advantage of the Web to publish or collect data, this book is for you, too. If you are starting out creating your Web presence, but know you want to serve more than just static information, this book will help get you there. If you are a Flash designer and want to create Flash applications (instead of just animation and movies) then this is the book for you. If you have used ColdFusion before and want to learn what’s new in ColdFusion MX 7, this book is also for you. Even if you are an experienced ColdFusion user, this book provides you with invaluable tips and tricks and also serves as the definitive ColdFusion developer’s reference.

This book teaches you how to create real-world applications that solve real-world problems. Along the way, you acquire all the skills you need to design, implement, test, and roll out world-class applications.

Both as a tutorial and as a reference, this is the sixth edition of what has become the standard ColdFusion book (along with its sequel, Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Application Development). And this new updated enhanced, and extended edition improves upon what has made this the #1 selling ColdFusion book ever. Some of the new topics covered include using the new Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 extensions, generating Flash Forms, using ColdFusion Components, development methodologies, the new printing and reporting features, and more.

Enjoy, and good luck with ColdFusion MX 7!

(Note: The size of this book has grown with each edition, and this update is no exception. Rather than split the book into multiple volumes we have opted to place the advanced chapters on the CD in electronic form. These chapters are included in the book index so as to facilitate easy access to this information).

Chapter listing

Introduction
1: Introducing ColdFusion
2: Introducing Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004
3: Accessing the ColdFusion Administrator
4: Previewing ColdFusion
5: Building the Databases
6: Introducing SQL
7: SQL Data Manipulation
8: Using ColdFusion
9: CFML Basics
10: Creating Data-Driven Pages
11: The Basics of Structured Development
12: ColdFusion Forms
13: Form Data Validation
14: Using Forms to Add or Change Data
15: Beyond HTML Forms: Flash and XForms
16: Graphing, Printing, and Reporting
17: Debugging and Troubleshooting
18: Planning an Application
19: Introducing the Web Application Framework
20: Working with Sessions
21: Securing Your Applications
22: Building User-Defined Functions
23: Building Reusable Components
24: Improving the User Experience
25: Improving Performance
26: Integrating with Macromedia Flash
27: Interacting with Email
28: Online Commerce
29: ColdFusion Server Configuration
30: More About SQL and Queries
31: Working with Stored Procedures
32: Error Handling
33: Generating Non-HTML Content
34: Interacting with the Operating System
35: Full-Text Searching
36: Event Scheduling
37: Managing Your Code
38: Development Frameworks
Appendix A: Installing ColdFusion MX 7, Dreamweaver MX 2004, and the Sample Files
Appendix B: ColdFusion Tag Reference
Appendix C: ColdFusion Function Reference
Appendix D: Special ColdFusion Variables and Result Codes
Appendix E: Verity Search Language Reference
Appendix F: ColdFusion MX 7 Directory Structure
Appendix G: Sample Application Data Files

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