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ColdFusion 5-Day Boot Camp

Day 1 - Getting Started | Day 2 - Using ColdFusion | Day 3 - Building ColdFusion Applications | Day 4 - Advanced ColdFusion | Day 5 - Advanced ColdFusion II

Day 1 - Getting Started

Course Outline

1. Introducing ColdFusion
   • The Basics
   • Understanding ColdFusion
   • The ColdFusion Application Server
   • The ColdFusion Markup Language
   • Linking to External Applications


2. Installing ColdFusion & ColdFusion Studio
   • Professional and Enterprise
   • Checking Your Hardware
   • Choosing Your Hardware
   • Checking Your Operating System
   • Choosing Your Operating System
   • Checking Your Web Server
   • Installing ColdFusion 5
   • Verifying Your Installation
   • Installing ColdFusion Studio
   • ColdFusion Studio Step-By-Step
   • Installation Instructions
   • Installing Sample Application


3. Building the Database
   • Database Fundamentals
   • Using a Database
   • Understanding Relational Databases
   • Understanding the Various Types of Database Applications
   • Building the OWS Database Tables


4. Accessing the ColdFusion Administrator
   • Logging In to(and Out of) the ColdFusion Administrator
   • Using the ColdFusion Administrator


5. Previewing ColdFusion
   • Using the Applications Wizards


6. Introduction to SQL
   • Introducing SQL, the Structured Query Language
   • Introducing ODBC
   • Preparing to Write SQL Queries
   • Creating Queries
   • Sorting Query Results
   • Filtering Data
   • Testing for Equality: =
   • Testing for Inequality: <>
   • Testing for Less Than: <
   • Testing for Less Than or Equal To: <=
   • Testing for Greater Than >
   • Testing for Greater Than or Equal To: >=
   • Between, Exists, In, Is Null Is Not Null, and Like


7. SQL Data Manipulation
   • Adding Data
   • Modifying Data
   • Deleting Data


8. Introduction to ColdFusion Studio
   • Understanding ColdFusion
   • Using the Editor
   • Getting Help
   • Using Tags and Expressions
   • Accessing ColdFusion Application
   • Server Services
   • Using the SQL Query Builder
   • Using the Toolbar
   • Generating SQL SELECT
   • Statements
   • Testing SQL Statements
   • Using Query Builder SQL Statements
   • Generating Other SQL Statements

Day 1 - Getting Started | Day 2 - Using ColdFusion | Day 3 - Building ColdFusion Applications | Day 4 - Advanced ColdFusion | Day 5 - Advanced ColdFusion II

Day 2 - Using ColdFusion

Course Outline

1. Using ColdFusion
   • Working with Templates
   • Using Functions
   • Using Variables
   • Working with Expressions
   • Using ColdFusion Data Types


2. CFML Basics
   • Working with Conditional Processing
   • Using Looping
   • Reusing Looping
   • Revisiting Variable


3. Creating Data-Driven Pages
   • Accessing Database
   • Displaying Database Query Results
   • Using Query Variables
   • Grouping Result Output
   • Using Data Drill-Down
   • Debugging Dynamic Database
   • Queries


4. ColdFusion Forms
   • Using Forms
   • Creating Forms
   • Processing Form Submissions
   • Creating Dynamic SQL Statements
   • Building Truly Dynamic Statements
   • Creating Dynamic Search Screens


5. Form Data Validation
   • Understanding Form Validation
   • Using Server-Side Validation
   • Using Client-Side Validation


6. Using Forms to Add or Change
   • Adding Data with ColdFusion
   • Introducing <CFINSERT>
   • Deleting Data with ColdFusion
   • Reusing Forms
   • Creating a Complete Application


7. Debugging and Troubleshooting
   • Debugging ColdFusion Applications
   • Debugging WebServer Configurations Problems
   • Debugging ODBC Driver Errors
   • Debugging SQL Statement of logix Errors
   • Debugging ColdFusion Syntax Errors
   • Inspecting Variable Contents
   • Using the Document Validator
   • Debugging URL and Path Problems
   • Debugging Form Problems
   • Using the ColdFusion Debugging Options
   • Using the Studio Remote Debugger
   • Using the ColdFusion Log Files


8. Using Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev with ColdFusion
   • The UltraDev Environment
   • Configuring UltraDev for ColdFusion
   • Building Form, Results, and Details Pages

Day 1 - Getting Started | Day 2 - Using ColdFusion | Day 3 - Building ColdFusion Applications | Day 4 - Advanced ColdFusion | Day 5 - Advanced ColdFusion II

Day 3 - Building ColdFusion Applications

Course Outline

1. Planning an Application
   • Getting Started on Your Application
   • Planning the Process
   • While You Are Working


2. Working with Projects
   • About ColdFusion Studio Projects
   • When to Create a Project
   • Using Projects
   • Getting the Most Out of Project Folders
   • Resources
   • Adjusting the Default Setting for Projects
   • Using Projects to Ease Code Maintenance
   • Deploying Projects


3. Introducing the Web Application Framework
   • Using Application.cfm
   • Using OnRequestEnd.cfm
   • Customizing the Look of Error Messages
   • Using Application Variables
   • Preventing Memory Corruption with Locking
   • Application Variable Timeouts


4. Working with Sessions
   • Address the Web's Statelessness
   • Using Cookies to Remember Preferences
   • Using Client Variables
   • Using Session Variables
   • Using Session Variables for Multiple-Pages Data Entry
   • Other Session Variable Examples
   • Using Session Variables Without Requiring Cookies


5. Security with ColdFusion
   • Options for Securing Your Application
   • Using ColdFusion to Control Access
   • Using Session Variables for Authentication


6. Building Reusable Components
   • Introducing CFML Custom Tags
   • How to Use Custom Tags
   • Controlling Template Locations with <CFMODULE>
   • Writing Custom Tags That Display Information
   • Custom Tags That Process Data
   • Custom Tags That Encapsulate Business Rules
   • Custom Tags That Represent Objects
   • Custom Tags for General-Purpose Use


7. Improving the User Experience
   • Easing the Brower's Burden
   • Remembering Settings
   • Creating Next N Records Interfaces
   • Returning Page Output Right Away with <CFFLUSH>


8. Improving Performance
   • Options in the ColdFusion Administrator
   • Improving Query Performance with Caching
   • Caching Page Output
   • Controlling Whitespace

Day 1 - Getting Started | Day 2 - Using ColdFusion | Day 3 - Building ColdFusion Applications | Day 4 - Advanced ColdFusion | Day 5 - Advanced ColdFusion II

Day 4 - Advanced ColdFusion

Course Outline

1. Enhancing Forms with Client-Side Java
   • ColdFusion's Java-Based Form Controls
   • Using <CFTREE>
   • Using <CFGRID>
   • Using <CFSLIDER>
   • About <CFTEXTINPUT> and <CFAPPLET>


2. Integrating with Macromedia Flash
   • Using the Flash Component Kit
   • Using Your Own Flash Movies in ColdFusion Pages


3. Graphing
   • Enhancing Your Applications with Graph


4. Interacting with E-mail
   • Sending E-mail from ColdFusion
   • Retrieving E-mail with ColdFusion


5. Online Commerce
   • Building E-Commerce Sites
   • Creating Storefronts
   • Creating Shopping Carts
   • Payment Processing
   • Other Commerce-Relate Tasks


6. ColdFusion Server Configuration
   • The ColdFusion Administrator
   • The Server Tab
   • The Security Tab
   • The Tools Tab


7. More About SQL and Queries
   • Advanced SQL Topics
   • Additional <CFQUERY> Topics
   • Connection Strings
   • Building Query Results Programmatically
   • Using Database Transactions


8. Working with Stored Procedures
   • Advantages of Using Stored Procedures
   • Calling Stored Procedures from ColdFusion Templates
   • Creating Stored Procedures

Day 1 - Getting Started | Day 2 - Using ColdFusion | Day 3 - Building ColdFusion Applications | Day 4 - Advanced ColdFusion | Day 5 - Advanced ColdFusion II

Day 5 - Advanced ColdFusion II

Course Outline

1. Error Handling
   • Introducing <CFTRY> and <CFCATCH>
   • Writing Templates That Work Around Errors
   • Writing Templates That Recover from Errors
   • Nesting <CFTRY> Blocks
   • Throwing and Catching Your Own Errors
   • Exceptions and Database Transactions


2. Generating Non-HTML Content
   • About MIME Content Types
   • How Your Browser Handles MIME Types
   • Introducing the <CFCONTENT> Tag
   • Experimenting with Plain Text
   • Comma-Separated Text
   • Generating Excel Files
   • Generating Word Files
   • Serving Media Files
   • Getting Started with Wireless Applications
   • A Crash Course in WML
   • Creating Data-Driven Cards
   • Browsing Through Records
   • Responding to Form Input


3. Interacting with the Operating System
   • Working with the Operating System
   • Local File Manipulation
   • Accessing the Local Filesystem
   • Uploading Files Using the <CFFILE> Tag
   • Using <CFEXECUTE>
   • Interacting with the System Registry Using <CFREGISTRY>
   • Directory Manipulation with <CFDIECTORY>


4. Full-Text Searching
   • Getting to Know Verity
   • Creating a Search Tool for Your Documents
   • Indexing SQL Data
   • Maintaining Collections
   • Administrating Collections with <CFCOLLECTION>
   • Expanding Verity's Power


5. Event Scheduling
   • ColdFusion Event Scheduling V. OS/Database Event Scheduling
   • Working with ColdFusion Administrator
   • Working with <CFSCHEDULE> Tag
   • Building an Automatic Promotional E-Mail Application


6. Managing Your Code
   • Coding Standards
   • Documentation
   • Version Control


7. Development Methodologies
   • Fusebox
   • CfObjects
   • Blackbox, Smart-Objects and Swith_Box
   • Issues to Consider with All Development Methodologies

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