Intermediate Level Users.
Includes CD-ROM.
ColdFusion has become the tool of choice for developers integrating back-end databases with complex, interactive websites. This newly updated book offers comprehensive treatment of ColdFusion, including new features such as the updated visual tools and Java/XML support.
Part I of the book contains a three chapter tutorial that gets a new user up-and-running with ColdFusion in a minimal amount of time. Part II covers a wide range of ColdFusion topics; Part III covers working with Internet protocols; and Part IV covers advanced concepts. The Appendices now include the much needed tag and function reference and other extremely useful topics.
Topics covered include:
- Templates
- Functions
- Variables
- Flow control
- SQL queries
- Forms/form validation
- ColdFusion Web Application Framework
- Email, FTP, and LDAP
- Search-engine implementation
- Custom tags
- ColdFusion Administrator
The CD has evaluation versions of the software, including the new Linux version, and Apache Web Server, plus sample code and custom tags you can use in your own work. From the beginner to the advanced user, this book is ideal for all levels of ColdFusion users. If you've never used ColdFusion before and wonder whether you should, this book will show you how easy and yet extremely powerful your CF-driven applications can be. All that is required is background knowledge of HTML.
