Adobe ColdFusion 8 FastTrack — A 3-day course
Overview
This ColdFusion training is a blended learning solution which combines our 3 day instructor led FastTrack to ColdFusion 8 training course, with 6 months access to our Learning Management System (LMS) including support forums, extensive Coldfusion glossary, additional exercises and samples, and other online learning support and refresher material.
Suitable For
The course is suitable for anybody that is new to developing with ColdFusion 8.
Prerequisites
To gain the most from this ColdFusion training program, 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
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
A schedule of dates for this course is not currently available. Please call 0800 651 0338 or use our contact form to enquire about places and availability.
FastTrack to Adobe ColdFusion 8: Course Contents
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Reusing Templates
- Reusing Code
- Using Custom Tags
- Using User-Defined Functions
- Introducing ColdFusion Components
- Implementing Best Practices
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
