If you're a Web designer recently tasked with using ColdFusion to build interactivity into your site or if you're just eager to learn how to create dynamic sites using Macromedia's leading Web application server, you'll want to read Macromedia ColdFusion MX: Training from the Source from cover to cover. This simple, concise guide uses step-by-step, project-based lessons developed in the Macromedia training centers to guide you through all of the program's basic features, both new and old. Every step has a screenshot so you can see exactly what you need to do, every step of the way. Even with no prior knowledge of ColdFusion, you'll learn how to use forms, retrieve database information, modify databases, work with advanced data types, create user defined functions, and more. Plus, the book ships with a companion CD-ROM that includes all of the lesson files used in the book as well as software demos, enabling you to immediately use what you've learned.
(NOTE: Table of Contents not finalized at time of printing.)
Lesson 1. Understanding ColdFusion MX.
Lesson 2. Introducing Dreamweaver MX.
Lesson 3. Variables and Functions.
Lesson 4. Using Forms with ColdFusion.
Lesson 5. Retrieve Database Information.
Lesson 6. Modifying Databases.
Lesson 7. Using Conditional Logic.
Lesson 8. Client State Management.
Lesson 9. Working with Advanced Data Types.
Lesson 10. Working with User-Defined Functions and Components.
The ColdFusion application server component of Macromedia's MX suite allows web developers to create dynamic sites that interact with underlying databases. Training's CD features trial versions of Dreamweaver MX and ColdFusion Server, but the book is not bound well and may not stand up to repeated use. Chapters take the form of step-by-step lessons, beginning with a useful topic and time-completion outline and including notes answering common questions. This beginner's guide would be most helpful to readers already familiar with HTML and/or Dreamweaver MX (LJ 1/03); appropriate for all libraries. Certified trains experienced developers for Macromedia's Certified ColdFusion Developer exam. Each chapter includes sample questions; tips, notes, cautions, and cross references help anticipate common pitfalls. A good purchase for larger libraries that already own more basic texts; it teaches to the test rather than helping developers learn ColdFusion from scratch. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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