ColdFusion MX
This series teaches users how to install and set up a ColdFusion development environment, including connecting to a database, and also teaches how to build ColdFusion applications that integrate such features as e-mail, FTP, Flash, Java, and XML.
This series is for anyone who is interested in learning more about designing Web and database applications with ColdFusion MX. This online course contains 10 lessons and should take approximately 28 hours to complete.
Introduction and Installation
This course provides an introduction to the interface and the new features of ColdFusion MX, as well as how to install and set up ColdFusion Server and teaches you how to describe ColdFusion MX, describe ColdFusion tag and function syntax, demonstrate ColdFusion code, install and set up a ColdFusion development environment, use the ColdFusion Administrator application, and register datasources.
Talking With the Database
This course introduces the two basic ColdFusion tags used to query a database and display results The user learns to use CFQUERY to perform queries and CFOUTPUT to display the results on a Web page The user also learns to use standard SQL to perform basic database operations and teaches you how to establish a connection between a Web server and database, write SQL statements to select, insert, update, and delete information, use CFQUERY tags to send and receive database information, use CFOUTPUT tags to display database information, and use advanced ColdFusion functions to create new queries and query the results of previous queries.
Displaying Data
This course provides an overview of form basics, validating form data, and submitting the form and saving the data It also includes information on building dynamic pages by using query results to create charts and graphs and teaches you how to create a form, validate form data, submit a form, display data dynamically, and create charts and graphs.
Programming and Application Framework
This course covers programming elements including variable scoping and flow-control statements, which are key to building useful ColdFusion applications and teaches you how to scope and lock variables, use the flow control statements CFIF, CFSWITCH, and CFLOOP, link pages using the application framework, and track users using Client and Session variables.
Custom Tags and Building Blocks
This course explains how to use ColdFusion custom tags and how to build custom tags It introduces ColdFusion Components, built-in functions, and user-defined functions and teaches you how to describe how custom tags work in ColdFusion MX, create and modify custom tags, build ColdFusion components, identify built-in functions and describe their uses, use CFSCRIPT to enhance your code, and create your own user-defined functions.
Using E-mail, Complex Data Types, and FTP
This course provides information on integrating e-mail into ColdFusion applications, using complex data types such as lists, arrays and structures, and managing directories and files using FTP and teaches you how to use ColdFusion to send and receive e-mail and attachments, describe the use of complex data types, and the functions that support these data types, work with files and directories on a Web server, allow users to upload files to a Web server, and manipulate files and directories on an FTP server.
Securing, Debugging, and Improving Application Performance
This course provides information on securing your ColdFusion environment, isolating bugs and using built-in debugging tools, and improving the performance of your ColdFusion applications and teaches you how to secure the ColdFusion environment, build secure applications, isolate bugs and use built-in debugging tools, create scalable applications, optimize database queries, and use stored procedures.
Using Flash, Java, and XML
This course explains how to integrate ColdFusion with Flash, Java, and XML to create robust applications and teaches you how to use Flash with ColdFusion MX, use JSP custom tag libraries with ColdFusion MX, integrate JSP, servlets, and ColdFusion MX, use Java objects with ColdFusion MX, and use XML with ColdFusion MX.
Integration and Understanding Fusebox and FLiP
This course provides you with information on integrating your ColdFusion applications with other applications, designing better applications with the Fusebox framework, and using FLiP to streamline your design methodology and teaches you how to integrate ColdFusion applications with other applications, create a Web service, create an application framework using Fusebox, and utilize the FLiP design methodology.
Functions, Tags, and Resources
This course covers the wide variety of ColdFusion tags, functions, and resources, including ten different categories of functions, a dozen new tags, and the ample assortment of ColdFusion resource sites and teaches you how to list and describe ten categories of ColdFusion functions, list and describe a variety of commonly-used ColdFusion tags, and access and use a variety of ColdFusion resource sites on the Web.