ColdFusion 9 Training DVD

Introduction

• Welcome Demo
• Using the exercise files
• Overview Demo

1. Getting Started

• Understanding application servers Demo
• Installing ColdFusion 9 on Windows Demo
• Installing ColdFusion 9 on Mac OS X Demo
• Completing the Configuration wizard Demo
• Starting and stopping ColdFusion on Windows Demo
• Starting and stopping ColdFusion on Mac OS X Demo
• Installing ColdFusion Builder on Windows Demo
• Installing ColdFusion Builder on Mac OS X Demo
• Setting folder permissions on Mac OS X Demo

2. Using ColdFusion Builder

• Using Eclipse perspectives and views Demo
• Defining a ColdFusion server
• Creating a ColdFusion project
• Creating and browsing a ColdFusion page
• Defining a default page template
• Setting and outputting variables
• Using the Snippets view
• Using an external browser
• Using online help

3. Understanding Data Types and Debugging Tools

• Adding numbers and concatenating strings
• Using Debug Output
• Inspecting variables with <cfdump>
• Using arrays
• Using structures
• Configuring the line debugger
• Using the line debugger

4. Working with Databases

• Scripting an Apache Derby database
• Defining a data source in ColdFusion Administrator
• Exploring data sources in RDS Dataview
• Using SQL and the <cfquery> tag
• Outputting data from a query object
• Outputting a dynamic HTML table from a query
• Generating alternating row colors
• Creating an application directory and home page
• Displaying data on the home page
• Redirecting requests with <cflocation>

5. Using Includes and Custom Tags

• Including pages with <cfinclude>
• Creating reusable header and footer files with <cfinclude>
• Creating and calling custom tags
• Passing data into custom tags
• Setting default values for custom tag attributes
• Calling custom tags with <cfmodule>
• Using a custom tag as a website header
• Creating an application template file

6. Using ColdFusion Components (CFCs)

• Creating a ColdFusion Component (CFC)
• Declaring CFC functions
• Calling CFC methods with <cfinvoke>
• Using CFC properties
• Passing data into functions
• Creating and calling CFCs with script syntax
• Generating data access CFCs in ColdFusion Builder
• Calling generated data access methods
• Creating a dynamic HTML table from an array
• Creating an Application.cfc file
• Using an application data source variable

7. Using ColdFusion Object Relational Mapping (ORM)

• Generating an ORM map component
• Enabling an application to use ORM
• Retrieving data with ORM
• Generating mappings for multiple tables
• Filtering data with ORM
• Displaying result data with a custom tag

8. Creating Drill-Down Navigation

• Passing URL variables in hyperlinks
• Passing multiple URL variables
• Encoding URLs with URLEncodedFormat()
• Checking for available variables with isDefined()
• Creating a data-driven hyperlink
• Displaying selected data in a detail page

9. Building Data Entry Forms

• Using HTML data entry forms
• Processing form variables
• Creating self-posting forms with <cfform>
• Creating a search interface
• Processing complex queries with HQL
• Creating a dynamic pulldown list with <cfselect>
• Displaying form results

10. Maintaining Data with Forms and ORM

• Building a data entry form for managing data
• Preparing an ORM mapping for inserting data
• Inserting data with ORM
• Retrieving data for an update form
• Populating form controls with existing data
• Updating data with ORM
• Confirming actions with an Ajax message box
• Using JavaScript callback functions
• Deleting data with ORM

11. Validating Data Entry Forms

• Defining client-side form validation rules
• Validating on the server with custom CFML

12. Securing ColdFusion Applications

• Using the Application.cfc onRequest() method
• Creating and using a login form
• Authenticating users with <cflogin>
• Logging out users

13. Deploying Applications with ColdFusion Builder

• Configuring an FTP site
• Setting a ColdFusion project's synchronization connection
• Uploading files to the production server

Conclusion

• Goodbye