Tips & Tricks

A series of clever things to try post training. These tips are written by our instructors and cover things we've had to deal with in development.

Flash Remoting Section

Well we seem to be having a field day on Flash Remoting -- so much so we've set up a special section just for tips and tricks on this field of endeavour.

Creating Advanced Search Interfaces with ColdFusion and Verity K2

This presentation for intermediate to advanced developers covers techniques and strategies for creating advanced search interfaces using ColdFusion and Verity.

Handling Form Variables Dynamically - Part One

Using form variables within your code dynamically.

Handling Form Variables Dynamically - Part Two

Looping over the contents of a form.

Handling Form Variables Dynamically - Part Three

Working with ColdFusion data structures.

Query of Queries Quirkiness

CF5 introduced the ability to run a sub set of SQL commands against CF query objects in memory. But there are some quirky things to look out for.

The Verity Spider is a hidden gem that is hidden in the OEM Verity K2 engine that ships with CF5. The spider can crawl across web pages and file collections and has a whole plethora of options. Getting it work can be tricky!

Using Variables in ColdFusion MX Functions

Using variables within user defined functions in ColdFusion MX have some special requirements.

FlashKit 2002 Flash & XML Presentation and Files

Senior Instructor Andrew Muller presented "Consuming XML in Flash" at Flashkit 2002, Sydney. Access his presentation and demo files now at Daemon.

Database Indexing Strategies for FarCry

This document is a guide for those wishing to index the tables used within the Farcry Content Management System, and will also serve as a basic primer in database indexing.