Course Price: $1.595.00 (including GST)

Description

Fast Track to ColdFusion 8 is a 3-day course that provides experienced Web developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to start building and maintaining dynamic and interactive Web applications using ColdFusion 8.

Course length

Three days

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Set up and manage the ColdFusion development environment
• Set up a Dreamweaver site
• Use ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
• Connect to a database
• Build queries to retrieve data from a database
• Display recordset data on web pages
• Create a search form
• Perform client-side and server-side validation
• Build a data drill-down interface
• Create insert, update and delete interfaces
• Incorporate custom tags, user defined functions, and ColdFusion components into your application
• Authenticate users and secure access to pages

Audience

To gain the most from the class, 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

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introducing the Course

• Meeting the Prerequisites
• Understanding the Course Format
• Reviewing the Course Outline

Unit 2: 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

Unit 3: 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

Unit 4: 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

Unit 5: 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

Unit 6: 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

Unit 7: 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

Unit 8: 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

Unit 9: Reusing Templates

• Reusing Code
• Using Custom Tags
• Using User-Defined Functions
• Introducing ColdFusion Components
• Implementing Best Practices

Unit 10: 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