Fast Track to Adobe ColdFusion 10

$1,495.00


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Duration: 3 Days

In this three-day course designed for experienced web developers, you will gain the knowledge and hands-on practice you need to start building and maintaining dynamic and interactive web applications using ColdFusion 9.

Certification:

This course prepares you to earn the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) designation. Becoming an ACE means you have demonstrated a professional level of proficiency with one or more Adobe software products. To become an ACE, you must pass one or more product-specific proficiency exams and agree to the ACE terms and conditions.

What You Will Learn

  • Getting Started with ColdFusion
  • Publishing Database Content
  • Building Forms with ColdFusion
  • Inserting New Data
  • Building a Drill-Down Interface
  • Updating Data
  • Reusing Templates
  • Securing an Application

Audience

Web development professionals who would like to master the fundamentals of ColdFusion

Prerequistes

  • Familiarity with web terminology
  • 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

1. Course Overview

  • About the Course
  • Course Objectives
  • Course Prerequisites
  • Course Format

2. Getting Started with ColdFusion

  • Basics of Dynamic Web Pages
  • ColdFusion Overview
  • Exploring Dreamweaver CS3
  • Creating ColdFusion Variables
  • Displaying Variable Values
  • Including Files
  • Commenting Code
  • Implementing Best Practices

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
  • Using ColdFusion Functions
  • Implementing Best Practices

4. Building Forms with ColdFusion

  • HTML Forms and Form Controls
  • Enabling Debug Output
  • Self-Posting Forms
  • Determining Form Submission with IsDefined()
  • Evaluating Form Variables with cfparam
  • ColdFusion Forms
  • Implementing Best Practices

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

6. Building a Drill-Down Interface

  • Using Dynamic URL Parameters
  • Creating a Query String
  • Creating a Data Drill-Down
  • Creating On-the-Fly PDF Documents
  • Displaying Data in a Tabbed Interface
  • Implementing Best Practices

7. Inserting New Data

  • Building an Insert Interface
  • Building an Insert FORM Page
  • Using ColdFusion Validation
  • Using Client-Side Validation
  • Using Server-Side Validation
  • Creating Custom validation
  • Building Insert ACTION Logic
  • Using with INSERT
  • Redirecting Process Flow

8. Updating Data

  • Building an Update FORM Page
  • Providing the Primary Key for Update
  • Building Update Logic
  • Deleting Records from the Database

9. Reusing Templates

  • Reusing Code
  • Using Custom Tags
  • Using User-Defined Functions (UDFs)
  • Finding UDFs
  • ColdFusion Components (CFCs)
  • Finding CFCs

10. Securing an Application

  • Addressing the Web's Statelessness
  • Using the Application Framework
  • Using Application Events
  • Using Application Variables
  • Using Session Variables

Course Labs