Unit 1: Course Overview
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About the course
* Course objectives
* Course prerequisites
* Course format
Unit 2: Introducing ColdFusion
* Advantages of dynamic web pages
* Using ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
* ColdFusion components and features
* Configuring ColdFusion environments
* Creating a site with Dreamweaver MX 2004
* Creating local variables with <cfset>
* Referencing variables
* Displaying variable values using <cfoutput>
* Including files using the <cfinclude> tag
* Creating comments
Unit 3: Publishing Database Content
* Understanding relational databases
* Using database drivers to connect to data sources
* Understanding the <cfquery> tag
* ColdFusion Administrator debugging
* Using <cfoutput> to display database data
* Using the dynamic table tool
* Additional information returned with queries
* Using ColdFusion functions
Unit 4: Building Forms with ColdFusion
* Understanding HTML forms and form controls
* Enabling debug output
* Self-Posting forms
* Determining form submission with <cfif> and IsDefined()
* valuating form variables
* The <cfparam> tag
* Converting to ColdFusion forms
* Using <cfselect>
Unit 5: Building Search Interfaces
* Using form data in dynamic queries
* Preserving form data
* Creating dynamic SQL
* Using multiple search criteria
* Creating a dynamic SQL statement
* Using text searches
* Using list searches
Unit 6: Building a Drill-Down Interface
* Using Dynamic URL parameters
* Creating a query string
* Dynamic URL parameters
* Creating a data drill-down
* Data drill-down page
Unit 7: Inserting New Data
* Building an insert form page
* Using ColdFusion validation
* Using client-side validation
* Using server-side validation
* Creating custom validation
* Building insert action logic
* Using <cfquery> with INSERT
* Redirecting process flow with the <cflocation> tag
Unit 8: Updating Data
* Building an update form page
* Providing the primary key for update
* Pre-filling HTML forms
* Building update logic with <cfquery>
Unit 9: Reusing Templates
* Reusing code
* Using custom tags
* Using user-defined functions
* Finding UDFs |
