ColdFusion Introduction
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Course Overview
You already know how to create static Web sites using HTML. Now you want to expand your capabilities as a Web developer to creating Web applications that you can't create in HTML. ColdFusion MX Level 1 is the first course on the topic of creating dynamic sites with ColdFusion. In this course, you will add dynamic components to your static Web pages by applying ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) and posting pages to a ColdFusion Server.
Prerequisites
- The target student for this course is someone who is trained or experienced in HTML who is tasked with creating dynamic Web pages for their company or non-profit group using ColdFusion.
- The following are required prerequisites:
HTML Introduction
HTML Advanced
Dreamweaver Introduction
Dreamweaver Advanced
WinXP Introduction
- The following courses are recommended prerequisites:
Cascading Style Sheets (Second Edition)
Web Design and Usability Techniques
- It would also be helpful to understand programming fundamentals including: Flow control Variables Operators Functions Parameters Arrays
Objectives
Related Courses
Training Options
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377
What's Included
- 1 delegate per computer
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
- Comprehensive course manual and exercises
Course Content
Adding Dynamic Elements to a Page
Determining appropriate dynamic elements
Adding a dynamic text display
Creating a banner
Determine Appropriate Dynamic Elements
Add a Dynamic Text Display
Create a Banner
Design page layout
Creating a dynamic site structure
Passing data to another web page through a link
Creating the default page
Retrieving information passed to a web page through a link
Building Forms
Creating a ColdFusion form
Adding client-side validation to a form
Creating a ColdFusion page to collect results
Creating a form that processes itself
Adding Interactivity with Existing Elements
Subscribing to a web service
Adding a custom tag from the Macromedia Developer Exchange
Deploying Your Site
Debugging your site
Testing work as a complete system
Transfering files to the web server
Displaying Database Information on a Web Page
Planning a database-driven site
Connecting to a database
Retrieving data from a database
Querying a query
Creating a Data Drill-down Application
Planning a data drill-down application
Building the drill-down output
Displaying Subsets of Data on Demand
Planning the recordset navigation scheme and components
Enabling recordset navigation
Outputting the number of next and previous records
Formatting data output based on the plan
Adding Search Features
Planning the search feature
Creating a dynamic search form
Developing the search results template
Handling "no records found" conditions
Adding single-keyword search functionality
Adding multiple-keyword search functionality
Creating Reusable Code
Creating a user defined function
Creating a custom tag
Preparing a custom tag to be shared
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