Developing ColdFusion MX Applications

Developing ColdFusion MX Applications provides the tools needed to develop Internet applications using Macromedia ColdFusion MX. This book is intended for web application programmers who are learning ColdFusion MX or wish to extended their ColdFusion MX programming knowledge. It provides a solid grounding in the tools that ColdFusion MX provides to develop web applications.

Because of the power and flexibility of ColdFusion MX, you can create many different types of web applications of varying complexity. As you become more familiar with the material presented in this manual, and begin to develop your own applications, you will want to refer to CFML Reference for details about various tags and functions.

This book contains the following chapters:

Introduction

Introduction to ColdFusion MX

Elements of CFML

Using ColdFusion Variables

Using Expressions and Pound Signs

Using Arrays and Structures

Extending ColdFusion Pages with CFML Scripting

Using Regular Expressions in Functions

Reusing Code in ColdFusion Pages

Creating and Using Custom CFML Tags

Writing and Calling User-Defined Functions

Building and Using ColdFusion Components

Building Custom CFXAPI Tags

Designing and Optimizing a ColdFusion Application

Handling Errors

Using Persistent Data and Locking

Securing Applications

Developing Globalized Applications

Debugging and Troubleshooting Applications

Introduction to Databases and SQL

Accessing and Retrieving Data

Updating Your Database

Using Query of Queries

Managing LDAP Directories

Building a Search Interface

Using Verity Search Expressions

Retrieving and Formatting Data

Building Dynamic Forms

Charting and Graphing Data

Using the Flash Remoting Service

Using Server-Side ActionScript

Using XML and WDDX

Using Web Services

Integrating J2EE and Java Elements in CFML Applications

Integrating COM and CORBA Objects in CFML Applications

Sending and Receiving E-Mail

Interacting with Remote Servers

Managing Files on the Server

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