About Macromedia ColdFusion MX documentation

The ColdFusion MX documentation is designed to provide support for the complete spectrum of participants. The print and online versions are organized to let you quickly locate the information that you need. The ColdFusion MX online documentation is available in HTML and Adobe Acrobat formats.

Printed and online documentation set

The ColdFusion MX documentation set consists of the following titles:

Book

Description

Installing and Using ColdFusion MX for J2EE
Describes system installation on Windows, Solaris, and Linux; it also describes the differences between the J2EE and stand-alone editions of ColdFusion MX and how to get started using the J2EE edition of ColdFusion MX.

Administering ColdFusion MX
Describes how to use the ColdFusion MX Administrator to manage the ColdFusion MX environment, including connecting to your data sources and configuring security for your applications.

Developing ColdFusion MX Applications with CFML
Describes how to develop your dynamic web applications, including retrieving and updating your data, using structures, and forms.

Getting Started Building ColdFusion MX Applications
Contains an overview of ColdFusion features and application development procedures. Includes a tutorial that guides you through the process of developing an example ColdFusion application.

Using Server-Side ActionScript in ColdFusion MX
Describes how Macromedia Flash movies, executing on a client browser, can call ActionScript code running on the ColdFusion server. Includes examples of server-side ActionScript and a syntax guide for developing ActionScript pages on the server.

Migrating ColdFusion 5 Applications
Describes how to migrate a ColdFusion 5 application to ColdFusion MX. This book describes the Code Compatibility Analyzer that evaluates your ColdFusion 5 code to determine any incompatibilities within it.

CFML Reference
Provides descriptions, syntax, usage, and code examples for all ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables.

CFML Quick Reference
A brief guide that shows the syntax of ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables.

Working with Verity Tools
Describes Verity search tools and utilities that you can use for configuring the Verity K2 Server search engine, as well as creating, managing, and troubleshooting Verity collections.

Book	Description
Installing and Using ColdFusion MX for J2EE	Describes system installation on Windows, Solaris, and Linux; it also describes the differences between the J2EE and stand-alone editions of ColdFusion MX and how to get started using the J2EE edition of ColdFusion MX.
Administering ColdFusion MX	Describes how to use the ColdFusion MX Administrator to manage the ColdFusion MX environment, including connecting to your data sources and configuring security for your applications.
Developing ColdFusion MX Applications with CFML	Describes how to develop your dynamic web applications, including retrieving and updating your data, using structures, and forms.
Getting Started Building ColdFusion MX Applications	Contains an overview of ColdFusion features and application development procedures. Includes a tutorial that guides you through the process of developing an example ColdFusion application.
Using Server-Side ActionScript in ColdFusion MX	Describes how Macromedia Flash movies, executing on a client browser, can call ActionScript code running on the ColdFusion server. Includes examples of server-side ActionScript and a syntax guide for developing ActionScript pages on the server.
Migrating ColdFusion 5 Applications	Describes how to migrate a ColdFusion 5 application to ColdFusion MX. This book describes the Code Compatibility Analyzer that evaluates your ColdFusion 5 code to determine any incompatibilities within it.
CFML Reference	Provides descriptions, syntax, usage, and code examples for all ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables.
CFML Quick Reference	A brief guide that shows the syntax of ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables.
Working with Verity Tools	Describes Verity search tools and utilities that you can use for configuring the Verity K2 Server search engine, as well as creating, managing, and troubleshooting Verity collections.

Viewing online documentation

All ColdFusion MX documentation is available online in HTML and Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view the HTML documentation, open the following URL on the web server running ColdFusion:
http://cf_root/cfdocs/dochome.htm.

ColdFusion MX documentation in Acrobat format is available on the ColdFusion product CD-ROM.

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