ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide

ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide 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:

About ColdFusion MX Documentation

Introducing ColdFusion MX

Elements of CFML

Using ColdFusion Variables

Using Expressions and Number Signs

Using Arrays and Structures

Extending ColdFusion Pages with CFML Scripting

Using Regular Expressions in Functions

Creating ColdFusion Elements

Writing and Calling User-Defined Functions

Building and Using ColdFusion Components

Creating and Using Custom CFML Tags

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

Introduction to Retrieving and Formatting Data

Building Dynamic Forms with cfform Tags

Validating Data

Creating Forms in Macromedia Flash

Creating Skinnable XML Forms

Creating Charts and Graphs

Creating Reports for Printing

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

Using Event Gateways

Using the Instant Messaging Event Gateways

Using the SMS Event Gateway

Creating Custom Event Gateways

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