WA1159 ColdFusion Professional: For Developers
Students will learn how to create dynamic and database-driven Web sites with ColdFusion.
What you will learn

After completing this course, the student should be able to:
  • Describe how ColdFusion works and list advantages of developing with ColdFusion.
  • Create and manipulate variables and output their values, and improve coding efficiency by including header and footer files within a template.
  • Choose the appropriate database connectivity method for a situation, create an ODBC data source name using the ColdFusion Administrator, query a database and display the results in a Web page, and enable and use ColdFusion's debugging features.
  • Read and write data in HTML form fields, use conditional expressions, cache queries to improve performance, and prevent access to action pages.
  • Create a keyword search application.
  • Output query results in a dynamic table, enable data drill-down features, and output images dynamically.
  • Create a paged-results search application.
  • Create pages that enable users to update, add, and delete records from the database.
  • Validate users' input into forms, using multiple techniques, then re-populate forms after submission.
  • Use the ColdFusion Application Framework to enable persistent variables, application-wide settings, and basic security.
  • Gather and implement users' preferences and log users in automatically to create personalized Web sites.
Audience
Students enrolling in this course should have a strong understanding of HTML programming. They should also be comfortable with programming in general, preferably with a scripting language such as JavaScript. Students should also understand the basics of SQL, including retrieving, updating, adding, and deleting data from a database.
Prerequisites
WA1065 HTML Programming
Duration
Two days.
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