| Getting started |
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The ColdFusion approach
ColdFusion Server
ColdFusion Adminstrator
Development platforms
Using Dreamweaver
ColdFusion templates
ColdFusion Markup Language
ColdFusion tags
The <CFOUTPUT> tag
Creating a simple page |
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| Working with variabes |
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ColdFusion
variables overview
Using <CFSET>
Local variables
Form variables
URL variables
Application variables
Session variables
Cookie variables
Server variables |
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| CFML coding |
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Concatenating strings
Conditional structures
Looping structures
Conditional loops
Exiting from a loop
Built-in functions
Date and time functions
String functions |
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| Working with forms |
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Passing form variables
Passing URL variables
Server-side validation
Custom control tags
The <CFFORM> tag
The <CFINPUT> tag
The <CFSELECT> tag
The <CFGRID> tag |
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| Working with databases |
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Connecting to databases
Establishing ODBC datasources
Using SQL commands
ColdFusion database tags
Creating queries
The <CFQUERY> tag
Displaying query results
Generating HTML tables
Inserting and updating records
Handling database transactions |
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| Error handling
and debugging |
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<CFERROR> attributes
Error variables
<CFTRY> and <CFCATCH>
Throwing errors
Debugging techniques overview
CF Administrator settings
Analysing debugging output
Debugging code manually
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| Session handling |
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Client, session and application
Using cookies
Locking techniques |
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| Sending email |
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Setting
up the mail server
<CFMAIL> overview
Sending simple messages
Sending HTML email
Including attachments |
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