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Core ColdFusion 8
Course Summary
Description
ColdFusion 8 is the wildly popular server-side language that allows non-programmers to quickly produce datadriven websites. Since the content is stored in a database, the pages are created dynamically. In addition to
learning basic ColdFusion techniques, students will learn basic database concepts using Microsoft Access,
including how to create Data Source Names (DSN), SQL statements and relational database basics.
Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
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Query the database using the <cfquery> tag and display the resulting records using <cfoutput>,
<cftable>, <cfselect> and more
Create an administration section that will allow them to add, edit or delete records in the database
Introduction to ColdFusion
ColdFusion Basics
Dynamic Data: Querying the Database
Creating a Drill-down Interface
Conditional Statements and Forms
ColdFusion and Ajax
Search Interface
Insert Records into the Database
Edit (Update) Database Records
Reusing Code
Using Session Variables for Password Protection
Tracking User Information with Cookies (optional)
Sending email with <cfmail> (optional)
Appendicies
Prerequisites
No previous database or programming experience is required. Knowledge of HTML is all you will need.
Duration
Three days
Due to the nature of this material, this document refers to numerous hardware and software products by their trade names. References to other companies and their products are for informational
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"Charting the Course ...
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Core ColdFusion 8
Course Outline
I. Introduction to ColdFusion
A. Static pages vs. Dynamic pages
B. Server-side Web Technologies
C. Database Alphabet Soup: ODBC/JDBC,
DSNs and SQL
D. Course Objectives and Prerequisites
E. Introduction to Course Project
II. ColdFusion Basics
A. Using CFML
B. Code Editors – Dreamweaver vs.
HomeSite+
C. Dreamweaver 8 Interface
D. Arguments for use of Dreamweaver
E. HomeSite+ / ColdFusion Studio
Interface
F. Arguments for use of HomeSite+ /
ColdFusion Studio
G. Tag Editing Dialog Boxes
H. Embedded Tag Help
I. Using ColdFusion Comments
J. Creating Variables
K. <cfset> and <cfoutput>
L. Variable Scope/Prefixes
M. Built-in ColdFusion Functions
N. Insert Expression (HomeSite+ /
ColdFusion Studio specific)
O. CF Function Reference (Dreamweaver
specific)
P. Demo: Built-in Functions
Q. Demo: Date / Time Functions
R. Using <cfinclude> to reuse code
S. Demo: Create Header and Footer with
<cfinclude>
T. Exercise 1: Build Dynamic Page Footer
using Variables and Date Functions
III. Dynamic Data: Querying the Database
A. Database Basics
B. Introduction to SQL
C. Select Statement
D. Update Statement
E. Insert Statement
F. Delete Statement
G. Data Source Name (DSN) / Remote
Development Server (RDS)
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The DSN Used in This Class: movieList
Course Project Database
Querying the database with <cfquery>
<cfdump> for Quick Output
Exercise 2: Query the database
Customizing Display with <cfoutput>
Demo: Using <cfoutput>
Building Dynamic Tables
Shortcut: <cftable>
Shortcut: Dynamic Table Tool (in
Dreamweaver)
R. Exercise 3: Display Resulting Records
manually with <cfoutput>
IV. Creating a Drill-down Interface
A. Passing Variables between Pages
B. “Two-page method”
C. Demo: Pass Variables via Links
D. Demo: List of Actors with links
E. Receive Variables through the URL
F. Using a WHERE clause in a SQL
Statement
G. Exercise 4: Drill-down for More Detail
V. Conditional Statements and Forms
A. Conditional Statements
B. <cfif>, <cfelseif> and <cfelse>
C. Comparison Operators
D. Operator
E. Description
F. Demo: Conditional Statements
G. Using the isDefined() function
H. Exercise 5: Conditional Statements –
Data Validation
I. HTML Form Review
J. Demo: Pass Variable through a Form
K. Exercise 6: Process Form Submission
L. Self-Submitting Forms
M. Using the <cfparam> tag to set a default
value
N. Fusebox: Perhaps the Ultimate Selfsubmitting Form
O. Exercise 7: Self-submitting Form
P. Dynamically Populating Select Lists
Q. HTML Review: <select> tags
R. Demo: Dynamic Select List
Due to the nature of this material, this document refers to numerous hardware and software products by their trade names. References to other companies and their products are for informational
purposes only, and all trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. It is not the intent of ProTech Professional Technical Services, Inc. to use any of these names generically
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"Charting the Course ...
... to Your Success!"
Core ColdFusion 8
Course Outline (cont’d)
S. Introducing the <cfform> Tag
T. Shortcut: <cfselect>
U. Exercise 8: Create a Dynamic Select
List
V. CFForm
W. Masks
X. Automatic Form Validation
VI. ColdFusion and Ajax
A. Introduction to JavaScript and Ajax
B. Ajax Controls
C. Demo: Using <cfgrid> to page through
records
D. Exercise 9: Paging through Records
with <cfgrid>
VII. Search Interface
A. Creating a Search Interface
B. Demo: Using the LIKE clause
C. Using % and _ in a LIKE Statement
D. Demo: Building Dynamic SQL
Statements
E. Exercise 10: Create a Search Interface
VIII. Insert Records into the Database
A. Inserting Records
B. SQL Insert Statement
C. Demo: Insert Record Step 1 – the Form
D. Insert Record Step 2 – the Insert
E. Shortcut: <cfinsert>
F. Redirect Users with <cflocation>
G. Important note about <cflocation>!
H. Exercise 11: Insert a New Actor in the
Database
I. Automated Form Validation
J. Client-side vs. Server-side validation:
When does the validation code run?
K. Exercise 12: Automatic Client-side (or
Server-side) Form Validation
IX. Edit (Update) Database Records
A. Updating records
B. SQL UPDATE Statement Review
C. Demo: Update Record Page 1 – select
the record to edit
D. Passing the Primary Key
E. Page 2 – View Current Data in a Form
F. Page 3 – Perform the Update to the
Database
G. Shortcut: <cfupdate>
H. Exercise 13: Edit a Record
I. Deleting Records
J. Note on Deleting records
K. Review of the SQL Delete Statement
L. “Deleting” without deleting
M. No <cfdelete>!
X. Reusing Code
A. Reusing code with <cfinclude> and
<cflocation>
B. Custom Tags
C. Demo: custom tags
D. Where to store Custom Tags
E. Demo: Custom Tag with Parameters
F. CALLER and ATTRIBUTE scopes
G. Using <cfmodule>
H. A Note about CFX tags
I. Exercise 14: Calling a Custom Tag to
Display a List of Years
J. User Defined Functions (UDFs)
K. Creating UDFs with the <cffunction> tag
L. Using ColdFusion Components (CFCs)
M. Creating Components
N. Calling or Invoking Components
O. Passing Arguments to Components
P. The Component Code
Q. The main CFML page
R. View a Component directly in the
browser
S. Exercise 15: UDFs
XI. Using Session Variables for Password
Protection
A. Session Variables
B. Creating Password Protected Pages
C. Password-protect.cfm (the included
page)
D. demo-password-form.cfm
E. Application.cfm
F. Locking Session and Application
variables with <cflock>
Due to the nature of this material, this document refers to numerous hardware and software products by their trade names. References to other companies and their products are for informational
purposes only, and all trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. It is not the intent of ProTech Professional Technical Services, Inc. to use any of these names generically
PT5988_CORECOLDFUSION8.DOC
"Charting the Course ...
... to Your Success!"
Core ColdFusion 8
Course Outline (cont’d)
G. Exercise 16: Password Protecting
Pages (optional)
XII. Tracking User Information with Cookies
(optional)
A. Demo: setting cookies
B. Note: When Using Cookies and
ColdFusion 5.0
C. Exercise 17: Cookies
XIII. Sending email with <cfmail> (optional)
A. Using ColdFusion to Send Email
B. <cfmail> Tag Syntax
C. Demo: Sending an email
D. Exercise 18: Sending Automated Emails
XIV. Appendicies
A. Appendix A: Resources
B. Appendix B: Set-up Notes
C. Appendix C: Create a Dreamweaver
“Site”
D. Location of our course files
E. Site Creation – Basic
F. The Advanced Tab – Additional
Categories:
G. Site Files Panel
H. “Create a Site” vs. “FTP or RDS Server
Connection” 224
I. Appendix D: Selecting Among
ColdFusion Code Reuse Methods
Due to the nature of this material, this document refers to numerous hardware and software products by their trade names. References to other companies and their products are for informational
purposes only, and all trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. It is not the intent of ProTech Professional Technical Services, Inc. to use any of these names generically
PT5988_CORECOLDFUSION8.DOC