Overview

Adobe ColdFusion 8 software solves the day-to-day challenges of Internet application development, allowing you to be extremely productive as you create and deliver engaging online applications. And because it fits into any IT environment, you can use ColdFusion 8 for everything from small departmental applications to highly scalable, reliable implementations of your most important business applications.

ColdFusion 8 provides a number powerful features such as:

Conversion from HTML to PDF and FlashPaper
Client-side code generation, especially for form widgets and validation
Platform-independent database querying via ODBC or JDBC
Data retrieval from common enterprise systems such as Active Directory, LDAP, POP, HTTP, FTP, Microsoft Exchange Server
Client and server cache management
Session, client, and application management
File indexing and searching service based on Verity K2
XML parsing, querying, and validation
Server clustering
GUI administration
Task scheduling

Course Summary

The Dreamweaver CS3: ColdFusion Application Development course provides you with the knowledge and hands-on practice to build and manage dynamic websites using Dreamweaver CS3 and ColdFusion 8. In this course, you’ll learn how to connect to a database, search and display results, and build a page to update the database. If you’ve always dreamed of building a more advanced, data-powered site, but didn’t know where to start, then this course is for you.

Audience

You will need to be comfortable working with the Windows or Macintosh operating system and be familiar with web terminology. Be comfortable with what is required to develop a static web application. Have completed the Dreamweaver CS3: Website Development course or have equivalent experience.

On Completion

This three day course provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build and manage dynamic websites using Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe ColdFusion. In this course, you will learn how to connect to a database, search and display results, and build a page to update the database.

Course Content

Introducing the Course

Understanding the course format
Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
Looking at the course outline

Getting Started

Understanding static vs. dynamic pages
Introducing Adobe ColdFusion
Working with sites in Adobe Dreamweaver
Learning Adobe Dreamweaver interface basics
Developing dynamic pages
Including common code

Using the Database Panel

Using databases on the web
Creating a database connection
Using the Database panel
Using the Bindings panel to create a simple recordset
Creating an advanced recordset using joins

Binding Data to a Page

Binding data to a page
Using Live Data View
Formatting data using the Bindings panel
Inserting a dynamic image

Customizing Recordset Display

Introducing Server Behaviours
Displaying all rows in a recordset using Repeat Region
Introducing Application Objects
Using the Recordset Navigation Bar to page through recordsets
Displaying Recordset Navigation Status
Using the Server Debug View

Creating Drill-down Interfaces

Creating a drill-down interface
Generating dynamic links
Using dynamic filters in SQL
Using the Dynamic Table Application Object
Creating a master-detail page set
Creating a Search Interface
Reviewing HTML Forms
Creating dynamically populated drop-down menus
Creating filtered recordsets

Inserting Rows into a Table

Creating a form and using the Insert Record Server Behaviour
Validating form data using Behaviours
Creating dynamic form elements
Using the Recordset Insertion Form Application Object

Updating Rows

Creating an interface for updating data
Displaying results in a table using the Dynamic Table Application Object
Creating a pre-filled form for the row to update
Using URL parameters
Using the Record Update Form Application Object
Manually creating a form and applying an Update Record Server Behaviour

Deleting Rows

Understanding the delete process
Creating a delete confirmation page
Passing hidden data in a form
Using a SQL Delete statement
Using the Delete Row Application Object

Authenticating Users

Setting and retrieving cookies
Authenticating users with a web application
Building the registration pages
Building the log-in page
Creating a Adobe ColdFusion Application.cfm
Restricting access to pages

Dates

Duration: 3 days
Price: £690