ColdFusion MX for Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 408 pages
• Published by: For Dummies
• Edition: 1st Edition September 13, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764516728
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764516726
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.5 pounds

Product Review
&will help you get a good grasp on the programme without sending you to sleep or into an apoplectic fit& -- Cre@te Online, January 2003

“…will help you get a good grasp on the programme without sending you to sleep or into an apoplectic fit…”(Cre@te Online, January 2003)

Product Description
ColdFusion MX is a Web-application development platform from Macromedia and it can definitely help energize your Web application development work. Super-simple to use—the only pre-requisite is knowing HTML—and featuring a set of powerful Web application development tools, ColdFusion MX makes it easier and quicker than ever to develop Web applications of every level of sophistication—from a homey photo archive of family snapshots, to a swanky enterprise application for managing electronic commerce.

Ready to turn up the heat with ColdFusion and take your site to the next level? Well, look no further. ColdFusion MX For Dummies offers you a fun, easy way to get up and running with everything you need to build amazing Web applications. In no time, you’ll:

• Work with databases, forms, variables, and tags
• Get a handle on CFML, components database connectivity, and more
• Use ColdFusion with Flash, Java, and XML
• Harness Flash Remoting, XML handling, Web services support
• Integrate ColdFusion with other sites, applications, and Web services
• Supercharge your development efforts using Fusebox and FLiP

ColdFusion MX For Dummies is an great all-in-one source for newcomers to ColdFusion. It also provides developers who’ve worked with earlier versions of ColdFusion with an enjoyable way to get up to speed on all of ColdFusion MX’s powerful new features. Topics covered include:

• Making database connections, working with forms, displaying data, and programming variable, decisions, and loops
• Building applications using the CF application framework
• Using custom tags, ColdFusion components, CFSCRIPT, and UDFs
• Building secure applications and debugging your ColdFusion application
• Using complex data types and WDDX
• Using Flash, Java, and XML with Coldfusion
• Understanding Fusebox and FLiP

ColdFusion MX is loaded with tools to help you build high-performance Web applications. But where do you begin? This friendly guide delivers all the answers. ColdFusion MX For Dummies is your passport to a bold new level of Web development.

Reader Reviews
For me it was just OK. I'm a long-time developer, but just recently decided to look into web development with CF. I have read many 'For Dummies' books in the past on various subjects and many of them are pretty good, but this one left me with the feeling that whoever was supposed to edit the book was on vacation. There are numerous typos and a few grammatical errors, but really the main problem was the lack of detail. I suppose this is to be expected as I think the main focus here was a quick and dirty introduction to Cold Fusion MX. If you are a raw beginner and have never written any kind of program, not even HTML, I don't think this would help you much. If you are a seasoned programmer, don't bother, just read the documentation that comes with ColdFusion, it's much more in-depth. If you are somewhere in the middle, this might be OK for you, but I think there are better books out there.