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Sue Hove

Sue Hove

Adobe

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Setting Up Dreamweaver to create ColdFusion applications
  3. About dynamic content
  4. How ColdFusion fits into the picture
  5. Talking to the database
  6. Displaying a recordset on the page
Created:
14 April 2003
Modified:
30 July 2007
User Level:
Beginner
Products:
Coldfusion

Connecting to a database with ColdFusion

Dynamic content on the web is no longer a luxury: It is a necessity. With ColdFusion, generating dynamic content by accessing a database is easy. Moreover, it can help you offer your customers higher quality content, while at the same time making site maintenance easier. This article introduces you to database connectivity with ColdFusion and Dreamweaver using the ColdFusion Extensions for Dreamweaver. These extensions are available as an optional installation after you install ColdFusion.

In this article, you will learn how to do the following:

  • Connect to a database
  • Query a database
  • Display query results on a web page

This article covers just a small portion of the instructor-led Fast Track to ColdFusion course offered by a global network of training providers. If you like what you see and want to get the full experience, find instructor-led courses near you. During instructor-led courses, will you learn from instructors thoroughly trained and certified by Adobe. In my opinion, you can learn more in a few days with a qualified trainer than you can learn in a year with a book. For more information, visit the Adobe Training and Adobe Certification Professional Program pages.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:

ColdFusion

Dreamweaver

Microsoft Access database sample file:

Note: Although these requirements work for a development environment, they are not adequate for hosting a production-level site.

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About the author

Sue Hove is the senior manager of Instructor Certification at Adobe, Inc. She has worked on the ColdFusion authorized curriculum since 1996, when she joined Allaire, was part of the acquisition by Macromedia and then became part of Adobe. She has a Computer Science degree and a background in relational database design and implementation, corporate training, and consulting.