ColdFusion Developer Center

Beyond HTML: Using Ajax, PDF, and more to create engaging applications with ColdFusion 8

Adam Lehman (Nov. 19, 2007)
Learn about Ajax support, on-demand multimedia presentation generation, and PDF document and form applications in ColdFusion 8.

Using ColdFusion 8 with Microsoft Exchange Server

Scott Stroz (Nov. 5, 2007)
Learn how take advantage of cfexchange tags in ColdFusion 8 to streamline your business processes by easily interacting with Microsoft Exchange Server.

Image manipulation capabilities in ColdFusion 8

Build an image gallery example app with the new cfimage tag and automatically resize uploaded images into thumbnails, add watermarks, and more.

Use Case: BLX's Component for Adobe LiveCycle Forms (PDF, 547K)

Learn how a ColdFusion component that leverages the Adobe LiveCycle Forms web service can facilitate PDF document rendering in an environment with no in-house Java expertise.

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Introduction to XML and XSL in Dreamweaver 8

XML Overview
XSL Overview

XML and XSLT in ColdFusion MX

Find out how much easier it is to create and parse XML.
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The CF_PDFForm custom tag: Programmatically set and get PDF form fields

Prepopulate data in PDF forms with this custom tag from Ben Forta.

Add dynamic content to your site with RSS and ColdFusion

With RSS and a sprinkle of ColdFusion, you can integrate the content you create and maintain through the prebuilt, feature-rich tools without a database.

ColdFusion Coding Contest

Part 1: Beginner Contest and Lessons Learned
Part 2: Intermediate Contest and Lessons Learned

Designing ColdFusion Applications for Deployment as EAR Files

Learn about the benefits and process of deploying your applications to customers as EAR files.

Using the ColdFusion Report Builder

Part 1: Creating Reports and Subreports
Part 2: Creating Charts in Reports

Using the Verity ColdFusion Search Expansion Pack

Crawl content across multiple servers and build comprehensive search collections with Verity vspider.

Partial-Page Caching in ColdFusion MX

Follow the steps in this Macrochat and code a custom tag that helps you improve page performance.

Printing Avery Labels from ColdFusion MX 7 Report Builder

Follow step-by-step instructions and produce large quantities of labels effortlessly through the Report Builder.

Writing and Using Event Gateways in ColdFusion MX 7

Evolve your apps beyond the HTTP request/response paradigm by using new SMS and IM event gateways.

Taking Advantage of Mail Enhancements in ColdFusion MX 6.1

New and revised tags, a better handler, and failover are just a few changes making mail more efficient.

Populating a Select List with the cfdirectory Tag

Dynamically get and display directory contents in your applications with the cfdirectory tag.

Using ColdFusion Tags Inside CFScript

Kevin Towes explains how to make the most of script in your ColdFusion applications with ColdFusion tags.

Invoking a Google Web Service with a Java CFX

Consume web services using custom tags for the Java platform.

Creating CFCs and Web Services in Dreamweaver MX

Use the Dreamweaver MX interface to create, generate, and modify these new coding features.

Creating a Web Service Application Using Dreamweaver

Web services are no passing fad, and they're easy in Dreamweaver.