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| Fast Track to ColdFusion |
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$1,195
3 days
(Prices and course length may vary. Please check with
your local training center for this information.)
Fast Track to ColdFusion is a 3-day course that provides
experienced Web developers with the knowledge and hands-on
practice they need to start building and maintaining dynamic
and interactive Web applications using ColdFusion.
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| Topics |
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Setting up the ColdFusion
development environment |
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Using ColdFusion Studio
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Publishing dynamic data
using ColdFusion tags |
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Reusing common code
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Building forms with
ColdFusion |
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Building search interfaces
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Building data drill-down
interfaces |
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Accepting user information
for updating and inserting data in databases |
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Incorporating JavaScript
to perform client side validation |
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Securing web pages |
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| Objectives |
| Upon completion of
this course, you should be able to: |
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Set up and manage the
ColdFusion development environment |
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Use ColdFusion Markup
Language (CFML) to store and output values |
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Define OBDC drivers
to interact with database tables |
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Build queries that publish,
insert, and update data dynamically |
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Use JavaScript to perform
client-side validation |
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Use local, cookies,
and other variables within applications |
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Develop fully interactive,
database-driven Web applications |
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| Prerequisites |
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this class you should already: |
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Be familiar with Web
terminology |
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Understand Web server
characteristics |
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Have experience with
the HTML tag set and syntax |
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Be familiar with the
SQL command set, including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and
DELETE |
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| Course
Outline |
| Unit 1: Course Overview
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Introducing the course
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Walk through the Sales
Journal application |
| Unit 2:
Introducing ColdFusion |
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Discussing static pages
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Understanding ColdFusion
features and components |
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Configuring the ColdFusion
development environment |
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Understanding how CFML
works |
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Understanding how dynamic
page publishing works |
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Exercise: Browsing Example
Applications |
| Unit 3:
Getting Started |
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Installing ColdFusion
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Exploring ColdFusion
Studio |
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Reviewing the development
process |
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Using ColdFusion variables
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Creating local variables
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Outputting variables
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Using ColdFusion functions
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Exercise: Explore the
Sales Journal Application |
| Unit 4:
Publishing Database Content |
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Connecting to a database
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Setting up an ODBC datasource
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Querying a database
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Outputting a dataset
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Renaming query columns
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Formatting output with
HTML tables |
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Exercise: Creating an
inventory catalog |
| Unit 5:
Reusing Templates |
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Reusing common code |
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Creating a ColdFusion
mapping |
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Using custom tags |
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Building User-Defined
Functions |
| Unit 6:
Building Forms with ColdFusion |
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Understanding HTML forms
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Creating HTML form controls
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Passing form variables
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Using ColdFusion with
forms |
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Using conditional processing
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Testing for form variable
existence |
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Exercise: Creating a
search form |
| Unit 7:
Building Search Interfaces |
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Dynamically populating
SELECT controls |
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Creating dynamic queries
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Testing multiple conditions
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Exercise: Building an
action page |
| Unit 8:
Building a Data Drill-Down Interface |
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Passing URL parameters
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Creating data drill-downs
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Exercise: Displaying
database details |
| Unit 9:
Inserting Data |
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Building an insert form
page |
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Performing server-side
validation |
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Building an insert action
page |
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Redirecting a URL |
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Exercise: Adding a new
database record |
| Unit 10:
Updating Database Records |
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Building an update form
page |
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Prefilling HTML forms
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Performing client-side
validation |
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Comparing server and
client-side validation |
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Building and update
action pages |
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Exercise: Building an
update page |
| Unit 11:
Securing Web Pages |
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Addressing the Web's
statelessness |
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Using application-level
variables |
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Using cookies |
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Using session variables
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Exercise: Creating a
login page |
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