Programming ColdFusion - Softcover

Brooks–bilson, Rob

 
9781565926981: Programming ColdFusion

Synopsis

ColdFusion is a powerful platform for creating and deploying dynamic Web applications. Developers like ColdFusion because its simple, tag-based language makes it easy to handle simple tasks, like processing form data and querying databases. ColdFusion is easy to learn, yet powerful enough to deliver highly scalable, robust applications. This text covers everything a developer needs to know to create effective Web applications with ColdFusion and includes numerous examples that readers can use for their own applications. The book starts with ColdFusion basics and quickly progresses to topics like sharing application data, accessing databases, and maintaining state information. It also provides chapters on advanced database techniques, working with the Verity search engine, and interacting with other data sources, including LDAP directories, email servers, and other Web servers. Finally, the book explores more advanced topics, such as creating custom tags, sharing data with WDDX, and calling external objects.

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About the Author

Rob Brooks-Bilson is a freelance writer and the manager of web technologies at Amkor Technology. He has been working with ColdFusion since version 1.5. Rob has written several freeware custom tags for ColdFusion, including CF_Stockgrabber, which was a winner in Allaire's "Coolest Tags of 1997" contest. Rob is a member of Team Allaire and is a frequent speaker at ColdFusion user groups and industry conferences, including Allaire Developer Conferences. He has written several articles on ColdFusion for Intranet Design Magazine, CFAdvisor, and CNET's Builder.com. Rob lives with his lovely and talented wife and their three fuzzy cats in a sprawling split level mansion in the heart of Delaware's Brandywine Valley. In his free time (what little of it there is), he enjoys running, rock climbing, mountain biking, and traveling.

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