Organization
This book is divided into 28 chapters and 4 appendixes, as follows:
- Chapter 1
Introduces the book and gives a high-level overview of the components that make up the ColdFusion development platform.
- Chapter 2
Gets you started using ColdFusion and covers such topics as datatypes, variables, expressions, conditional processing, and looping.
- Chapter 3
Looks at passing data between templates using HTML forms and hyperlinks.
- Chapter 4
Gets you started using ColdFusion to query databases. Provides an overview of Structured Query Language (SQL) and demonstrates its use within ColdFusion applications.
- Chapter 5
Covers techniques for adding, updating, and deleting database records.
- Chapter 6
Looks at the complex datatypes available in ColdFusion: lists, arrays, structures, and query objects.
- Chapter 7
Investigates methods for maintaining state in ColdFusion applications.
- Chapter 8
Covers the basics of application security and discusses several methods and models for securing your ColdFusion applications.
- Chapter 9
Explains several techniques for implementing error and exception handling within your ColdFusion applications.
- Chapter 10
Gives an overview of the dynamic form controls provided by ColdFusion as an extension to standard HTML form controls.
- Chapter 11
Covers several advanced techniques for querying and displaying data as well as advanced SQL topics.
- Chapter 12
Deals with techniques for manipulating files and directories on both local and remote servers. Also ...