ColdFusion Level 1

Course Overview

You already know how to create static Web sites using HTML. Now you want to expand your capabilities as a Web developer to creating Web applications that you can't create in HTML. ColdFusion MX Level 1 is the first course on the topic of creating dynamic sites with ColdFusion. In this course, you will add dynamic components to your static Web pages by applying ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) and posting pages to a ColdFusion Server.
Prerequisites

• The target student for this course is someone who is trained or experienced in HTML who is tasked with creating dynamic Web pages for their company or non-profit group using ColdFusion.
• The following are required prerequisites: HTML Introduction HTML Advanced Dreamweaver Introduction Dreamweaver Advanced WinXP Introduction
• The following courses are recommended prerequisites: Cascading Style Sheets (Second Edition) Web Design and Usability Techniques
• It would also be helpful to understand programming fundamentals including: Flow control Variables Operators Functions Parameters Arrays

Objectives

Delegates will be able to :

• Add dynamic elements to a Web page.
• Build dynamic site navigation into an existing Web site.
• Build a ColdFusion form.
• Add interactivity to a site using a Web service and custom tags.
• Deploy a Web site for public viewing.
• Build a Web page that retrieves information from a database.
• Create a data drill-down application in which Web pages retrieve detailed records based on user selections on Web pages that list summary record information.
• Create an application that displays subsets of records selected from a database and enables the user to view other subsets on demand.
• Add features to a database-driven Web site that enable users to search the database for records that meet their criteria and then have the results displayed in a Web page.
• Create functions and custom tags that enable you to easily reuse code within a single page or across many pages.
• Delegates will also build and deploy dynamic Web applications using ColdFusion.

Related Courses

• Dreamweaver Level 1 ()
• Dreamweaver Level 2 ()
• Dreamweaver Level 3 ()
• Windows Introduction ()
• Web Designer Level 1 ()

Training Options

• Bespoke course (a course written to your specific needs) at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
• Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at our training room or at an independent location, convenient to you

Whats Included

• Comprehensive colour course manual and exercises
• Use of a Modern Training suite with 19 inch flat screen monitors
• 1 delegate per computer
• Lunch (When at our training venue)
• Refreshments (When at our training venue)
• Relaxed refreshment area at our training room

Course Content
Adding Dynamic Elements to a Page

• Determining appropriate dynamic elements
• Adding a dynamic text display
• Creating a banner

Determine Appropriate Dynamic Elements Add a Dynamic Text Display Create a Banner

• Design page layout
• Creating a dynamic site structure
• Passing data to another web page through a link
• Creating the default page
• Retrieving information passed to a web page through a link

Building Forms

• Creating a ColdFusion form
• Adding client-side validation to a form
• Creating a ColdFusion page to collect results
• Creating a form that processes itself

Adding Interactivity with Existing Elements

• Subscribing to a web service
• Adding a custom tag from the Macromedia Developer Exchange

Deploying Your Site

• Debugging your site
• Testing work as a complete system
• Transfering files to the web server

Displaying Database Information on a Web Page

• Planning a database-driven site
• Connecting to a database
• Retrieving data from a database
• Querying a query

Creating a Data Drill-down Application

• Planning a data drill-down application
• Building the drill-down output

Displaying Subsets of Data on Demand

• Planning the recordset navigation scheme and components
• Enabling recordset navigation
• Outputting the number of next and previous records
• Formatting data output based on the plan

Adding Search Features

• Planning the search feature
• Creating a dynamic search form
• Developing the search results template
• Handling "no records found" conditions
• Adding single-keyword search functionality
• Adding multiple-keyword search functionality

Creating Reusable Code

• Creating a user defined function
• Creating a custom tag
• Preparing a custom tag to be shared