Adobe ColdFusion 8 Certification Bootcamp

Course Overview

Days 1 - 3 (FastTrack to ColdFusion)

Getting Started with ColdFusion

* Understanding Dynamic Web Pages
* Introducing ColdFusion
* Exploring Dreamweaver CS3
* Creating ColdFusion Variables
* Displaying Variable Values
* Including Files
* Commenting Code
* Implementing Best Practices

Publishing Database Content

* Connecting to a Database
* Querying a Database Table
* Viewing Debug Data
* Dumping a Recordset to a Browser
* Displaying Database Data
* Using the Dynamic Table Tool
* Using the Resultset Structure Data
* Introducing CurrentRow
* Using ColdFusion Functions
* Implementing Best Practices

Building Forms with ColdFusion

* Understanding HTML Forms
* Enabling Debug Output
* Self-Posting Forms
* Determining Form Submission
* Evaluating Form Variables
* Introducing ColdFusion Forms
* Implementing Best Practices

Building Search Interfaces

* Using Form Data in Dynamic Queries
* Preserving Form Data
* Creating Dynamic SQL for Multiple Search Criteria
* Using Text Searches
* Using List Searches
* Implementing Best Practices

Building a Drill-Down Interface

* Using Dynamic URL Parameters
* Creating a Data Drill-Down
* Creating on-the-fly PDF Documents
* Displaying Data in a Tabbed Interface
* Implementing Best Practices

Inserting New Data

* Building an Insert Interface
* Building an Insert Form Page
* Validating ColdFusion Forms
* Building Insert Action Logic
* Redirecting Process Flow
* Implementing Best Practices

Updating and Deleting Data

* Updating Database Data
* Building an Update Form Page
* Building Update Logic
* Deleting Records from the Database
* Improving SQL Security
* Implementing Best Practices

Reusing Templates

* Reusing Code
* Using Custom Tags
* Using User-Defined Functions
* Introducing ColdFusion Components
* Implementing Best Practices

Securing an Application

* Addressing the Web’s Statelessness
* Using the Application Framework
* Using Application Variables
* Persisting State Variables
* Working with Session Variables
* Implementing Best Practices

Days 4 -7 (Advanced ColdFusion Development)

Introduction to Components

* Using the Application Framework
* Introducing CFC Syntax
* Configuring Application Settings
* Handling Application Events
* Handling Request Events
* Locking Shared Scope Variables
* Handling Session Events

Manipulating Lists and Queries

* Using Lists
* The Query Object
* Summarizing and Grouping Data
* Transaction Processing
* Querying a Query

Manipulating Data with Arrays and Structures

* Using Arrays
* Using Structures
* Using Built-In ColdFusion Data Structures
* Dynamically Evaluating Variables
* Combining Data Structures
* Accessing Data by Value or Reference

Advanced Component Concepts

* Instance-Based Components
* Creating Dynamic Getter/Setter Proxies with onMissingMethod()
* Using Built-In Components
* Prototyping Components with

Handling Errors and Exceptions

* Introducing Error Handling
* Customizing Application Error Messages
* Handling Exceptions with Try/Catch
* Exception Handling Frameworks

Code and Content Reuse

* Creating Custom Tags
* Using Custom Tag Attributes
* Setting Results on the Calling Page
* Calling Custom Tags
* Creating CFML Simple Nested Custom Tags
* .NET Integration with ColdFusion 8
* Creating Web Services
* Calling Web Services

Working with PDF Files and Forms

* Generate PDF Files from ColdFusion
* Manipulating PDF Files with
* Pre-filling PDF Forms
* Posting Data from a PDF Form to ColdFusion

Data and File Manipulation in ColdFusion

* Manipulating Image Data with
* Reading and Storing Image Data
* Image Processing
* Creating RSS Feeds
* Consuming RSS Feeds

Scaling Applications

* Understanding and Identifying Scalability Bottlenecks
* Caching Recordsets
* Caching Generated Results with
* Caching Entire Page Results
* Using Asynchronous Processes to Improve Performance