Contents
Preface: Welcome To ColdFusion Express 1
About ColdFusion Express Documentation 2
Printing ColdFusion Express Documentation 2
Chapter 1: Understanding ColdFusion 7
The ColdFusion Administrator 12
Chapter 2: Verifying the Server Environment 15
Windows System Requirements 16
Installing ColdFusion Express 17
Configuring the Apache Web Server 18
Verifying ColdFusion Express 18
Installation Considerations and Final Notes 19
Chapter 3: Understanding Development 21
ColdFusion Application Pages 22
Chapter 4: Creating and Manipulating Variables 29
Working with Cookie Variables 40
Chapter 5: Building Pages that Retrieve Data 45
Data Source Notes and Considerations 48
Building Dynamic SQL Statements 52
Query Notes and Considerations 53
CFQUERY Variable Information 53
Debugging Application Pages 54
Using CFOUTPUT to Output Query Data 56
Query Output Notes and Considerations 58
Chapter 6: Formatting and Manipulating Data 61
Table Notes and Considerations 64
Understanding ColdFusion Functions 64
Using Display and Formatting Functions 66
Using the DollarFormat Function 67
Using the DateFormat Function 68
Function Notes and Considerations 69
Chapter 7: Using Forms and Action Pages 71
Form Notes and Considerations 75
Dynamically Populating Select Boxes 76
Working with Form Variables 78
Form Variable Notes and Considerations 79
Chapter 8: Programming with ColdFusion 81
Using ColdFusion Conditional Logic 82
Writing Conditional Logic Expressions 83
Using Decision Functions to Build Expressions 84
Using Operators to Build Expressions 86
Conditional Logic Notes and Considerations 91
Chapter 9: Building Search Interfaces 97
Understanding Search Interfaces 98
Dynamically Generating SQL Statements 98
Performing Pattern Matching 99
Filtering Data Based on Multiple Conditions 99
Building Flexible Search Interfaces 101
Returning Results to the User 103
Development Considerations 105
Chapter 10: Building Web Front-Ends 107
Understanding Web Front-Ends 108
Creating Update Action Page 118
Development Considerations 120
Chapter 11: Where to Go From Here 121
ColdFusion Express Sample Application 122
Chapter 12: Introducing the ColdFusion Express Administrator 125
Overview of Administering ColdFusion Express 126
Summary of Administrative Tasks 127
Starting and Stopping ColdFusion 128
Chapter 13: Configuring ColdFusion Express Server 131
The ColdFusion Administrator 132
Starting and Stopping ColdFusion 133
Configuring Administrator Security 135
The ColdFusion Logging Page 136
ColdFusion Administrator Debugging Options 138
Monitoring ColdFusion Performance 139
Chapter 14: Managing Data Sources 141
About ColdFusion Data Sources 142
Configuring ODBC Data Sources for ColdFusion 142
Configuring ODBC Data Sources for Windows 143
Verifying ColdFusion Data Sources 148
Using ColdFusion to Create a Data Source. 148
Chapter 15: Managing Client Variables 151
Enabling External Client State Management 153
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Chapter 16: Where to Go From Here 157
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