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Before You Begin
Before You Begin
Before you begin using ColdFusion to create your Web applications, you should be
familiar with HTML, relational database design and management, and Structured
Query Language (SQL).
HTML
You will find that ColdFusion tags (CFML) are similar in syntax to HTML tags, yet,
unlike HTML, they enable you to create dynamic Web pages. You should understand
how to create a basic HTML page, put information into tables, gather data in forms,
and create links.
Relational database design and management
If you plan on creating applications that use data from existing data sources, you
should understand how the data is organized. In most cases, this means
understanding how tables are organized to prevent unnecessary duplication of data.
For example, if you have data about employees, rather than repeating the
department number and name in each employee's record, you most likely have a
separate table that lists each department number and name just once.
SQL
Familiarity with some SQL is helpful as you develop your ColdFusion applications. In
particular, you should be able to use the SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE
statements, as well as WHERE clauses and Boolean logic operators.
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