Introduction; About Macromedia Coldfusion Mx Documentation; Documentation Set - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-GETTING STARTED BUILDING COLDFUSION MX Getting Started

Getting Started Building ColdFusion MX Applications is intended for anyone who needs to begin
programming in the ColdFusion MX development environment. This book includes a tutorial,
which uses supporting files that are installed if you chose to install example applications. If you
did not install the ColdFusion MX example applications, you can download the tutorial files
from the ColdFusion Support center on the Macromedia website.

About Macromedia ColdFusion MX documentation

The ColdFusion MX documentation is designed to provide support for the complete spectrum of
participants.

Documentation set

The ColdFusion documentation set includes the following titles:
Book
Installing and Using
ColdFusion MX
Configuring and
Administering
ColdFusion MX
Developing ColdFusion
MX Applications
Getting Started
Building ColdFusion
MX Applications
CFML Reference
CFML Quick Reference A brief guide that shows the syntax of ColdFusion tags, functions, and
Description
Describes system installation and basic configuration for Windows, Solaris,
Linux, and HP-UX.
Part I describes how to manage the ColdFusion environment, including
connecting to your data sources and configuring security for your
applications. Part II describes Verity search tools and utilities that you can
use for configuring the Verity K2 Server search engine, as well as creating,
managing, and troubleshooting Verity collections.
Describes how to develop your dynamic web applications, including
retrieving and updating your data, using structures, and forms.
Contains an overview of ColdFusion features and application development
procedures. Includes a tutorial that guides you through the process of
developing an example ColdFusion application.
Provides descriptions, syntax, usage, and code examples for all ColdFusion
tags, functions, and variables.
variables.

INTRODUCTION

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