Introduction - MACROMEDIA COLFUSION MX 7-GETTING STARTED BUILDING COLDFUSION MX Getting Started

Getting Started Building ColdFusion MX Applications is intended for anyone who needs to begin
programming in the Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 development environment. This manual
includes a tutorial, which uses supporting files that are installed if you chose to install sample
applications. If you did not install the ColdFusion MX sample applications, you can download
the tutorial files from the ColdFusion Support center on the Macromedia website.
About Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 documentation
The ColdFusion MX 7 documentation is designed to provide support for the complete spectrum
of participants.
Documentation set
The ColdFusion MX 7 documentation set includes the following titles:
Book
Installing and Using
ColdFusion MX
Configuring and
Administering
ColdFusion MX
ColdFusion MX
Developer's Guide
Getting Started
Building
ColdFusion MX
Applications
Description
Describes system installation and basic configuration for Microsoft
Windows, Solaris, and Linux. To see this manual, go to http://
www.macromedia.com/go/livedocs_cfmx7docs_installing.
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. To see this manual, go to
www.macromedia.com/go/livedocs_cfmx7docs_configadmin.
Describes how to develop your dynamic web applications, including
retrieving and updating your data, and using structures and forms. This
manual includes two volumes. To see this manual, go to
www.macromedia.com/go/livedocs_cfmx7docs_dev.
Contains an overview of ColdFusion features and application development
procedures. This manual includes a tutorial that guides you through the
process of developing a sample ColdFusion application. To see this manual
online, go to www.macromedia.com/go/livedocs_cfmx7docs_gs.

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