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MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5 Reference (608 pages)

CFML Language Reference

Brand: MACROMEDIA | Category: Software | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents
3
Intended Audience
14
Products and System Requirements
14
Welcome to the Coldfusion 4.5 Web Application Server
14
New Features in Coldfusion 4.5
15
- New Visual Tools
  16
- Enhancements to CFML
  16
- Better Reliability
  16
- Improved Performance
  17
- Enterprise Connectivity Features
  17
- Security Enhancements
  18
Language Reference Features
19
- Using Examples
  19
- Using Code Snippets
  19
Developer Resources
20
Using End Tags
20
About Coldfusion Documentation
21
Getting Answers
23
- Contacting Allaire
  23
Chapter 1: Coldfusion Tags

25
- Alphabetical List of Coldfusion Tags
  26
- New Tags in Coldfusion 4.5
  29
- Coldfusion Forms Tags
  30
- Database Manipulation Tags
  30
- Data Output Tags
  30
- Exception Handling Tags
  30
- Extensibility Tags
  31
- File Management Tags
  31
- Flow-Control Tags
  31
- Internet Protocol Tags
  31
- Java Servlet and Java Object Tags
  32
- Variable Manipulation Tags
  32
- Web Application Framework Tags
  32
- Other Tags
  32
- Cfabort
  33
- Cfapplet
  35
- Cfapplication
  37
- Cfassociate
  40
- Cfauthenticate
  41
- Cfbreak
  43
- Cfcache
  44
- Cfcol
  47
- Cfcollection
  49
- Cfcontent
  52
- Cfcookie
  54
- Cfdirectory
  57
- Cferror
  60
  - CFERROR Error Variables
    61
- Cfexecute
  64
- Cfexit
  66
- Cffile
  69
  - CFFILE ACTION Attributes
    70
- CFFILE Action="Upload
  71
  - Evaluating the Results of a File Upload
    73
- CFFILE Action="Move
  75
- CFFILE Action="Rename
  76
- CFFILE Action="Copy
  77
- CFFILE Action="Delete
  78
- CFFILE Action="Read
  78
- CFFILE Action="Readbinary
  79
- CFFILE Action="Write
  79
- CFFILE Action="Append
  82
- Cfform
  83
  - Incorporating HTML Form Tags
    84
- Cfftp
  87
- Cfgrid
  97
  - Select Mode and Form Variables
    102
  - Using Selectmode="Edit
    102
  - Using the HREF Attribute
    102
- Cfgridcolumn
  105
- Cfgridrow
  110
- Cfgridupdate
  111
- Cfheader
  114
- Cfhtmlhead
  115
- Cfhttp
  116
- Cfhttpparam
  122
- Cfif/Cfelseif/Cfelse
  124
- Cfimpersonate
  126
- Cfinclude
  128
- Cfindex
  129
- Cfinput
  133
- Cfinsert
  136
- Cfldap
  139
- Cflocation
  145
- Cflock
  146
- Cfloop
  153
  - Index Loops
    153
  - Conditional Loops
    154
  - Looping over a Query
    155
  - Looping over a List
    156
  - Looping over a COM Collection or Structure
    157
- Cfmail
  159
- Cfmailparam
  162
- Cfmodule
  164
- Cfobject
  167
  - CFOBJECT TYPE Attributes
    167
- CFOBJECT Type="Com
  168
- CFOBJECT Type="Corba
  170
- CFOBJECT Type="Java
  171
- Cfoutput
  173
- Cfparam
  175
- Cfpop
  178
- Cfprocessingdirective
  183
- Cfprocparam
  184
- Cfprocresult
  187
- Cfquery
  189
- Cfqueryparam
  194
- Cfregistry
  198
  - CFREGISTRY ACTION Attributes
    198
- CFREGISTRY Action="Getall
  199
- CFREGISTRY Action="Get
  200
- CFREGISTRY Action="Set
  201
- CFREGISTRY Action="Delete
  202
- Cfreport
  204
- Cfrethrow
  206
- Cfscript
  208
- Cfsearch
  209
- Cfselect
  213
- Cfservlet
  216
- Cfservletparam
  218
- Cfset
  221
  - Arrays
    221
  - Dynamic Variable Names
    221
  - COM Objects
    221
  - Cfsetting
    223
  - Cfsilent
    225
  - Cfslider
    226
  - Cfstoredproc
    231
  - Cfswitch/Cfcase/Cfdefaultcase
    234
  - Cftable
    236
  - Cftextinput
    238
  - Cfthrow
    242
  - Cftransaction
    244
  - Cftree
    247
  - Cftreeitem
    252
  - Cftry/Cfcatch
    256
  - Cfupdate
    260
  - Cfwddx
    263

MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5 Develop Manual (380 pages)

Developing Web Applications with ColdFusion

Brand: MACROMEDIA | Category: Software | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

3
- Intended Audience
  16
- Welcome to the Coldfusion 4.5 Web Application Server
  16
- Products and System Requirements
  17
- New Features in Coldfusion 4.5
  18
  - New Visual Tools
    18
  - Enhancements to CFML
    19
  - Better Reliability
    19
  - Improved Performance
    19
  - Enterprise Connectivity Features
    20
  - Security Enhancements
    20
- Developer Resources
  21
- About Coldfusion Documentation
  22
- Getting Answers
  24
  - Contacting Allaire
    24
Introduction to Coldfusion

27
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Coldfusion
  
  27
  - A Quick Web Overview
    28
  - What You Should Already Know
    28
  - What Is Coldfusion
    29
    
    Editions of Coldfusion
    29
  - Coldfusion Features
    29
    
    Open Integration
    30
    
    Rapid Development
    30
    
    Scalable Deployment
    30
    
    Complete Security
    31
  - Coldfusion Components
    31
    
    Coldfusion Administrator
    32
    
    Coldfusion Application Pages
    32
    
    Coldfusion Server
    32
    
    Coldfusion Studio
    32
    
    Data Sources
    33
    
    How Coldfusion Server Works
    33
Application

35
- Chapter 2: Writing Your First Coldfusion Application
  
  35
  - The Development Process
    36
  - Writing Code
    36
  - Saving Application Pages
    37
  - Viewing Application Pages
    37
  - Variables
    39
  - Adding more Variables to the Application
    40
  - Development Considerations
    40
Querying a Database

41
- Chapter 3: Querying a Database
  
  41
  - Publishing Dynamic Data
    42
  - Database Basics
    42
  - Understanding Data Sources
    44
    
    Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
    44
  - Adding Data Sources
    45
    
    Data Source Notes and Considerations
    46
  - Retrieving Data
    46
    
    The CFQUERY Tag
    46
  - Writing SQL
    47
    
    Basic SQL Syntax Elements
    48
    
    SQL Notes and Considerations
    49
  - Building Queries
    50
    
    Query Notes and Considerations
    51
  - Outputting Query Data
    51
    
    Query Output Notes and Considerations
    52
  - Getting Information about Query Results
    53
    
    Query Properties Notes and Considerations
    54
Retrieving and Formatting the

55
- Chapter 4: Retrieving and Formatting the Data You Want
  
  55
Making Variables Dynamic

71
- Chapter 5: Making Variables Dynamic
  
  71
Updating Your Data

85
- Chapter 6: Updating Your Data
  
  85
Reusing Code

97
- Chapter 7: Reusing Code
  
  97
  - Ways to Reuse Code
    98
  - Reusing Common Code with CFINCLUDE
    98
  - About Custom Tags in CFML
    99
  - Using Existing Custom Tags
    99
  - Writing Custom CFML Tags
    99
  - Passing Attribute Values between Custom Tags
    100
  - Nesting Custom Tags
    103
  - Passing Data between Nested Custom Tags
    104
    
    High-Level Data Exchange
    104
    
    What Data Is Accessible
    104
    
    Where Is Data Accessible
    104
    
    Passing Custom Tag Arguments Via CFML Structures
    107
  - Executing Custom Tags
    108
    
    Tag Instance Data
    108
    
    Modes of Execution
    109
    
    Pattern of Execution
    109
    
    Specifying Execution Modes
    109
    
    Access to Generated Content
    110
    
    Terminating Tag Execution
    110
  - Installing Custom Tags
    111
    
    Local Tags
    111
    
    Shared Tags
    111
  - Managing Custom Tags
    111
    
    Resolving File Name Conflicts
    111
    
    Encoding Custom Tags
    112
    
    Securing Custom Tags
    112
Debugging and Error Handling

115
- Chapter 8: Debugging and Error Handling
  
  115
  - Debug Settings in the Coldfusion Administrator
    116
    
    Error Messages
    116
    
    Generating Debug Information for an Individual Page
    116
    
    Generating Debug Information for an Individual Query
    116
  - CFML Code Validation
    117
  - Troubleshooting Common Problems
    117
    
    ODBC Data Source Configuration
    117
    
    CFML Syntax Errors
    118
    
    Http/Url
    118
  - Generating Custom Error Messages (CFERROR)
    119
    
    Creating an Error Application Page
    119
  - Overview of Exception Handling in Coldfusion
    120
    
    Types of Recoverable Exceptions Supported
    121
  - Exception Information in CFCATCH
    123
    
    Tag Context Information
    124
    
    Database Exceptions
    125
    
    Expression Exceptions
    125
    
    Locking Exceptions
    125
    
    Missinginclude Exceptions
    126
  - Exception Handling Strategies
    126
  - Exception Handling Example
    126
  - Custom Exception Types
    128
With Structures

129
- Chapter 9: Handling Complex Data with Structures
  
  129
  - About Arrays
    130
  - Creating an Array
    131
    
    Multidimensional Arrays
    132
  - Basic Array Techniques
    132
    
    Adding Elements to an Array
    133
  - Referencing Elements in Dynamic Arrays
    133
    
    Additional Referencing Methods
    134
  - Populating Arrays with Data
    134
    
    Populating an Array with Arrayset
    134
    
    Populating an Array with CFLOOP
    134
    
    Using Nested Loops for 2D and 3D Arrays
    135
  - Populating an Array from a Query
    136
  - Array Functions
    137
  - About Structures
    139
    
    Structure Notation
    139
  - Creating and Using Structures
    140
    
    Adding Data to Structures
    140
    
    Creating Structures
    140
    
    Finding Information in Structures
    141
    
    Getting Information about Structures
    141
    
    Copying Structures
    142
    
    Deleting Structures
    142
  - Structure Example
    143
  - Using Structures as Associative Arrays
    145
    
    Looping through Structures
    145
  - Structure Functions
    146
Building Dynamic Forms

149
- Chapter 10: Building Dynamic Forms
  
  149
  - Creating Forms with the CFFORM Tag
    150
    
    CFFORM Controls
    150
    
    Using HTML in a CFFORM
    150
    
    Browsers that Disable Java
    151
    
    Improving Performance with ENABLECAB
    151
  - Input Validation with CFFORM Controls
    152
  - Input Validation with Javascript
    153
    
    Handling Failed Validation
    153
    
    Javascript Objects Passed to the Validation Routine
    153
  - Building Tree Controls with CFTREE
    155
    
    Grouping Output from a Query
    156
    
    CFTREE Form Variables
    157
    
    Input Validation
    158
  - Structuring Tree Controls
    158
    
    Image Names in a CFTREE
    159
  - Embedding Urls in a CFTREE
    160
    
    Specifying Which Tree Items to Send to the Action Page
    161
  - Creating Data Grids with CFGRID
    161
    
    Populating a Grid from a Query
    162
  - Creating an Updateable Grid
    163
    
    Editing Data in a CFGRID
    164
  - Building Slider Bar Controls
    168
    
    CFSLIDER Form Variable
    168
  - Building Text Entry Boxes
    168
    
    CFTEXTINPUT Form Variable
    169
  - Building Drop-Down List Boxes
    169
  - Embedding Java Applets
    170
    
    Registering a Java Applet
    171
    
    Using CFAPPLET to Embed an Applet
    172
    
    Handling Form Variables from an Applet
    173
Indexing and Searching Data

175
- Chapter 11: Indexing and Searching Data
  
  175
  - Searching a Coldfusion Web Site
    176
    
    Advantages of Using Verity
    176
    
    Online Verity Training
    177
  - Supported File Types
    177
  - Support for International Languages
    178
  - Steps in Creating a Searchable Data Source
    179
  - Creating a Collection
    179
    
    Creating a Collection with the CFCOLLECTION Tag
    180
    
    Using the Coldfusion Administrator to Create a Collection
    180
  - Populating and Indexing a Collection
    183
    
    Selecting an Indexing Method
    183
  - Building a Search Interface
    185
    
    Using the Verity Wizard in Studio
    185
    
    Basic Search Operations
    186
    
    Summarization
    187
    
    CFSEARCH Properties
    188
  - Indexing Database Query Results
    188
  - Indexing CFLDAP Query Results
    189
  - Indexing CFPOP Query Results
    190
  - Using Query Expressions
    191
    
    Explicit Query Expressions
    192
    
    Expression Syntax
    192
    
    Simple Query Expressions
    192
    
    Special Characters
    194
  - Composing Search Expressions
    194
  - Searching with Wildcards
    196
    
    Searching for Special Characters as Literals
    196
    
    Searching for Wildcards as Literals
    196
  - Operators and Modifiers
    197
    
    Operators
    197
    
    Modifiers
    204
  - Managing Collections
    206
    
    Maintenance Options
    206
    
    Securing a Collection
    207
Framework

209
- Chapter 12: Using the Application Framework
  
  209
  - Understanding the Web Application Framework
    210
    
    Application-Level Settings and Functions in Application.cfm
    210
    
    Client State Management
    210
    
    Custom Error Handling
    211
    
    Web Server Security Integration
    211
  - Mapping out an Application Framework
    211
    
    Behavior with CFINCLUDE
    213
  - Creating the Application.cfm File
    213
    
    Naming the Application
    214
  - Setting up Client State Management Options
    214
  - Choosing a Client Variable Storage Method
    215
    
    Managing Client State in a Clustered Environment
    216
    
    Using Client State Management
    216
  - Creating a Client Variable
    217
    
    Using Client Variables
    217
  - Standard Client Variables
    217
  - Using Client State Management Without Cookies
    217
  - Getting a List of Client Variables
    218
  - Deleting Client Variables
    218
  - Exporting the Client Variable Database
    219
    
    Application and Session Variables
    219
    
    Enabling Application and Session Variables
    219
  - Differentiating Client, Session, and Application Variables
    220
    
    Using Session Variables
    220
  - What Is a Session
    220
  - Storing Session Data in Session Variables
    221
    
    Using Application Variables
    222
  - Storing Application Data in Application Variables
    222
  - Application Variable Time-Outs
    222
    
    Tips for Using Session and Application Variables
    223
  - Getting a List of Application and Session Variables
    223
    
    Default Variables and Constants
    223
    
    Using CFLOCK for Exclusive Locking
    224
  - Using CFLOCK
    225
  - Avoiding Deadlocks
    225
    
    CFLOCK Examples
    226

MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5 Manual (350 pages)

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MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5 Use Manual (236 pages)

for Windows 95/98/NT4/2000

Brand: MACROMEDIA | Category: Software | Size: 7 MB

Table of Contents
3
Welcome to Coldfusion Studio

9
Chapter 1 Exploring the Workspace

18
- The Workspace Areas
  18
  - Setting Workspace Options
    19
- Working in the Resource Windows
  19
  - Resource Tabs
    19
- Creating and Browsing Files in the Document Window
  20
  - Edit Tab
    20
  - Browse Tab
    20
  - Design Tab
    20
- Tracking Your Work in the Results Window
  21
- Getting the most from the Help System
  21
Chapter 2 Managing Files

28
- About the Files Tab
  28
- Working with Files
  29
  - Setting Startup Options
    29
  - Opening Files
    29
  - Opening Recently Used Files
    29
  - Adding a Link to an Open File
    30
  - Saving Files
    30
- Changing the File List Display
  31
- Dragging Files from Windows Explorer
  31
- Building a Favorite Folders List
  32
- Working with Files on Remote Servers
  33
- Downloading Web Pages
  34
Chapter 3 Configuring Web Browsers

36
- Configuring the Internal Browser
  36
  - Setting the Internal Browser Options
    36
- Configuring External Browsers
  38
  - Selecting a Save Option
    38
  - Using the External Browser
    38
Chapter 4 Connecting to Servers Via FTP and HTTP

40
Chapter 5 Adding Server Mappings

46
- Understanding Development Mappings
  46
  - Mapping for Page Processing
    46
  - Mapping for Debugging
    46
- Understanding RDS Mappings
  47
  - File Mapping Examples
    47
- Defining a Server Mapping
  50
Chapter 6 Writing Code and Web Content

52
- Inserting Code
  52
  - Inserting Tags from the Quickbar
    52
Contents

52
- Selecting a Color Coding Scheme
  53
  - Setting the Supported File Types for a Scheme
    54
  - Setting the Tag Display
    54
- Selecting Tags from the Tag Chooser
  53
- Using Inline Tools to Enter Code
  55
  - Tag Insight
    55
  - Function Insight
    55
  - Tag Completion
    56
  - Auto Completion
    56
  - Code Templates
    56
  - Extended Characters
    56
- Using Code Generating Tools
  56
- Adding Document Content
  57
- Using Keyboard Shortcuts
  58
- Saving Code Blocks as Snippets
  59
  - Sharing Snippets
    60
  - Adding Snippet Shortcut Keys
    60
Chapter 7 Accessing Data Sources

61
- Introduction to Database Tools
  62
- Registering Data Sources
  62
  - Accessing Allaire Spectra Data Sources
    62
- Connecting to Data Sources
  63
- Viewing Data Sources
  63
- Using SQL Builder
  64
  - The SQL Builder Interface
    64
  - Writing SQL Statements
    65
- Building a SELECT Statement
  66
- Testing a Query
  67
- Editing a Query
  67
- Inserting SQL into a Page
  68
Chapter 8 Exchanging Data Via XML

70
Chapter 9 Editing Pages

78
Chapter 10 Debugging Application Code

91

MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5 Quick Reference (33 pages)

Brand: MACROMEDIA | Category: Software | Size: 0 MB

Table of Contents
2
CFML Tags

4
CFML Functions

15
- Array Functions
  15
- Date and Time Functions
  15
- Decision Functions
  16
- Display and Formatting Functions
  16
- Dynamic Evaluation Functions
  16
- Format Conversion Functions
  16
- List Functions
  17
- International Functions
  17
- Mathematical Functions
  17
- Query Functions
  18
- String Functions
  18
- Structure Functions
  19
- System Functions
  19
- Other Functions
  20
Coldfusion Variables

21
- Variable Scope
  21
- Client Variables
  21
- Server Variables
  21
- Application and Session Variables
  21
- Custom Tag Variables
  22
- Request Variable
  22
- Form Variable
  22
Coldfusion Tag-Specific Variables

23
- Coldfusion Query Variables
  23
- CFCATCH Variables
  23
- CFDIRECTORY Variables
  24
- CFERROR Variables
  24
- CFFILE Action=Upload Variables
  25
- CFFTP Error Variables
  25
- CFFTP Returnvalue Variable
  25
- CFFTP Query Object Columns
  26
- CFHTTP Variables
  26
- CFLDAP Variables
  26
- CFPOP Variables
  26
- CFQUERY and CFSTOREDPROC Variables
  27
- CFREGISTRY Variables
  27
- CFSEARCH Variables
  27
- CFSERVLET Variables
  27
Standard CGI Variables

28
- Request
  28
- Server
  28
- Client
  28
Coldfusion Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

29
- File and Document Keyboard Shortcuts
  29
- Debugger Keyboard Shortcuts
  32

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