Introduction to Cold Fusion
Web site design considerations

o Multitier architecture
o Planning enterprise Web applications

o Structure and syntax
o Cold Fusion variables and data typing
o Identifying common programming errors
o Implementing variable scoping techniques to improve code

o Capturing user input with forms
o Automatically generating client-side form validation code with Cold Fusion
o Creating rich Cold Fusion forms

o Creating templates
o Extracting form data from HTTP requests
o Implementing flow control with conditional statements and looping
o Passing information between Web pages
o Performing server-side validation with Cold Fusion validation templates
o Providing user feedback for missing data

o Manipulating a database with SQL queries and CFML
o Implementing transaction control
o Protecting from SQL injection attacks

o Displaying data from a database in an HTML page
o Creating Web pages to insert, delete and update records with CFML
o Creating automated SQL queries using Dream weaver data binding
o Adding dynamic PDF and Flash Paper creation
o Generating reports with Cold Fusion Report Generator

o Providing customized site-search capabilities
o Constructing a page to search the results of a database query
o Building a Web front-end for the Verity search engine
o Scheduling search engine updates with the Cold Fusion scheduler

o Avoiding maintenance pitfalls
o Organizing code using document fragments
o Improving code reusability with user-defined functions
o Adding data typing to functions

o Integrating exception handling to bulletproof your code
o Improving code by implementing error-handling
o Handling error situations gracefully

o Sending automated error alerts
o Leveraging robust e-mail handling capabilities to send e-mails easily

o Incorporating custom and CFX tags
o Integrating lists and arrays with custom tags

o Invoking and consuming Web services to exchange information
o Converting CFCs to Web services with user-defined functions
o Generate standards-compliant XML documents
o Producing self-documenting code

o Maintaining state
o Storing data with session variables and cookies
o Providing logon requirements and limiting site access to members