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Paperback: 488 pages
Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (April 18, 2004)
ISBN: 1590592379

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ColdFusion Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004

This book is lean, comfortable, and informal…

— Lisa Wilson, Sacramento ColdFusion User Group Manager

If you want a book you can read and use in your day to day work, this is definitely it.

— Hien Nguyen, Central Jersey ColdFusion User Group

ColdFusion Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 explores the exciting web development partnership between ColdFusiona fantastically powerful but easy to learn server-side scripting languageand Dreamweaver, Macromedias world-class visual web authoring tool. With Dreamweaver, you can set up your ColdFusion website, connect it to your database, put together all the code for the pages, and style themall with surprisingly little effort.

The book is full of practical examples. It begins by teaching the basics of the ColdFusion language and showing you how to use ColdFusion to perform tasks such as connecting to databases, decision making, reading XML, querying, and error handling. Further, it delves into more advanced topics, such as ColdFusion extensions, custom functions, and Flash remoting (using Dreamweaver MX as the IDE). The book is supplemented by an extensive case study that shows you how to put together everything youve learned to build a fully operational, dynamic, real-world website. It also explores common web applications like blogs, review pages, and user registration/login forms.

ColdFusion MX Web Development with Dreamweaver: The Practical User’s Guide explores the great web development partnership between ColdFusion,a fantastically powerful but easy to learn server-side scripting language, and Dreamweaver, Macromedia’s world-class visual web authoring tool. With Dreamweaver, you can set up your ColdFusion website, connect it to your database, put together all the code for the pages, and style them too, with very little effort. This book will get you quickly up to speed on the fundamentals of ColdFusion.

The book is full of practical examples. It begins by teaching the basics of the ColdFusion language, shows you how to use ColdFusion to perform tasks such as connecting to databases, decision making, reading XML, queries, and error handling, and lastly, it touches upon advanced topics such as creating ColdFusion extensions, custom functions, and Flash remoting (using Dreamweaver MX as the IDE). The book culminates with a large case study that shows you how to put everything together to build a fully operational, real world dynamic website. It also demonstrates common web applications such as a blog, a review page, and user registration/login functionality.

About the Author
Jen deHaan is a freelance web designer/developer based in Calgary. She has been involved in writing, contributing to or editing many computer books on Flash, ActionScript, digital video and ColdFusion in 2002. She has co-authored three books on ActionScript: Flash MX Designer\’s ActionScript Reference, ActionScript Zero to Hero, and Flash MX Components Most Wanted.

Jen graduated with top honors from a top New Media program, and also with a BFA in Developmental Art from the University of Calgary. She is an experienced teacher and writer, focusing on integrating technologies for the Web using Flash MX. Jen\’s personal websites are ejepo.com and flash-mx.com.

No biography is available for this author.

Massimo Foti began using Dreamweaver on the very day the first beta was available, and he has used Dreamweaver ever since. Massimo has been a prolific extension developer since the pioneering days of Dreamweaver 1. He is the creator of the site Massimo’s Corner and winner of the Macromedia Best Extension Developer award in 2000 and Top New Extension award for Dreamweaver MX. He also cofounded http://www.dwteam.com. His extensions are featured on the Macromedia Exchange for Dreamweaver and have been featured in many books and magazines. A Team Macromedia Member for Dreamweaver, he is both a certified Dreamweaver developer and a certified Advanced ColdFusion developer.

Curtis P. Hermann is a seasoned senior internet application developer with specialties in Flash and ColdFusion development. Curtis focuses on cutting-edge web technologies, is a Certified Macromedia Flash MX Developer, and an experienced Java and ColdFusion developer. Along with his dedication to software development, Curtis focuses on how quality assurance integrates into the software development process to ensure the best possible products. Curtis has established a leadership role in the Flash development community by authoring articles published through the ColdFusion Developer’s Journal (http://www.sys-con.com/coldfusion). Curtis’ articles cover topics such as Flash development guidelines, ActionScript 2.0, and Flash MX 2004/ColdFusion MX web services integegration. He owns and operates a web development consulting firm, iindwell, inc (http://www.iindwell.com), heads the Flash MX development and quaility-assurance department for WisdomTools.com (http://www.wisdomtools.com), and is the Internet outreach developer for Friends United Meeting (http://www.fum.org).

Simon Horwith, senior consultant at Fig Leaf Software in Washington, D.C., has been using ColdFusion since version 1.5. He is a Macromedia-certified advanced ColdFusion and Flash developer and is a Macromedia-certified instructor. In addition to administering the CFDJ-List listserve and presenting at D.C.-area CFUGs, Simon is a contributing author to several books on ColdFusion and writes a monthly column in ColdFusion Developer’s Journal.



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