- Paperback: 1104 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Pap/Cdr edition (24 May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0782127738
- ISBN-13: 978-0782127737
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 19.2 x 6.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #27 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Programming > Languages > ColdFusion
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Allaire's ColdFusion is a web application server for Windows and Linux, enabling developers to build dynamic data-driven sites. This guide assumes some knowledge of HTML, but in other respects it is a complete tutorial from the ground up. The essence of ColdFusion is its markup language, CFML, and the first few chapters explain how it works and introduce the most commonly used tags. Next comes database access, and the authors show how to perform database queries by combining SQL with CFML. Those unfamiliar with SQL will find clear explanations of all the examples. Two chapters on form handling explain how to design input forms and validate the data.
More advanced topics are covered in the second half of the book. The authors explain how to use the ColdFusion Application Framework to manage sessions and clients. There is an introduction to ColdFusion Studio, Allaire's development tool. Other chapters cover scripting and custom tags, and there is a brief look at WDDX, an application of XML for transferring data between ColdFusion and other Web application servers. Security, administration, and performance tuning all receive attention. The book mostly assumes use of Windows, but the last chapter provides a few pages of guidance for Linux users. Finally, Mastering ColdFusion 4.5 has several useful appendices, including detailed references for ColdFusion tags and functions, and a brief one for SQL.
This is a thorough tutorial, useful for reference as well as learning. It also provides a great overview of what ColdFusion can do, ideal for those deciding between this and other technologies such as Active Server Pages, Java Server Pages, and PHP. --Tim Anderson
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ColdFusion is a dvelopment tool for building complex, interactive web sites. This text provides web developers with a reference to this software, and the companion CD includes evaluation versions of ColdFusion for Windows and Linux and a collection of custom tags.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to read and understand with good examples,
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This review is from: Mastering ColdFusion 4.5 (Paperback)
The book was well desgined, easy to read and follow. The examples of applications give you a better understand of various problems. It does not go into advance techniques but does give you a good basic knowledge of the programming language. A must for all Coldfusion programmers, both basic and advanced.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (26 customer reviews) 29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
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This book is simply number one,
By Paulo C. Rios Jr. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mastering ColdFusion 4.5 (Paperback)
Ben's books tie with this one for #1. ColdFusion can not ask for more. The chapter on XML is weak, but everything else shines greatly. Even hard-core CF experts will find some new insights and answers here. Beginners will be delighted. The style and the contents are unbeatable.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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Useful, but not that great,
By Doug Belkofer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mastering ColdFusion 4.5 (Paperback)
I've gotten through the first six chapters of this book so far, and while I have found it relatively useful, I've been disappointed by the number of incorrect references and other errors. The CD that comes with the book has all the code from the book, but it's not always correct, sometimes a line or two is missing. An example of an incorrect reference is can be found on page 93, where it is discussing functions, and it says:The very nature of ColdFusion really precludes the need for developers to create their own functions. Instead, this ability can be achieved through the use of custom tags (see Chapter 29, "Building ColdFusion Custom Tags"). The chapter on building ColdFusion Custom Tags is in fact chapter 31, not chapter 29. I guess what it really comes down to is if you're willing to accept some things that should have been caught in editing, then you'll find this book useful. For the most part, the information is presented well, and thoroughly. It moves a little slow in my opinion for those already familiar with server-side scripting and other languages. 19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Mastering ColdFusion 4.5 (Paperback)
Loved it got more out of this book then in Fortas although Forta is the so called guru of Cold Fusion which is fine and dandy, but I lean more towards this book for reference and how to's.I took the Fastrack to Cold Fusion class, learned alot in 3 days and this book goes right along with the class. Would definetly pick this one first or do what I do read a couple of chapters out of both and make up your own mind. |
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