ColdFusion MX: The Complete Reference [Paperback]

Jeffry Houser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 30, 2002 | Series: Complete Reference

Build, troubleshoot, and deploy sophisticated Web solutions using this definitive guide. This detailed resource provides complete coverage of all ColdFusion MX’s new features and functionality, and contains information on administration, optimization, and application development. Including information on important security issues associated with ColdFusion development, and details on working with the native scripting language CFML, this comprehensive guide also shows you how to expertly integrate ColdFusion into Flash applications.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"A wealth of information in a format that is easy to access and implement. I have no doubt that this book will take its place on the desks of most developers as on of the "must have" ColdFusion reference materials."

--Simon Horwith, Macromedia Certified Instructor, Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer

The Definitive Resource on ColdFusion MX

This indispensable guide thoroughly covers every aspect of ColdFusion MX--from the ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) to the administration of your ColdFusion Application Server. Take advantage of the new ColdFusion MX features such as J2EE compliancy and ColdFusion Components for rapid development, portability, and distributed applications. Use tag-based CFML to consume or create Web services, add a search engine to your site--even check your email. Mix ColdFusion with other technologies such as Java, Macromedia Flash, XML, Dreamweaver, COM, and wireless applications. Master the ColdFusion and database design skills necessary to successfully transfer data between your ColdFusion MX Application Server and a Web browser.

• Discover the new features and functionality in ColdFusion MX and migrate your old ColdFusion applications to ColdFusion MX
• Enjoy seamless interoperability with XML, Java, and other languages
• Create Web services with ColdFusion MX and consume third-party Web services
• Integrate ColdFusion MX easily with other technologies--including Macromedia Flash MX, COM, and wireless applications
• Host ColdFusion applications
• Secure your ColdFusion server and applications using the Security Sandbox and the new ColdFusion MX security model
• Maintain data with advanced SQL, and apply other database concepts--including relational database design, aggregate functions, and stored procedures
• Prepare your applications for deployment by using load-testing software
• Create search engines and work with Web-based content
• Extend ColdFusion using the CFX API for Java and C++

About the Author

Jeffry Houser (New Britain, CT) is the owner of DotComIt, a Web consulting firm. He has more than 5 years of programming and web development experience and has been on-line since the late 80s. He is a ColdFusion Certified Developer and his work with ColdFusion includes a multitude of projects, ranging from business-to-business Intranet sites to consumer Web sites.

Product Details

• Paperback: 792 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (July 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072225564
• ISBN-13: 978-0072225563
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,886,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is missing something - like useful content, March 10, 2003

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Jared Vorkavich "jaredvork" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ColdFusion MX: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

In a 750 page book, you'd think they would have a lot of in-depth information, but this book severly lacks in depth of coverage of every topic. Most concepts are only mentioned in a page or two, then the author moves on to something else. This book is poorly organized and the index uses only the official names for things, making it difficult to find anything. It's easier to find the same information in the Dreamweaver MX help menu. I'll stick with the "Bible" series next time.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ColdFusion from Start to Finish, August 29, 2002

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Jeffry Houser "reboog" (Meriden, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ColdFusion MX: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

This book covers all aspects of the ColdFusion technology and provides information for both beginner's and advanced users alike, covering both server administration and CFML development.

While I didn't get anything out of the "introduction to CFML programming" chapters, I think a beginner would find them more appropriate.

This book really shines when it gets into the new ColdFusion MX features such as ColdFusion components and Web services. The chapter on XML was especially good.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another Incomplete Reference, February 5, 2003

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MacDesigner (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ColdFusion MX: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

Anyone involved in programming has bought a number of these books. Complete References. Granted, this is not billed as a tutorial, but wouldn't a "Complete Reference" take you from uploading a site to creating applications? Doesn't happen. It happens, but only with specific examples at the writer's discression. Cross referencing terms at the end of the book assumes you use the same CF jargon, that if you did speak it, would preclude your need for a fifty dollar book. Now I will look for an O'Reilly book that explains in well constructed English what I need to know to learn ColdFusion.