Cold Fusion Web Application Construction Kit, Second Edition with Cold Fusion and Cold Fusion Studio [Paperback]

Ben Forta (Author), David E. Crawford (Author), Nate Weiss (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789714140 | ISBN-13: 978-0789714145 | Publication Date: February 13, 1998 | Edition: 2nd

An all-in-one kit that gives you everything you need to create Web-based applications- including the latest version of the Cold Fusion. Create dynamic, data-driven Web sites without programming. Learn how to use Cold Fusion Studio, the new interactive Cold Fusion development environment, and all of it's Wizards. Learn how to implement credit card verification and authorization. Learn Cold Fusion's Java-based form technology to enhance your applications and databases.

• An all-in-one kit that gives you everything you need to create Web-based applications-including the latest version of the Cold Fusion
• Create dynamic, data-driven Web sites without programming
• Learn how to use Cold Fusion Studio, the new interactive Cold Fusion development environment, and all of it's Wizards
• Learn how to implement credit card verification and authorization

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

We're all equal on the Internet; anyone with Notepad and a basic knowledge of HTML can be heard. But when it comes to more complex Web interaction, the required learning curve means that some Web sites are more equal than others. Enter The Cold Fusion Web Application Construction Kit.

The book takes you from the very basics of the Web to the creation of complex interactive Web applications. Learn how to use forms, build and connect with open database connectivity databases, and retrieve data through templates and the Cold Fusion Markup Language. Use the sample files and the evaluation copy of Cold Fusion with the book for a true hands-on experience. While the average Web page author may not have the know-how to connect an SQL database to a Web page, this combination reference guide, textbook, and primer makes it all seem easy. -- Simon Eskow

From the Publisher

An all-in-one kit that gives you everything you need to create Web-based applicationso implement credit card verification and authorization. Learn Cold Fusion's Java-based form technology to enhance your applications and databases. An all-in-one kit that gives you everything you need to create Web-based applicationsversion of the Cold Fusion

Create dynamic, data-driven Web sites without programming

Learn how to use Cold Fusion Studio, the new interactive Cold Fusion development environment, and all of it's Wizards

Learn how to implement credit card verification and authorization

Product Details

• Paperback: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Que; 2nd edition (February 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789714140
• ISBN-13: 978-0789714145
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,308,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ben Forta is Adobe Inc.'s Senior Technical Evangelist, and has over two decades of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit and its sequel Advanced ColdFusion Application Development, as well as books on SQL, Regular Expressions, JavaServer Pages, WAP, Windows development, and more. Over 1/2 million Ben Forta books have been printed in a dozen languages worldwide. Ben co-authored the official ColdFusion training material, as well as the certification tests and official study guides for those tests, writes regular columns on ColdFusion and Internet development, and now spends a considerable amount of time lecturing and speaking on application development worldwide.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for new CF programmers, December 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cold Fusion Web Application Construction Kit, Second Edition with Cold Fusion and Cold Fusion Studio (Paperback)

Forta takes you from the start of Cold Fusion and SQL. If you are new to programming and SQL, this is the book for you. I was writing data interface apps in a few hours. A great book overall. Worth the read. I still use it as a reference regularly! A must have for the Cold Fusion developer.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Get-You-Started but many editorial errors., June 18, 1998

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Stephen E Fister (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold Fusion Web Application Construction Kit, Second Edition with Cold Fusion and Cold Fusion Studio (Paperback)

I am about one quarter of the way through this book and have enjoyed the content. However, I find that many of the "tutorial" threads within the sections have many errors. In particular, references to screen shots or code examples do not always correlate with the reference. Some of the technical information is either innacurate or out of date. In particular, some issues on activating ODBC databases for use with Cold Fusion either led to errors that I could not find solutions for, or were just plain incorrect. Also, one of the earlier sections explaining SQL and its use caused me some headaches. The version of MSQUERY was quite different than depicted in the book and it took some trial and error to work around it. Overall, I find that most of the tutorial threads do indeed work, even if you have to make some ad hoc changes in the implementation. Though errors in books and tutorials are generally annoying, you may find that you tend to better remember the solutions, and hence the implementations, once you find them. My 2 cents

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent for beginners, November 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cold Fusion Web Application Construction Kit, Second Edition with Cold Fusion and Cold Fusion Studio (Paperback)

This book was fantastic. Sure there are the few editing errors common with computer books. I knew NOTHING about Cold Fusion or database connectivity to the web before I got this and now I've written a dozen or so Cold Fusion applications for the UPS intranet. An EXCELLENT resource for beginners and professionals with a tag index for quick referencing. A chapter on SQL also for those who don't know it. It will teach you everything you need to know to get your application online and running. Great Great Great!