Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source (With CD-ROM) [Paperback]

Kevin Schmidt (Author)

Book Description

Series: Training from the Source | Publication Date: February 13, 2002

Macromedia ColdFusion is a powerful Web application server that lets companies build and deploy industrial-strength Web applications, such as those behind dynamic content sites and online stores. Non-programmers find the application easy enough to use for site-maintenance tasks, while developers find it powerful enough to use for writing code that supports large and complex Web sites. Although the program itself may seem intimidating, Macromedia ColdFusion 5: Training from the Source proves that learning it doesn't have to be.

Macromedia ColdFusion 5: Training from the Source breaks the key features of ColdFusion into manageable, real-world projects that let you learn as you work. It begins with an introduction to understanding how ColdFusion works. From there, you'll learn how to install the ColdFusion Administrator and configure ColdFusion Studio. In proven Training from the Source style, each chapter builds on what you learned in previous lessons, and each lesson is supplemented with support files on the book's CD, which also includes demo versions of ColdFusion Server and ColdFusion Studio. The advantage over the classroom course? You set the pace. Whether you just want to learn the basics of ColdFusion to perform minor tasks, or you're the driving force behind a complex e-commerce site, Macromedia ColdFusion 5: Training from the Source will have you up and running on this powerful Web application server in no time.

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From the Back Cover

Macromedia ColdFusion is a powerful Web application server that lets companies build and deploy industrial-strength Web applications, such as those behind dynamic content sites and online stores. Non-programmers find the application easy enough to use for site-maintenance tasks, while developers find it powerful enough to use for writing code that supports large and complex Web sites. Although the program itself may seem intimidating, Macromedia ColdFusion 5: Training from the Source proves that learning it doesn't have to be.

Macromedia ColdFusion 5: Training from the Source breaks the key features of ColdFusion into manageable, real-world projects that let you learn as you work. It begins with an introduction to understanding how ColdFusion works. From there, you'll learn how to install the ColdFusion Administrator and configure ColdFusion Studio. In proven Training from the Source style, each chapter builds on what you learned in previous lessons, and each lesson is supplemented with support files on the book's CD, which also includes demo versions of ColdFusion Server and ColdFusion Studio. The advantage over the classroom course? You set the pace. Whether you just want to learn the basics of ColdFusion to perform minor tasks, or you're the driving force behind a complex e-commerce site, Macromedia ColdFusion 5: Training from the Source will have you up and running on this powerful Web application server in no time.

About the Author

Kevin A. Schmidt is a Web Technology Manager at a Michigan-based marketing and information design firm. A certified Allaire ColdFusion developer, he founded the Mid-Michigan ColdFusion User group and teaches a ColdFusion class at Washtenaw Community College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education (February 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201758474
• ISBN-13: 978-0201758474
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,167,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Concise, Hands-On Intro to ColdFusion, July 18, 2002

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Jeffrey Bardzell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

Contrary to the experience of some of the reviewers I have seen here, I worked through ColdFusion 5 Training From the Source with neither confusion nor significant errors.

What I liked about the book is that each task in each lesson was focused on a single, core functionality. These include tasks like passing variables between pages, connecting to a data source, working with web forms, form validation, creating SQL queries, displaying the results of SQL queries, creating customized user experiences, and creating web-based database interfaces (insert, update, delete records). Towards the end, the book moves on to complex data structures (like arrays) and coding methods (like functions).

I think the book is quite successful in what it sets out to do: offer a sequence of tutorials that ushers the newbie into the world of ColdFusion. It is not a reference book and does not attempt to provide all of the answers. Nor is it an advanced book that will have you building power applications like a CF veteran. But the book does let you get your hands dirty, build several core CF applications, and it explains each step well enough that you know why do what you do, which makes it easy to transfer the knowledge to your own ColdFusion applications--which is exactly what I have since done.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Title - Minor problems, October 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

I purchased this title with the intent of learning ColdFusion. I was able to do so quite easily. There were some minor problems such as file locations and a few other things here and there, but nothing that couldn't be worked through. Overall it was a good title and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn ColdFusion.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beginners Beware - Everyone else don't bother, September 25, 2002

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"pccoder" (Pleasant Grove, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

I am a CF instructor, and I do use this book as a guide to teach beginners on developing in ColdFusion. However, I do not recommend this book to my students, nor anyone else. The book contains several errors, as well as the Complete code samples on the CD. Often they present 'A' means for setting up your CF site, not necessarily the best. There are plenty of other books to go by that have solid material with solid examples. This is not one of them.