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AGI offers regularly scheduled public ColdFusion training classes and also private ColdFusion training classes.

Fast Track to ColdFusion Training Class

Fast Track to ColdFusion is a three-day course that provides experienced Web developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to start building and maintaining dynamic and interactive web applications using ColdFusion. Contact AGI about this ColdFusion training class.

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Fast Track to ColdFusion Training Class Overview

Fast Track to ColdFusion MX 7 is a three-day course that provides experienced Web developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to start building and maintaining dynamic and interactive web applications using ColdFusion MX 7. To gain the most from the class, you should already have a familiarity with web terminology, an understanding of web server characteristics, experience with the HTML tag set and syntax, and familiarity with the SQL command set, including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.

Fast Track to ColdFusion Training Class Topics Covered

  • ColdFusion Class Overview
    • About the class
    • Class objectives
    • Class prerequisites
    • Class format
  • Introducing ColdFusion
    • Advantages of dynamic web pages
    • Using ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
    • ColdFusion components and features
    • Configuring ColdFusion environments
    • Creating a site with Dreamweaver MX 2004
    • Creating local variables with <cfset>
    • Referencing variables
    • Displaying variable values using <cfoutput>
    • Including files using the <cfinclude> tag
    • Creating comments
  • Publishing Database Content with ColdFusion
    • Understanding relational databases
    • Using database drivers to connect to data sources
    • Understanding the <cfquery> tag
    • ColdFusion Administrator debugging
    • Using <cfoutput> to display database dat
    • Using the dynamic table tool
    • Additional information returned with queries
    • Using ColdFusion functions
  • Building Forms with ColdFusion
    • Understanding HTML forms and form controls
    • Enabling debug output
    • Self-Posting forms
    • Form submission with <cfif> and IsDefined()
    • Evaluating form variables
    • The <cfparam> tag
    • Converting to Cold
  • Building Search Interfaces with ColdFusion
    • Using form data in dynamic queries
    • Preserving form data
    • Creating dynamic SQL
    • Using multiple search criteria
    • Creating a dynamic SQL statement
    • Using text searches & list searches
  • Building a Drill-Down Interface with ColdFusion
    • Using Dynamic URL parameters
    • Creating a query string
    • Dynamic URL parameters
    • Creating a data drill-down
    • Data drill-down page
  • Inserting New Data with ColdFusion
    • Building an insert form page
    • Using ColdFusion validation
    • Using client-side validation
    • Using server-side validation
    • Creating custom validation
    • Building insert action logic
    • Using <cfquery> with INSERT
    • Redirecting process flow with the <cflocation> tag
  • Updating Data with ColdFusion
    • Building an update form page
    • Providing the primary key for update
    • Pre-filling HTML forms
    • Building update logic with  <cfquery>
  • Reusing Templates with ColdFusion
    • Reusing code
    • Using custom tags
    • Using user-defined functions
    • Finding UDFs
    • ColdFusion components
    • Finding CFCs
  • Securing an Application with ColdFusion
    • Using the ColdFusion login wizard
    • Understanding the login pages
    • Customizing the login
    • Using the application framework
    • Using application events
    • Using application variables
    • Using session variables

 

This Fast Track to ColdFusion training class is available at any of our training facilities in New York, Boston (Woburn), Chicago, Philadelphia (Blue Bell), Orlando, or at your location.

Call 800-851-9237 to schedule.



Advanced ColdFusion Development Training Class

Advanced ColdFusion Development provides ColdFusion application developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice that they need to build, maintain, and scale effective web applications. Topics include using the Application Framework, creating advanced queries, manipulating complex data in arrays and structures, structuring your code with ColdFusion Components, gracefully handling errors and exceptions, encapsulating your user-interface with custom tags, leveraging external Java code libraries, and creating highly interactive interfaces using Flash Forms. It includes optional content on exposing and reusing application functionality as web services and working with XML documents. This course focuses on creating and delivering scalable and well-performing applications.Contact AGI about this ColdFusion training class.

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Advanced ColdFusion Development Training Class Overview

Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Development provides ColdFusion application developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice that they need to build, maintain, and scale effective web applications. Topics include using the Application Framework, creating advanced queries, manipulating complex data in arrays and structures, structuring your code with ColdFusion Components, gracefully handling errors and exceptions, encapsulating your user-interface with custom tags, leveraging external Java code libraries, and creating highly interactive interfaces using Flash Forms. It includes optional content on exposing and reusing application functionality as web services and working with XML documents. This course focuses on creating and delivering scalable and well-performing applications.

This course is for developers with prior ColdFusion experience. To take this course, you should have completed the Fast Track to ColdFusion MX 7 course, or the equivalent experience building ColdFusion applications, experience developing web applications using ColdFusion for at least three months upon completion of the Fast Track to ColdFusion MX 7 course, practical experience using CFML tags, functions and variables, and practical experience with the SQL command set, including SELECT, INSERT and UPDATE.

Advanced ColdFusion Development Training Class Topics Covered

  • Introducing Advanced ColdFusion
    • Getting familiar with the course methodology and format
    • Understanding the course objectives
    • Understanding the course prerequisites
  • Configuring your Application with ColdFusion
    • Using the Application Framework
    • Introducing CFC syntax
    • Configuring application settings
    • Handling application events
    • Handling request events
    • Locking shared scope variables
    • Handling session events
  • Manipulating Lists and Queries with ColdFusion
    • Using lists
    • Manipulating queries
    • Summarizing and grouping data
    • Transaction processing
    • Querying a query
  • Manipulating Data with Arrays and Structures using ColdFusion
    • Using arrays
    • Using structures
    • Using built-in ColdFusion data structures
    • Dynamically evaluating variables
    • Combining data structures
    • Accessing data by value or by reference
  • Building ColdFusion Components with ColdFusion
    • Reviewing ColdFusion Components
    • Creating a static component
    • Defining functions in components
    • Invoking static CFC methods
    • Using CFC self-generating documentation
    • Creating instance based components
    • Persisting CFC instances
    • Using built-in components
    • Inheriting methods, properties, and data between components
    • Restricting access to component methods
  • Handling Errors and Exceptions with ColdFusion
    • Introducing error handling
    • Customizing application error messages
    • Understanding the try/catch methodology
    • Learning about exception handling frameworks
  • Leveraging Code Reuse with ColdFusion
    • Writing code using <cfscript>
    • Creating custom tags
    • Nesting custom tags
    • Using JSP tag libraries
    • Calling a Java library
  • Creating Flash Forms with ColdFusion
    • Understanding Flash Forms
    • Laying out Flash Forms
    • Using data binding
    • Working with a dynamic number of elements
    • Setting default values for form fields
    • Extending Flash Form interactivity with ActionScript
    • Using <cfgrid>
    • Controlling form appearance
    • Extending Flash Forms with custom components
  • Scaling Applications with ColdFusion
    • Understanding performance, robustness, and scalability
    • Effectively configuring the ColdFusion server
    • Identifying scalability bottlenecks in your code
    • Caching recordsets
    • Using <cf_Accelerate> to cache generated page contents
    • Caching entire page results
    • Using asynchronous processes to improve performance
    • Supporting concurrency
  • Interfacing with External Systems with ColdFusion (optional)
    • Retrieving data from web pages
    • Retrieving external text
    • Importing text into a query object
    • Creating web services
    • Calling external web services
  • Using XML with ColdFusion (optional)
    • Introducing XML
    • Creating XML documents
    • Application of XML: Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
    • Retrieving XML data from XML documents
    • Validating an XML document
    • Referencing data from an XML
    • Document object
    • Transforming XML to HTML

 

This Advanced ColdFusion Development training class is available at any of our training facilities in New York, Boston (Woburn), Chicago, Philadelphia (Blue Bell), Orlando, or at your location.

Call 800-851-9237 to schedule.

 

Private or custom ColdFusion Training

AGI offers customized ColdFusion training at your office or at our locations. Whether you need introductory ColdFusion training or advanced ColdFusion training, our Adobe Certified Expert instructors are available for all of your ColdFusion training needs.

  • Contact AGI to learn more about our ColdFusion training classes. Contact Form
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  • Call AGI at 800 851 9237 or 781 376 6044 to talk with a representative about our ColdFusion training courses

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