ColdFusion® 8: Level 2 Course

Course Code: CF 09
Course Abstract: In the ColdFusion 8: Level 2 course, participants will build dynamic, database-driven websites.
Audience: The target participants for this course are those who have added dynamic features to their website using ColdFusion 8.0 and who want to connect their website to a database. They are those who will be developing their own solutions rather than using off-the-shelf components, those who might be familiar with another programming language, or those who have used UltraDev to develop their ColdFusion solutions. It is likely that their primary job responsibility is creating web pages.
Duration: 1 day
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
> Build a web page that retrieves information from a database
> Create a data drill-down application in which web pages retrieve detailed records based on user selections on web pages that list summary record information
> Create an application that displays subsets of records selected from a database and enables the user to view other subsets on demand
> Add features to a database-driven web site that enables users to search the database for records and have the results displayed on a web page
> Create functions and custom tags
> Create reports, charts, and forms
Course Topics:

Lesson 1: Displaying Database Information on a Web Page
Topic 1A: Plan a Database-Driven Site
Topic 1B: Connect to a Database
Topic 1C: Retrieve Data from the Database
Topic 1D: Query a Query

Lesson 2: Creating a Data Drill-Down Application
Topic 2A: Plan a Data Drill-Down Application
Topic 2B: Build a Drill-Down Application

Lesson 3: Displaying Subsets Data on Demand
Topic 3A: Plan the Recordset Navigation Scheme and Components
Topic 3B: Enable Recordset Navigation
Topic 3C: Output the Number of Next and Previous Records
Topic 3D: Format Output of Data Based on the Plan

Lesson 4: Adding Search Features
Topic 4A: Plan the Search Feature
Topic 4B: Create a Dynamic Search Form
Topic 4C: Develop the Search Results Template
Topic 4D: Handle No Records Found Conditions
Topic 4E: Add a Single-Keyword Search Functionality
Topic 4F: Add a Multiple-Keyword Search Functionality
Topic 4G: Enhance the Search Functionality with the Verity Search Engine

Lesson 5: Creating Reusable Code
Topic 5A: Create a User-Defined Function
Topic 5B: Create a Custom Tag
Topic 5C: Prepare a Custom Tag to be Shared

Lesson 6: Working with Reports, Charts, and Forms
Topic 6A: Create Reports in ColdFusion
Topic 6B: Create a Basic Chart
Topic 6C: Create an AJAX Form

Appendix A: Application Events and Application.cfc
Appendix B: Enterprise Manager
Appendix C: .NET Assembly Support
Appendix D: Adobe Flex

Prerequisites: Participants taking this course should first complete the ColdFusion 8: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge. Participants will be especially well prepared if they also take the SQL: Fundamentals of Querying and Relational Database Design courses or have equivalent knowledge before attending this course.
Note: All fields are required
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