ColdFusion 4 for dummies - Alexis D. Gutzman

It’s high time you brought your Web site into the 21^st century with the full array of interactive features that Web surfers have grown to expect. How? With ColdFusion 4. ColdFusion 4 is a scripting language. It’s a Web server. It’s a rapid application development environment. With ColdFusion, your site can greet returning customers by name, search your database and return the results that visitors request, accept customer forms, send email to visitors...the possibilities are limitless. And the best thing is, ColdFusion 4 is no harder to use than HTML!

If you’re ready to rev up your site with this amazing development tool,
ColdFusion 4 For Dummies
is for you. In no time, this friendly guide will get you on–track with the know–how and skills you need to:

• Master the ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
• Use the rapid application development environment
• Create Web apps and pages that seamlessly interact with your database
• Build a members–only Web site
• Use forms to gather data from visitors to your site
• Accept payments online
• Greet returning visitors by name

Whether you want to build a fully interactive site from scratch, or you want to add dynamic content to an existing site, this book covers all the bases with clear, step–by–step explanations and plenty of working examples. Topics covered include:

• Configuring a development environment
• Using ColdFusion Studio
• Adding records to a database and updating records
• Displaying information and processing mail
• Storing data with variables
• Selecting and presenting data
• Building better forms
• Troubleshooting your ColdFusion applications

ColdFusion 4 For Dummies also comes with a bonus CD–ROM featuring:

• Top custom ColdFusion tags—ready to use!
• Web authoring tools, including evaluation editions of ColdFusion Enterprise Server 4.0.1, ColdFusion Studio for Windows 4.0.1, and HomeSite 4.0.1

The days of Web sites that just sit there are over. Let
ColdFusion 4 For Dummies
show you how to bring your site to life with that amazing Web development tool.