Adobe® ColdFusion® 9: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 085716
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will build and deploy dynamic web applications using ColdFusion.
Target Student: The target student for this course is someone who is trained or
experienced in HTML who is tasked with creating dynamic web pages for their
company or nonprofit group using Adobe® ColdFusion® 9.
Prerequisites: The following courses are required prerequisites:
- Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS: Level 1
- Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS: Level 2
- Windows XP Professional
It would also be helpful to understand programming fundamentals
including:
- Flow control
- Variables
- Operators
- Functions
- Parameters and arrays
Hardware Requirements
- A minimum of 512 MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
- A 20 GB hard disk or larger
- A 1 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster
- A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended
- A mouse or other pointing device
- Installed printer drivers
- A CD-ROM drive
- Internet Access (contact your local network administrator)
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
- Adobe® ColdFusion® 9.0
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10.0 or later
- Adobe® Reader® 8.0 or later
- WinZip®
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- add dynamic elements to a web page.
- build dynamic site navigation into an existing website.
- build a ColdFusion form.
- present data in different formats.
- enhance the functionality of their sites by adding interactive
elements.
- deploy a website for public viewing.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Adding Dynamic Elements to a Page
- Topic 1A: Introduction to ColdFusion
- Topic 1B: Work with ColdFusion Builder
- Topic 1C: Build Pages with ColdFusion Builder
- Topic 1D: Add a Dynamic Text Display
- Topic 1E: Work with Images
- Topic 1F: Create a Dynamic Banner
- Lesson 2: Building Dynamic Site Navigation
- Topic 2A: Pass Data to Another Web Page Through a Link
- Topic 2B: Create the Default Page
- Topic 2C: Retrieve Information Passed to a Web Page Through a
Link
- Lesson 3: Building Forms
- Topic 3A: Create a ColdFusion Form
- Topic 3B: Add Client Side Validation to a Form
- Topic 3C: Create a ColdFusion Page to Collect Results
- Topic 3D: Create a Form That Processes Itself
- Topic 3E: Enhance a ColdFusion Form Using Flash Elements
- Lesson 4: Presenting Data in Different Formats
- Topic 4A: Create Slide Presentations
- Topic 4B: Read Data from an Excel Spreadsheet
- Topic 4C: Generate PDF Output
- Lesson 5: Enhancing the Functionality of Your Site
- Topic 5A: Subscribe to a Web Service
- Topic 5B: Add a Custom Tag from Adobe Exchange
- Topic 5C: Add Feeds
- Topic 5D: Integrating Google Maps
- Topic 5E: Embedding Flash Video
- Topic 5F: Working with the Progress Bar
- Lesson 6: Deploying Your Site
- Topic 6A: Test Your Work as a Complete System
- Topic 6B: Transfer Files to a Web Server
- Topic 6C: Monitor the ColdFusion Server
Appendix A: Choose
a ColdFusion Web Host
Appendix B: Application
Deployment Services
Appendix C: Event
Gateways