Programming instructions

Developing the sample application 57
Requirements
To use this tutorial, you must have the following components installed:
• ColdFusion Server For information on how to install ColdFusion Server, see
Installing ColdFusion MX.
• Database Management System A database management system can be installed
on the same computer as the ColdFusion Server or on a separate computer. For the
purpose of this tutorial, a Microsoft Access database file for MS Windows users and a
PointBase database file for UNIX users has been provided. For information about
how to configure the Compass Travel datasource, see “Configuring Your
Development Environment” on page 35. For additional information about
configuring a data source, see Installing ColdFusion MX.
• Web browser You can use Internet Explorer (4.0 or later) or Netscape Navigator
(6.0 or later).
• Text editor or IDE (Interactive Development Environment) Macromedia
recommends that you use Dreamweaver MX. However, you can use HomeSite+,
ColdFusion Studio, any text editor, or IDE. In the exercises in this tutorial, the term
editor means Dreamweaver MX, HomeSite+, ColdFusion Studio, or any text editor
or IDE of your choice.
Note: The default file extension used for ColdFusion application pages is.cfm.