Programming instructions

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Getting Started Building ColdFusion MX Applications is intended for anyone who wants to
learn how to use ColdFusion MX to create web applications.
This book consists of two parts:
• Part I introduces related web technologies and explains how ColdFusion works. This
part also introduces the ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML), basic database
concepts, and information about how to configure your development environment
for the tutorial in Part II of this book.
• Part II provides a complete tutorial of everything you need to know to build a sample
ColdFusion application. It consists of six lessons. Ideally, you should work through
each of the lessons in the order they are presented.
Contents
• Developer resources .............................................................................................. viii
• About Macromedia ColdFusion MX documentation.............................................. ix
• Getting answers ....................................................................................................... x
• Contacting Macromedia.......................................................................................... x