User Guide

PART I
Welcome to ColdFusion
Part I provides an introduction to ColdFusion. It defines ColdFusion and
provides an overview of the ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML). It also
provides generic database concepts, and information about how to prepare your
development environment for using the tutorial in Part II of this book.
Introducing ColdFusion MX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CFML Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Database Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configuring Your Development Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37