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ColdFusion BasicsColdFusion Basics

A goal properly set is halfway reached.

Zig Ziggler

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PerspectivePerspective

Mystery Guest #1

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The Evolution of a DeveloperThe Evolution of a Developer

Applications

Packaging

Conditional Logic

Loops

Variables

User

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Different ApproachesDifferent Approaches

AJAX (Browser)Browser•Load Page•Load Content/Data

•Send Content/Data

Server•Send Page•Send Content/Data

•Process Content/Data

AIR (Desktop w/Flex)Desktop App•Load App•Load Content/Data

•Send Content/Data

•Store Content/Data

Server•(n/a)•Send Content/Data

•Process Content/Data

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UsabilityUsability

Tags

<cfset ma = [1,3,5,22]>

<cfset myTotal = 0>

<cfloop index=“i”

from=“1”

to=“#arrayLen(ma)#”>

<cfset myTotal = myTotal + ma[i]>

</cfloop>

<cfoutput>#myTotal#</cfoutput>

Script<cfscript>

ma = [1,3,5,22];

myTotal = 0;

for(i=1;i<=arrayLen(ma);i++){

myTotal += ma[i];

}

// writeOutput(myTotal);

</cfscript>

<cfoutput>#myTotal#</cfoutput>

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Different ApproachesDifferent Approaches

SOAP Web

ServiceAJAX

AIRFlex

.Net

PHP

• Networking• SOAP• REST• RSS

• Forms• HTML (submit)• AJAX (submit)• PDF

• Application Frameworks• CF on Wheels • ColdBox• Fusebox• Machii• Model Glue• SOS(Flex/AIR)• Cairngorm• Mate• PureMVC• Switz

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Different ApproachesDifferent Approaches

SOAP Web

ServiceAJAX

AIRFlex

.Net

PHP

• Methodologies• Procedural• Stand Alone• Object Oriented• Inversion of Control

• Libraries(Data CF)• DataMgr• Transfer

(AJAX)•EXTJS •jQuery• Moho• Prototype• Spry• YUI

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Focus on the task at hand!Focus on the task at hand!

Applications

Packaging

Conditional Logic

Loops

Variables

User

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VariablesVariables

Applications

Packaging

Conditional Logic

Loops

Variables

User

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VariablesVariables

A. Simple Variable Types “Text” Numbers Binary

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VariablesVariables

Lists

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VariablesVariables

Arrays

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VariablesVariables

Structures

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VariablesVariables

Recordsets (queries)

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VariablesVariables

XML

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LoopsLoops

Applications

Packaging

Conditional Logic

Loops

Variables

User

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LoopsLoops

List Loops

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LoopsLoops

Array Loops

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LoopsLoops

Recordset (query) Loops

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LoopsLoops

• whilea = ArrayNew(1);loop = 1;while (loop LE 10) {

a[loop] = loop * 5;loop = loop + 1;

}

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LoopsLoops

• do … whilea = ArrayNew(1);loop = 1;do {

a[loop] = loop * 5; loop = loop + 1;

} while (loop LE 10);

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LoopsLoops

• For Loopsfor ( loop=1; loop LE 10; loop = loop+1) {

if(a[loop] EQ "") continue;WriteOutput(loop);

}

// continue skip to next loop start

// break exit loop immediately

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LoopsLoops

• Structure LoopsmyStruct=StructNew();myStruct.productName=“wheat flour";mystruct.quality="fine";myStruct.quantity=50;for (keyName in myStruct) {

WriteOutput("myStruct." & Keyname & " has the value: " & myStruct[keyName] &"<br>");

}

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Conditional LogicConditional Logic

Applications

Packaging

Conditional Logic

Loops

Variables

User

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Conditional LogicConditional Logic

A. if

B. else if

C. else

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Conditional LogicConditional Logic

A. switch

B. case

C. defaultCase

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PackagingPackaging

Applications

Packaging

Conditional Logic

Loops

Variables

User

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PackagingPackaging

A. Include Files

B. Custom Tags

C. Custom Components (objects/CFCs)

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PackagingPackaging

A. Include Files Example: Layout Header / Footer

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PackagingPackaging

B. Custom Tags Example: Layout

a) Includes Header and Footer

Example: Custom Layout with Application Setting

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PackagingPackaging

C. CFCs (custom components) Example: Custom User

a) Login/Logout

Revise with DataMgr

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ApplicationsApplications

Application

Packaging

Conditional Logic

Loops

Variables

User

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ApplicationsApplications

A. Application

B. Session

C. Request

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ApplicationsApplications

1. onApplicationStart()2. onSessionStart()3. onRequestStart()4. onRequest()5. onRequestEnd() onSessionEnd() OnApplicationEnd()A. onError()B. onMissingTemplate()

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ApplicationsApplications

A. THIS.nameB. THIS.applicationTimeoutC. THIS.clientManagementD. THIS.clientStorageE. THIS.customTagPathF. THIS.loginStorageG. THIS.mappingsH. THIS.sessionManagementI. THIS.sessionTimeoutJ. THIS.setClientCookiesK. THIS.setDomainCookiesL. THIS.scriptProtectM. THIS.secureJSONN. THIS.secureJSONPrefixO. THIS.welcomeFileList

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What Else?What Else?

A. Learn SQL?

B. Application Frameworks

C. Library Frameworks

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ResourcesResources

A. Books CFWack 1 through 3 ColdFusion 8 Developer Tutorial

B. Training and Knowledge Sites Lynda.com CommunityMX.com

C. Conferences (like this one)

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ResourcesResources

A. blogs

B. Adobe Dev Center

C. User Groups

D. Forums

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ResourcesResources

A. Popular CFML sites Riaforge.org cfMeetup HouseOfFusion.com Cflib.org

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ColdFusion BasicsColdFusion Basics

A goal properly set is halfway reached.

Zig Ziggler