Macromedia Coldfusion Mx: Training from the Source

If you're a Web designer recently tasked with using ColdFusion to build interactivity into your site or if you're just eager to learn how to create dynamic sites using Macromedia's leading Web application server, you'll want to read Macromedia ColdFusion MX: Training from the Source from cover to cover. This simple, concise guide uses step-by-step, project-based lessons developed in the Macromedia training centers to guide you through all of the program's basic features, both new and old. Every step has a screenshot so you can see exactly what you need to do, every step of the way. Even with no prior knowledge of ColdFusion, you'll learn how to use forms, retrieve database information, modify databases, work with advanced data types, create user defined functions, and more. Plus, the book ships with a companion CD-ROM that includes all of the lesson files used in the book as well as software demos, enabling you to immediately use what you've learned.

Kevin Schmidt is a Macromedia-certified ColdFusion developer, a member of Team Macromedia, and manager of the Des Moines ColdFusion User Group.