Build and deploy data-driven Web applications using this premier resource. Readers not only learn about all the new features of ColdFusion 5 but also get details for implementation with new technologies including XML, Wireless Delivery, and SQL Server 2000. Also covered are project management and advanced development techniques.

Your Professional Resource for Developing with ColdFusion 5

Master ColdFusion--the premier environment for developing flexible, powerful Web applications--with the authoritative information in this professional-level resource. From installing and optimizing your development operating system, to mastering advanced practices like advanced application security and using Web Distributed Data Exchange (WDDX), "ColdFusion 5 Developer's Guide delivers the accurate, thorough instruction required to design and deploy a wide range of useful Web applications. ColdFusion developer and e-commerce guru Michael Buffington will help you discover--and master--the tools you'll need to excel in ColdFusion Web application development.Properly serve ColdFusion applications Deploy applications using development methods and code standards Get the most from conventions, adaptations, and portable code Work easily within all major operating systems and server platforms Develop ColdFusion applications using variables, forms, and imported tools Plan, design, administer, and monitor databases Understand Third Normal Form and other database structures Master security and automation techniques Prevent lost data, orphaning, and corruption Transfer platform-independent data with WDDX

This text covers implementation of new technology within ColdFusion, including: wireless delivery, WDDX and XML, and SQL Server 2000. Features include: tags, language enhancements, user defined functions, database support and server administrator features. The guide covers project management and development in the ColdFusion environment and the CD-ROM contains project tools with a list of all development and project management applications, and coding tools with a list of all coding and debugging applications.