Getting Started with ColdFusion at UNT

By Claudia Lynch, Benchmarks Online Editor

ColdFusion seems to still be of interest to lots of folks so, since the Web folks continue to be very busy with other things, I thought I would further recap some resources available to you here at UNT to get you started using that product. Shannon Peevey, in UNT Central Web Support, has been writing a series of articles called "Getting Started With ColdFusion at UNT" since September of 2001. You can read the series here:

1. Getting Started With ColdFusion at UNT

2. Your First ColdFusion Application

3. Using ColdFusion: Making a Connection to a Database

4. Dealing With Empty Variable Names In ColdFusion

5. The Quest for ColdFusion: Control Structures

6. The Quest for ColdFusion: Loop-Da-Loop

7. Beating the <CFOUTPUT>: or Using Loops to Wrap?

Shannon also teaches a Short Course called "Introduction to Macromedia ColdFusion." There are no classes left this semester, but it will be offered again this summer. Please consult the ACS Short Course page for more information. The ColdFusion classes are listed at the bottom of the page. It is recommended that you have some knowledge of SQL before taking this class. Computer-based training on SQL is available via the UNT SkillSoft/SmartForce Server. 

Also available via SkillSoft/SmartForce is training on ColdFusion. The latest courses available include a series on Macromedia Products, including ColdFusion. In addition to taking the courses online, CD-ROMs are available, free of charge. The ColdFusion courses are:

• Getting Started with ColdFusion MX – introductory course.

• Data Retrieval and Manipulation - advanced ColdFusion.