User Guide

Preface Welcome to ColdFusion
This manual describes the process of developing Web applications using
ColdFusion. In the first six chapters, you can follow the instructions presented to
learn how to create basic ColdFusion applications. Then, chapters seven through 17
cover various topics of interest in enhancing your applications. Finally, chapters 18
through 21 explain how to extend ColdFusion’s capabilities.
Because of the power and flexibility of ColdFusion, you can create many different
types of Web applications of varying complexity. As you become more familiar with
the material presented in this manual, and begin to develop your own applications,
you will want to refer to the CFML Language Reference for details about various tags
and functions.
Contents
• Intended Audience.......................................................................................... xvi
• Welcome to the ColdFusion 4.5 Web Application Server............................. xvi
• Products and System Requirements............................................................. xvii
• New Features in ColdFusion 4.5................................................................... xviii
• Developer Resources....................................................................................... xxi
• About ColdFusion Documentation .............................................................. xxii
• Getting Answers .............................................................................................xxiv