ColdFusion MX

Essential Reading

ColdFusion.ppt (234k)
cfmx_getting_started.pdf (1.3M) - free 154 page book from Macromedia
AccessFromColdfusion.doc (23k) - connecting an Access database to ColdFusion at Greenwich

hello.cfm - avoiding # confusion
- hello.cfm.txt
charRefs.cfm - looping
- charRefs.cfm.txt
customTag.cfm - using a custom tag
- customTag.cfm.txt
- today.cfm.txt
form1.cfm - client side validation
- form1.cfm.txt
- formdata.cfm.txt
staff2.cfm - database connectivity
staff.cfm - database connectivity (doesn't work but look at that lovely traceback)
- staff.cfm.txt
fancyGUI.cfm - fancy GUI widgets
- fancyGUI.cfm.txt
xml1.cfm - reading an XML file
xmlxslt.cfm - using XSLT
- xmlxslt.cfm.txt
- goodBooks.xsl
UDFscript.cfm - User Defined Function using CFScript
- UDFscript.cfm.txt
UDFfunction.cfm - User Defined Function using CFScript
- UDFfunction.cfm.txt

In order to appreciate the power afforded by ColdFusion you need to have some understanding of J2EE. What is J2EE? What is a Servlet? What is a JSP? How is an application server different from a web server?
How does ColdFusion compare to PHP? Is it sensible to compare these two technologies?
How does ColdFusion compare to ASP.NET Is it sensible to compare these two technologies?