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Databases Topic Center
Multimedia Tutorial Series: Building Your First ColdFusion Database App
Watch these demos to set up, code, and use databases and ColdFusion components in your app. Updated
for ColdFusion MX 7
Using the RDBMSResolver to Update a Database with Flash MX Professional 2004
Use Flash Remoting to read and update data from an Access database through a Coldfusion component (CFC).
Getting Started
A Beginner's Guide to Stored Procedures with ColdFusion
Find out which criteria to request from your database admin to query stored procedures in your company's database.
Ben Forta: Databases and SQL
Learn about databases connections and SQL in these chapters from the Web Application Construction Kit.
Displaying database data on a web page
Use ColdFusion to display custom data in your web pages. (Updated July 30, 2007)
Matthew David: Filtering with SQL the Easy Way
Learn to retrieve and filter your data in Dreamweaver UltraDev with this SQL tutorial.
Going Dynamic
See what it takes to make the switch to creating data-driven sites.
Ben Forta on Advanced ColdFusion: Simplicity Is Just the Start of It
Ben Forta introduces resources for taking your ColdFusion application development skills to the next level.
Logged In: Databases and ColdFusion
Debbie Dickerson points out database resources and helpful hints for ColdFusion users.
Mike Chambers: Flash and Databases
Learn the basics of Macromedia Flash MX and database interaction.
Connecting to a MySQL Database in Dreamweaver
See what's involved in creating a successful MySQL database connection when using the PHP server model in Dreamweaver.
Database Connectivity
RSS Aggregator Part II: Firefly Components and Flash Remoting
Convert an XML-driven application to use Flash Remoting, ColdFusion MX and a MySQL database.
Bicycle Parts Catalog: Flash and Databases
Connect a Flash interface to a database. Display and write data with this sample.
How are Database Connections Handled in ColdFusion?
Find out how ColdFusion handles database connections under the hood.
ColdFusion: Troubleshooting Data Sources
Learn how to connect to databases and tackle common connectivity issues with these troubleshooting TechNotes for Windows and Unix users.
- Troubleshooting data sources and database connectivity for Windows platforms
- Troubleshooting data sources and database connectivity for Unix platforms
- Diagnostic JAR file for data source connection issues
- ColdFusion MX: Creating a JDBC data source for DB2 on OS/390
- ColdFusion MX: Enabling a JDBC data source for PostgreSQL
Connecting to a Database
Master the basics of working with databases in ColdFusion and Dreamweaver. (Updated July 30, 2007)
Understanding Design-Time and Run-Time Connections
Get the scoop on different ways to connect to your database when creating dynamic pages.
Director and Databases
Need to connect your Macromedia Director movie to a database? Find out how in this TechNote.
Dreamweaver UltraDev: Connecting to Databases
Learn how to connect your Dreamweaver UltraDev applications to a database in these TechNotes and articles.
Developing with Databases
Building Advanced Queries in ColdFusion MX
Graduate beyond query basics. Learn how to query a query, nest, group, filter, cache queries, and display the complex results.
Creating ASP Pages Using FileMaker and Dreamweaver
Find out how to connect your ASP pages to a FileMaker database.
Using SQL Parameters with the ASP.Net Server Model
Learn how to create parameterized queries with this TechNote.
Learning stored procedure basics in ColdFusion 8
Samuel Neff (Oct. 15, 2007)
Find out why using stored procedures yields security and performance advantages
in database interactions.
Best Practices
Caching in ColdFusion
Boost app performance by caching queries and pages and by using the trusted cache feature in ColdFusion Administrator.
Controlling Database Transactions in ColdFusion MX
Encapsulate multiple database queries to ensure data integrity using the cftransaction tag.
Tips for Cleaning Up Query Strings
Learn some ways for removing some of the common extras that are added to URL query strings.
Justin R. Fidler: ColdFusion Best Practices for Oracle Databases
Prepare your data and configuration for large-scale databases.
Avoiding Conflicts Caused By Reserved Words
Use naming conventions to prevent reserved word issues in your code.
Optimizing ColdFusion Queries
See how one developer sped up the performance of SQL queries in this case study.
Ben Forta: Faster and Safer Queries
Tune up your ColdFusion database queries with the <cfqueryparam> tag.
Reserved words for data source names in ColdFusion MX on Windows platforms
Reserved words for data source names in ColdFusion MX on Windows platforms.
Building Advanced Queries in ColdFusion MX
Graduate beyond query basics. Learn how to query a query, nest, group, filter, cache queries, and display the complex results.
Security
Writing Secure Dreamweaver MX Applications
Safeguard your databases and use authentication code to protect your applications from would-be hackers.
Learning stored procedure basics in ColdFusion 8
Samuel Neff (Oct. 15, 2007)
Find out why using stored procedures yields security and performance advantages
in database interactions.
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