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Advanced ColdFusion 8: XML, External Data and File System

This course focuses on making the best use of several external data types including XML, Web Services, <cfhttp> and more. We also explore the how to deal with the file system to read, write, append and even upload files.

Course Outline

• XML Syntax Basics
  • XML Logical Structure
  • XML Physical Structure
  • XML Logic: Designing Datasheets
  • Parsing XML data with ColdFusion
  • Demo: Convert an XML datasheet into an XML Document Object with XMLParse()
  • Demo: Referring to Specific XML nodes
  • Demo: Loop through each node with <cfloop>
  • Demo: Counting Children Nodes
  • Exercise: Create a Calendar of Events Built from External XML Files Provided by External Organizations
• Loading XML data
  • Demo: Access XML Data with <cffile> tag
  • Demo: Build XML Object in .cfm Document with <cfxml> Tag
  • Demo: Query Database to Build XML Document Object
  • Manipulating XML data with Built-in Functions
  • List of Structure/Array Functions that may be used on an XML Document Object
  • List of XML-specific Functions
  • Demo: Add nodes to XML Document Object
  • Exercise: Add an Event to the Calendar
• Create Query Object from Existing XML
  • Demo: Combine Multiple XML Document Objects into One
  • Demo: Convert XML Document Objects into a Query Object
  • Exercise: Co-mingle the Events on the Calendar
• Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Review
  • XSL, XSLT, and XSLFO
  • XSL Basics: Linking to an XSL Stylesheet
  • Examining an XSL Stylesheet
  • Server-side XSL Transformation with ColdFusion
  • Demo: Transforming XML Data with XSL
  • Idea! Transforming XML Data into XML Data
  • Exercise: Transform XML data
• XPath Syntax Basics
  • XPath: the XSL Node Matching Syntax
  • Using XPath with ColdFusion
  • Demo: Select Nodes Based on Attribute Values
  • Exercise: Using XPath to select specific XML elements
• Read and Write Text Files with <cffile>
  • Demo: Read Plain Text Documents
  • Demo: Write Text File
  • Exercise: Build a Simple Message Board
• Upload Documents with <cffile>
  • Demo: Dynamically Create Static HTML Pages
  • Form tag additions
  • Saving long variable values with <cfsavecontent>
  • Exercise: Upload External Files
• Using <cfdirectory>
  • Demo: Using <cfdirectory>
• <cfhttp>
  • Making http requests with <cfhttp>
  • Demo: Using <cfhttp> to display a complete page
  • Demo: Using <cfhttp> to download a complete page and save with <cffile>
  • Attributes of <cfhttp>
  • Demo: Convert a Text File into a Query with <cfhttp>
  • While looping though the records…
  • Demo: Add a Column to Query
  • Idea! Dynamically Creating Static Pages
  • Exercise: Using <cfhttp> to Access and Parse External Data
• Passing Variables with <cfhttp> and <cfhttpparam>
  • Creating an Intelligent Agent
  • Demo: Examine a Simple Traditional Application
  • Demo: Convert Simple Application into an Intelligent Agent
  • Exercise: Simulate the Post Method with <cfhttp> and Create an “Intelligent Agent”
• Web Services
  • Creating WSDL Documents
  • Demo: Converting CFCs into Web Services
  • SOAP
  • A note about security
  • XML Parser
  • Exercise: Convert Existing CFC into Web Service
• Invoking External Web Services
  • Locating Web Services
  • Invoking .NET Web Services
  • Demo: Consuming internal and external Web Services
  • Exercise: Consuming External Web Services
• Dreamweaver, Web Services and Components
• WDDX

Appendices

• Appendix A: Resources
• Appendix B: Set-up Notes
• Appendix C: Create a Dreamweaver “Site”
• Site Creation – Basic
• Site Files Panel
• “Create a Site” vs. “FTP or RDS Server Connection”
• Appendix D: Selecting Among ColdFusion Code Reuse Methods

See also

Adobe ColdFusion Training Courses

• Core ColdFusion 9 Training (3 days)
• Advanced ColdFusion 9 Training: Components, Error Handling and Complex Objects (2 days)
• Advanced ColdFusion 9 Training: XML, External Data and File System (2 days)
• ColdFusion 9 and Reporting (2 days)
• ColdFusion 9 and Ajax (2 days)
• What's New in ColdFusion 9 (2 days)

• Core ColdFusion 8 (3 days)
• Advanced ColdFusion 8: Components, Error Handling and Complex Objects (2 days)
• Advanced ColdFusion 8: XML, External Data and File System (2 days)
• ColdFusion 8 and Reporting (2 days)
• ColdFusion 8 and Ajax (2 days)
• What's New in ColdFusion 8 (2 days)

• Introduction to ColdFusion MX 7 (3 days)
• Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 (4 days)

• Introduction to ColdFusion MX (2 days)
• Advanced ColdFusion MX (3 days)
• ColdFusion MX, Web Services and XML (2 days)
• FuseBox 4.1 Training (2 day)
• Building Data-driven Websites with Dreamweaver 8(using ColdFusion, PHP, ASP.NET or ASP) (2 days)
• Flash Remoting MX: Integrating Flash and ColdFusion (2 days)