Scope - Coldfusion tutorial

Category: Coldfusion tutorials > Basics - Difficulty:

A simple coldfusion tutorial which explains how to query a database using coldfusion. Querying a database in coldfusion is similar to other programming languages. The query is usually placed at the top of the page, or before where it is used. The query is as below with an opening tag with the name of the query and the datasource that you are querying. Between the opening and closing tags you insert your sql code.

Many of you may not know that CF8 has a built-in Rich Text Editor. It is actually very easy to use this script, all you need is to have a cfform with a cftextarea.

This tutorial shows you how you can upload files to your website and database using your web browser and some simple ColdFusion. The tutorial is available in PDF format also.

This article will examine coding best practices for writing maintainable code, including consistent variable naming conventions, code structure, and comments.

Using ColdFusion variables