Just responded to the same posting on cf-newbie but will that response in here as well.
Bruce, That will get you started with basic CF but to build data driven sites you'll also need some sort of RDMS such as MSSQL, Access, MySQL or some other such product. If you're a visual learner, MS Access is great for getting started as it lends itself to creating visual models or prototyping if you will. As for the "best" way to learn CF really depends on your learning style, if you're more a visual learner then perhaps what is offered at http://lynda.com/ would be a good starting point for you. If you're fine with have printed materials as a guide then I would suggest purchasing a copy of the latest CF WACK http://www.forta.com/books/0321125169/ will work for you. IMHO having a copy of WACK is a tool worth having in your box and well worth the investment. There are a number of sites out there that can help you jump right in a get up a running quickly. One site I used a good bit to start with was easycfm.com http://www.easycfm.com/ with lots of real world examples and tutorials. The short answer to "what is the best way to learn CF" is by doing :) I might add that http://cflearn.com might also provide an opportunity to learn about debugging :) HTH Bob Imperial art design development 6204 Lead Mine Road Raleigh, NC 27612 919-602-3118 www.imperialart.com >>-----Original Message----- >>From: William Seiter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 3:37 PM >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: RE: New To CF >> >>Welcome to CF. You are on your way and in the right direction. I would >>suggest, before you do any 'major' reading on the subject, that: >>1. First you create a very simple .cfm page and test to verify your >>installation is working. >> Open a text editor, type in "<cfoutput>#now()#</cfoutput>" and save >>it as index.cfm in the webroot of your local site. >> Open that new page in a browser and verify that you do not see the >>actual text you typed in, but you see the current time in 'timestamp' >>format. >> >>2. Go to a good online tutorial site and follow the steps exactly so that >>you can get a feel for the language. >> I have heard some good things about http://cflearn.com/ >> >>3. If you are an experienced web developer, take a page you have built in >>another language (PHP, .NET, ASP, etc) and translate its functionality >>into >>ColdFusion. >> >>Feel free to ask any questions of us here. This list and the house of >>fusion's CF-Newbie list can be very helpful to you. >> >>Good Luck!! >> >>William >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:301801 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
