>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 > >::-----Original Message----- >:: >::Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 1:18 PM >::To: CF-Talk >::Subject: New To CF >:: >::I just upgraded and installed my Adobe software. I installed ColdFusion 7 >::developer version. Is that all I need to produce CF sites? If not what >::do I need and what is the best way to learn? >::Thanks >:: >:: Thanks for your reply. How do I get version 8? Is it free?
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