Julie,
The only book (outside of Allaire docs) that is written specifically for
ColdFusion and ColdFusion Studio 4.5 is "Mastering ColdFusion 4.5".
Everything you need is covered in that book. Additionally, you can refer to
Allaire documentation for 4.5. Depending upon your needs, you may not *need*
a 4.5 book. Check out these links to view the updates for 4.5 and 4.5.1.
http://www.allaire.com/handlers/index.cfm?ID=12885&method=full
http://www.allaire.com/documents/cf45docs/cfupdate.htm
http://www.allaire.com/products/coldFusion/generalInformation/features/
http://www.allaire.com/products/coldFusion/generalInformation/DataSheets/
If your development isn't dependant on any of the updates listed at the
above sites, then I would follow the suggestion of another person here and
go to the bookstore. Flip through the 4.0 and 4.5 books and see which one
addresses your needs. Then go home and buy the book from an online reseller
for a cheaper price. Mastering is better in some areas while Ben's book is
better in others. You could just buy them both.
BTW, "Mastering ColdFusion 5.0" will be released when ColdFusion 5.0 is
released. Also, I would like to let people know that Mastering ColdFusion
5.0 will have 4 new chapters, and additions/revisions to various chapters
throughout the book. We also have a significant new Co-Author, Raymond
Camden. He was actually a contributing author on the previous versions. If
you have not looked at this book yet, I really encourage you to pick it up
and pay particular attention to the following chapters (chapters are
numbered for the 4.5 release):
Ch 10 - Using CFQUERY and SQL to Interact with the Database
Ch 11 - Advanced Query Techniques
Ch 17 - Implementing the Web Application Framework
Ch 31 - Building ColdFusion Custom Tags
Appendix E - SQL Functions & Data Types
--
Kristin Aileen Motlagh
Co-Author, Mastering ColdFusion 4.5
Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer
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>>>>Original Message<<<<
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:59:07 -0600
From: "Julie Clegg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CF Books
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
thanks....we will be using the 4.5 version...when I look online, Ben Forta's
develpment books are for 4.0....is 4.0 and 4.5 the same, or similar enough
to where I can use the 4.0 version of the book?
Julie
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