About ColdFusion Documentation

ColdFusion documentation is designed to provide support for the complete spectrum of participants. The print and online versions are organized to allow you to quickly locate the information that you need. The ColdFusion online documentation is provided in HTML and Adobe Acrobat formats.

Printed and online documentation set

The ColdFusion documentation set consists of the following titles.

Book

Description

Installing and Configuring ColdFusion Server
Describes system installation and basic configuration for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, Linux, HP-UX.

Advanced ColdFusion Administration
Describes how to connect your data sources to the ColdFusion Server, configure security for your applications, and how to use ClusterCATS to manage scalability, clustering, and load-balancing for your site.

Developing ColdFusion Applications
Describes how to use ColdFusion Server to develop your dynamic Web applications, including retrieving and updating your data, using structures, and forms.

CFML Reference
Provides descriptions, syntax, usage, and code examples for all ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables, including WDDX, and references for both coding Java and C++ CFXs.

CFML Quick Reference
A brief guide that shows the syntax of ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables.

Book	Description
Installing and Configuring ColdFusion Server	Describes system installation and basic configuration for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, Linux, HP-UX.
Advanced ColdFusion Administration	Describes how to connect your data sources to the ColdFusion Server, configure security for your applications, and how to use ClusterCATS to manage scalability, clustering, and load-balancing for your site.
Developing ColdFusion Applications	Describes how to use ColdFusion Server to develop your dynamic Web applications, including retrieving and updating your data, using structures, and forms.
CFML Reference	Provides descriptions, syntax, usage, and code examples for all ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables, including WDDX, and references for both coding Java and C++ CFXs.
CFML Quick Reference	A brief guide that shows the syntax of ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables.

Viewing online documentation

All ColdFusion documentation is available online in HTML and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats. To view the HTML documentation, open the following URL on the Web server running ColdFusion: http://localhost/coldfusion/docs/dochome.htm.

To view and print ColdFusion documentation in Acrobat format, open the following URL on the Web server running ColdFusion: http://localhost/coldfusion/docs/AcrobatDocs/index.htm.

Printing ColdFusion documentation

The PDF files offer excellent print output. You can print an entire book or individual sections.

CFML Reference
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