ADOBE COLD FUSION

Module 1:  Introducing the Course

•   Meeting the Prerequisites

•   Understanding the Course Format

•   Reviewing the Course Outline

Module 2:  Introducing ColdFusion

•   Understanding Dynamic HTML generation

•   Introducing the ColdFusion Language

•   Introducing the ColdFusion Administrator

•   Working with ColdFusion Data Sources

•   Walkthrough 1:  Configuring ColdFusion

Module 3:  Getting Started with ColdFusion Builder

•   Understanding the Relationship between Eclipse and ColdFusion Builder

•   Exploring the ColdFusion Builder Interface

•   Creating a project and your first application

•   Debugging Applications

•   Accessing help in ColdFusion Builder

•   Using Advanced Features

•   Walkthrough 1:  Creating a Project

Module 4:  Learning ColdFusion Fundamentals

•   Creating ColdFusion Variables

•   Walkthrough 1:  Creating Local Variables

•   Using variables from HTML forms

•   Displaying variable values

•   Walkthrough 2:  Outputting variables to the screen

•   Commenting Code

•   Branching with IF statements

•   Walkthrough 3:  Using conditional logic

•   Reusing code with

•   Walkthrough 4:  Using to include a page header

Module 5:  Publishing Database Content

•   Connecting to a Database

•   Querying a Database Table

•   Viewing Debug Data

•   Dumping a Recordset to a Browser

•   Walkthrough 1:  Creating a query and dumping the data

•   Displaying Database Data

•   Walkthrough 2:  Displaying Database Data

•   Using the Resultset Structure Data

•   Introducing CurrentRow

•   Using URL Data in Dynamic Queries

•   Walkthrough 3:  Building a dynamic query

•   Creating Dynamic SQL for Multiple Search Criteria

•   Query Parameters and Caching

•   Walkthrough 4:  Add query params and caching

Module 6:  Working with Complex Variable Types

•   Using ColdFusion functions

•   Walkthrough 1:  Displaying the current date

•   Looping over data

•   Working with lists

•   Walkthrough 2:  Working with lists

•   Working with Arrays

•   Walkthrough 3:  Displaying information using an array

•   Working with structures

•   Walkthrough 4:  Using an array of structures

Module 7:  Introducing ColdFusion Components

•   Reusing code

•   Using Custom Tags

•   Walkthrough 1:  Using Custom Tags

•   Creating User Defined Functions

•   Walkthrough 2:  Searching for content using a User Defined Function

•   Introduction to components

•   Walkthrough 3:  Creating a Component

Module 8:  Introduction to Object Oriented ColdFusion

•   Creating Instance Based Components

•   Caching Instances in memory

•   Walkthrough 1:  Create a component

•   Understanding Component Variables and Scopes

•   Walkthrough 2:  Creating a constructor with arguments

•   Adding methods to a component

•   Using property getters and setters

•   Walkthrough 3:  Adding methods and properties

Module 9:  Using the Application Framework

•   Addressing the Web's Statelessness

•   Using the Application Framework

•   Configuring Application Settings

•   Walkthrough 1:  Configuring application settings

•   Working with ColdFusion's scopes

•   Handling Application Events

•   Walkthrough 2:  Handling Application Events

•   Handling Request Events

•   Walkthrough 3:  Responding to Request Events

•   Locking Shared Scope Variables

•   Handling Session Events

•   Using Session Events

•   Using onServerStart() and applicationStop()

Module 10:  Tags Galore

•   Using to generate a Google Map

•   Walkthough 1:  Adding a map

•   Using to create an Excel spreadsheet

•   Walkthrough 2:  Creating a Spreadsheet

•   Creating PDF files with

•   Walkthrough 3:  Creating a PDF file

•   Using to dynamically construct an image

•   Walkthrough 4:  Adding CAPTCHA to a form

•   Using to play video

•   Walkthrough 5:  Adding video

•   Working with

•   Walkthrough 6:  Adding data validation to a form

•   Working with the File System - and

•   Walkthrough 7:  Adding images to an application

•   Sending electronic mail with

•   Walkthrough 8:  Generating mail

•   Using

•   Using

CHAPTER 1:  Flash CS6 Jumpstart

Highlights:  Creating, Opening, and Saving Flash Files, Flash Workspace, Flash Tools

CHAPTER 2:  Getting Started with the Drawing Tools

Highlights:  Drawing Modes, Drawing Tools, Adding Text and Filters, Working with Colours, Transforming Graphics and Gradients

CHAPTER 3:  Using Symbols and the Library

Highlights:  Creating Symbols, Using Symbols, Modifying Symbol Instances, Duplicating and Swapping Symbols

CHAPTER 4:  Advanced Tools

Highlights:  Working with Gradients, Advanced Drawing, Spraying, and Masking, Deco Tool

CHAPTER 5:  Creating Basic Animation

Highlights:  Frames, Keyframes, and the Timeline Layers, Building Animation with Tweens, Motion Editor

CHAPTER 6:  Advanced Animation

Highlights:  Copying, Pasting, and Saving Animation, Easing Behavior and Animating Masks, Creating Animation with IK Poses

CHAPTER 7:  Customizing Your Workflow

Highlights:  Customizing Workspace Layouts and Preferences, Guides and Alignment

CHAPTER 8:  Working with Imported Files

Highlights:  Importing Still Images, Swapping, Modifying, and Updating Imported Files, Importing Photoshop and Illustrator Files

CHAPTER 9:  Introducing ActionScript

Highlights:  The Code Snippets and Actions Panels, Adding Actions, Functions

CHAPTER 10:  Creating Navigation Controls

Highlights:  Working with Button Symbols, Adding ActionScript

CHAPTER 11:  Adding Sound to Your Movies

Highlights:  Importing and Inserting Sounds in your Movie, Controlling, Editing, Trimming and Looping Sounds, Introducing the SoundMixer

CHAPTER 12:  Introducing Movie Clips

Highlights:  Creating Movie Clips, Controlling Movie Clip Playback, Tweening Movie Clips, Adding Filter Effects to Movie Clips

CHAPTER 13:  Working with Video

Highlights:  Formats and Fundamentals of Flash Videos, Building Controls for Embedded Video, Working with Linked Video, Live Preview, Cue Points, and FLVPlayback

CHAPTER 14:  Delivering Your Final Movie

Highlights:  Publishing to the Web, Publishing for the Desktop with Adobe AIR, Publishing for Mobile Devices

Adobe Flex Topics

Introduction

The Adobe Flash Platform

Tools

•   Flash Professional CS5
•   Flash Catalyst
•   Flash Builder 4 (Formerly Flex Builder 3)

Frameworks

•   Flex Builder 3/Flash Builder 4
•   Flash API
•   AIR API
•   Additional Third-Party Frameworks

Runtimes

• Flash Player
• Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR)
• Flash Lite

Servers

• Adobe Media Server
• Adobe Media Server Alternatives
• ColdFusion
• LiveCycle Data Services
• BlazeDS
• Other Frameworks

Services

• Distribution Features
• Collaboration Features

Languages

• MXML
• ActionScript 3.0
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Protocols

Deploying Flash Builder Applications

The Flash Builder Environment: An Eclipse Primer

Object-Oriented Programming

• Overview
• Classes
• Objects
• Properties
• Methods
• Events
• Class files in .swc format
• Inheritance

Introduction to ActionScript 3.0

• Overview and history of the Flash Player
• Variables
• Functions
• Constructor Functions
• Properties
• Running a Flex/Flash Builder Application
• Building the application using MXML
• Viewing the Generated ActionScript
• Building a release version of the application

Flash Builder Projects

• Project Structure
• Managing Projects and Project Properties

Working with Projects

• Importing Files into Projects
• Deleting Projects
• Importing Project in Project Folders
• Exporting Projects
• Switching Workspaces
• Importing Projects in .fxp Format
• Adding Packages and Importing assets

Layouts

• Basic MXML code
• UMXML and the Code Editor
• Flash Builder Layout
• Creating a Layout with Containers
• The BorderContainer
• Group Containers, TabNavigator and Panel Containers
• Testing applications

Components

• Components with MXML
• Custom Components
• Form Components

Styling the Application and its Components

o  Changing the Application Theme and Chrome

o  Inline Styles

o  Converting Inline Styles to CSS

o  CSS in an External Stylesheet

• ID Selectors
• Type Selectors
• StyleName or Class Selectors
• Namespace Selectors
• Descendent Selectors
• Pseudo Selectors

o  CSS Styles in the MXML file

View States

• Creating a component with View States
• Invoking View State Changes

Data Binding

• Simple Databinding
• Complex Databinding
• Two-Way DataBinding

Events

• Inline ActionScript
• Event Handlers
• The LogIn Component
• The addEventListener Method
• Writing Event Handlers in Source mode

Forms

• Building a simple Form
• Validating Form data
• Adding simple data to forms
• Adding simple functionality to forms

Application Navigation

• View Stacks
• Navigating the ViewStack programmatically
• Changing the View Stack controller component
• Navigator Containers

Accessing Remote Data

• Flash Builder Remote Procedure Calls
• HTTPServices with MXML
• The Network Monitor
• Testing the HTTPService
• The lastResult Property
• HTTPService result and fault events
• HTTPServices with ActionScript
• HTTPServices with the new Service Wizard
• WebServices with MXML
• WebServices with the Service Wizard

Managing and Displaying Data

• The ArrayCollection Class
• Data models with a value objects
• The Flash Builder Debugger
• Displaying data in a DataGrid
• Managing data sets client-side
• Drop-In Item Editors
• Inline item editors
• Custom Components as an Item Renderer

Custom Events

Transitions and Effects

• Creating and applying an Effect
• Animating an Effect

Skinning Components

• The Spark Component Architecture
• Creating a Skin Class with MXML
• Applying a Skin Class to an Object
• Creating a Skin class by extending the Spark Skin Class

Debugging Applications

• Bin-Debug vs. Bin-Release
• Runtime errors
• Debugging The Application
• Fixing the Problem
• Trace Statements
• Using and Setting Breakpoints
• Conditional Breakpoints
• Watching the value of variables over time
• Watched expressions
• Multiple breakpoints and the Resume button

Custom Components

• The Flash Player
• Frames
• The Component Life Cycle and its phases
• Creating and instantiating a Simple Custom Component
• Complex components with MXML
• Custom component with ActionScript

Unit Testing

• Creating a Unit Test
• Writing the Unit Test
• Running a Unit Test
• Create an app that uses the tested class file

Profiling

• Garbage Collection
• The Flex Profiler
• Detecting Memory Leaks

Overview of LiveCycle, BlazeDS

Remote Object Connections

Message Service

Flex/Flash Builder Resources

Conclusion