commercial
database application development tool that allows
database can be queried and updated using a
web browser.
The ColdFusion Server application runs on the
web server and
has access to a
database. ColdFusion files on the web
server are
HTML pages with additional ColdFusion commands to
page is requested by the user, the
web server passes the
page to the Cold Fusion application, which executes the
CFMLcommands, places the results of the
CFML commands in the
file, and it is sent to the user.
Examples of ColdFusion applications include order entry, event
registration, catalogue search, directories, calendars, and
interactive training. ColdFusion applications are robust
because all database interactions are encapsulated in a single
industrial-strength
CGI script. The formatting and
presentation can be modified and revised at any time (as
ColdFusion Server can connect with any database that supports
ODBC or
OLE DB or one that has a native database driver.
Native database drivers are available for
Oracle and
called ColdFusion Studio, is also available for
Windows.
Current version: MX(6), as of 2003-07-11.
(2003-07-27)