instant web sites using coldfusion md cfug 1/11/2005 presented by jon brundage accessibility...
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Instant Web Sites Using ColdFusion
MD CFUG 1/11/2005 Presented by Jon Brundage Accessibility Consultant, CF developer
The Power of CF A great CF Page:
An empty canvas for you to create upon!
The concept We are setting up a domain to allow
customers to create a web site. Each Customer site is created via a
series of forms. All the information needed to make
the pages is stored in a database. CF variables control the site.
Some assumptions We have already created an
account for the customer A great deal of validation and error
handling would be added in a production environment.
Javascript is supported.
Set-up Extract internetmusicsites folder to
WWWroot folder on CF server Create datasource
“internetmusicsites” that maps to internetmusicsites.mdb (MS Access) in the /database folder
Application flow Customers log in Go through “Wizard” that builds
site Subsequent log-ins allow them to
edit the site
Wizard Step 1 Builds Home page Enters basic information such as
site name, address, and contact information.
Chooses style sheet
Wizard steps 2 to 4 Chose an image for the header Upload a picture Add some event information
Exercise: create edit pages Provide pages for customers to
edit pages. When they log-in, check for
existence of site name- if “no” then go through wizard, otherwise provide edit pages.
Thanks to you and TeraTech! Jon Brundage [email protected]
Independent consultant for Web Accessibility (Section 508 and W3C Web Accessibility Initiative)
Web site consulting and development If you need more information on the architecture
of this site, consult my previous presentation (April 2003) “Page layout and navigation in CF” http://www.cfug-md.org/meetings.cfm
Thanks to Charlie Arehart for CF custom tag “textareaformat.cfm”