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| | h2. Flex and ColdFusion |
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| | | ColdFusion applications usually use HTML and JavaScript client-side technologies to render their user-interfaces. Since Flex is rendered in the browser and can integrate easily with ColdFusion on the server-side, it is a perfect choice for more dynamic UI interfaces for ColdFusion. |
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| | h6. Learn more |
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| | * {adbe-popup:http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/flex_cf.html}Flex and ColdFusion{adbe-popup} |
| | * {adbe-popup:http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/coldfusionflex_part1.html}Using ColdFusion with Flex Part 1{adbe-popup} |
| | * {adbe-popup:http://cfdj.sys-con.com/read/255994.htm}An Introduction To Adobe Flex For ColdFusion Developers{adbe-popup} |
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| | h2. What is ColdFusion? |
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| | * ColdFusion is a server-side language that lets you create dynamic web pages or web services. It is a back-end server technology. |
| | * You use ColdFusion to generate HTML programmatically before it is sent by the web server to a requesting client browser. |
| | * ColdFusion is also used to process form data sent from a client browser. |
| | * The web server passes the HTTP request to ColdFusion when you request a URL. All program state is lost between requests without special programming. |
| | * A web application written in ColdFusion consists of .cfm (or .cfml) and .cfc files on the host server, which are created by a developer with an IDE (such as Dreamweaver, CFEclipse, or HomeSite) or a text editor. |
| | * ColdFusion can talk directly to a database server such as MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server. |
| | * Because ColdFusion creates HTML, intimate knowledge of HTML coding is also required for professional results. |
| | * Implementing event-driven user-interfaces and animation effects requires use of JavaScript and HTML. |
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| | h2. How does it compare to Flex? |
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| | * With ColdFusion, both application logic and layout execute on the server, which returns HTML to the browser. With Flex, a SWF file embedded in the web page executes on the client machine. |
| | * The GUI of a ColdFusion application is generated HTML and optionally supporting JavaScript. |
| | * All the advantages and limitations of HTML-based design apply to a ColdFusion-based application. Flex is generally not limited by HTML layout constraints. |
| | * ColdFusion can talk directly with a database server, and therefore can be used to write web services. Flex does not communicate with the database directly; however, it can consume data from a web service and display it. |
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