ColdFusion Express Sample Application

During ColdFusion Express installation, a sample intranet site, Global Corp, was installed in the CFDOCS directory under your Web root.

The site is made up of different sections that represent typical intranet application needs. All can be accessed from the intranet home page:

You can learn a lot about programming with ColdFusion Express by running, viewing, and copying existing application code.


Page Name	Application Purpose	Comments
Global Corp Home Page (Index.cfm)	Intranet home page	This application illustrates how to: Build a login page Build a home page Set variable default values Use application scope variables Use an application.cfm file to include the same application logic in every page Reuse code using the CFINCLUDE tag Set and reuse common variables using application.cfm.
Employee Directory	Employee management	This application illustrates how to: Publish data to the Web from a database Build search interfaces that filter data that's retrieved Build Web front-ends so that data can be inserted and updated in a database
Threaded Discussion	Discussion group	This application illustrates how to: Build customizable online discussion forums
Product Catalog	Ecommerce	This application illustrates how to: Test for browser type to make good use of JavaScript, CSS and DHTML Index with Verity Include a dynamic shopping cart Use CustomTags to abstract complexity and reuse code across applications
Meeting Room Scheduler	Calendaring and Scheduling	This application illustrates how to: Build a calendar and scheduling form using complex SQL filtering Generate custom confirmation messages