ColdFusion Builder Resources
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Introduction
Adobe® ColdFusion® Builder™ is an integrated development
environment (IDE) for developing applications using ColdFusion.
There are various resources to help you get started and become
proficient in using ColdFusion Builder. Depending on your background
and what you want to accomplish with ColdFusion Builder, take a
few minutes to read through the appropriate documentation resources.
New to ColdFusion It is most useful
if you have basic ColdFusion experience before you start using ColdFusion
Builder. You can start by viewing the Getting Started experience, which
is available from the ColdFusion Administrator.
Experienced ColdFusion developersColdFusion Builder is built on Eclipse™(an open source IDE),
so you must know specific terms and concepts to effectively use
it. If you are, however, familiar with working in an Eclipse-based
environment, you will find that ColdFusion Builder uses similar
workbench conventions.
For more information, see ColdFusion Builder Workbench Basics.
If you have developed code using a text editor in the past,
you will find that ColdFusion Builder provides enhanced functionality
that makes developing code much easier. For more information, see About ColdFusion Builder.
For a quick overview of the features that are available with
ColdFusion Builder, see Getting started with ColdFusion Builder.
To successfully develop ColdFusion applications using ColdFusion
Builder, use CFML Reference and ColdFusion Developer Guide.
The CFML Reference contains detailed information on the CFML
language elements and is available from the ColdFusion Builder Help
system. For more information, see Display CFML Reference Help.
For information about the complete documentation available
for ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder, see ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder documentation.
ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder documentationAll ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder documentation is
available online in HTML and Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format
(PDF) files.
Go to the ColdFusion Help and Support pages at www.adobe.com/go/learn_cfu_support_en to
view the online documentation. In addition to viewing the online
documentation, you can also add and view comments to the documentation.
Adobe ColdFusion documentationThe ColdFusion documentation set includes the following
titles:
Manual
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Description
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Installing Adobe® ColdFusion® 9
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Describes system installation and basic
configuration for Windows, Macintosh, Solaris, Linux, and AIX.
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Adobe ColdFusion® 9 Administrator's Guide
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Describes how to perform ColdFusion administration
tasks such as managing server settings, configuring datasources
and web servers, managing security, and deploying ColdFusion applications.
This
book also provides information about caching, setting up CFX tags,
and monitoring server activity using the ColdFusion Server Monitor.
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Developing Adobe® ColdFusion® 9 Applications
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Describes how to develop your dynamic web
applications.
This book provides detailed information about
using the CFML programming language and ColdFusion features, such
as ColdFusion Web Services, ColdFusion Portlets, ColdFusion ORM,
Ajax support, Flex and AIR integration, and integration with other
products and technologies such as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice,
and SharePoint.
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Adobe® ColdFusion® 9 CFML Reference
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Provides descriptions, syntax, usage, and
code examples for all ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables.
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Adobe ColdFusion Builder documentationThe ColdFusion Builder documentation set includes the following
titles:
Manual
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Description
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Installing Adobe® ColdFusion® Builder
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Describes ColdFusion Builder installation,
as a standalone installation or as a set of plug-ins within an existing
Eclipse workbench, for Windows and Macintosh platforms.
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Using ColdFusion® Builder
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Describes how to use ColdFusion Builder
as an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing applications
using ColdFusion.
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Using the ColdFusion Builder Help systemColdFusion Builder provides an online Help system that
contains detailed information on the tasks that you can perform
with ColdFusion Builder. The ColdFusion Builder Help system also
contains the ColdFusion 9 documentation, including the CFML Reference.
Set Help PreferencesYou can set Help preferences to control how Help is displayed.
In ColdFusion Builder, select Window > Preferences.
In the Preferences dialog box, you see a tree-view structure
on the left side. Select Help.
Set the following options, as required.
- Use External Browser
- Lets you display help in a web browser of your choice. By
default, the embedded browser of the IDE displays Help. Select the
Use External Browser check box and then select the Web Browser link
to select your web browser.
- Open Window Context Help
- Determines how to display context-sensitive Help links for
an open window. By default, context-sensitive Help links are displayed
in the Dynamic Help view which, when opened, is docked into the current
perspective like all other views. To display context-sensitive Help
links in an infopop (similar to a tooltip), select the In An Infopop
option.
- Open Dialog Context Help
- Determines how to display context-sensitive Help links for
an open dialog box. By default, Help is displayed in the dialog box.
To display context-sensitive Help links in an infopop (similar to
a tooltip), select the In An Infopop option.
- Open Help View Documents
- Determines where to display documents that are opened from
links in Dynamic Help. By default, the In-place option is selected,
and Help documents open in the Dynamic Help view window. To open
Help documents in the ColdFusion Builder IDE editing area, select
the In-place option.
Open ColdFusion Builder Help systemYou can view the in-product help as you work in ColdFusion
Builder.
Select Help > Help Contents.
Use dynamic HelpDynamic Help is docked to the current perspective and displays
topics related to the currently selected CFML tag or function.
Select Help > Dynamic Help.
Use context-sensitive HelpAs you work in ColdFusion Builder, you can display context-sensitive
Help for specific user interface elements of the workbench and language-reference
help for code elements.
Select a view, dialog box, or any other user interface
element in the workbench.
Press F1 (Windows) or Command+Shift+/ (Mac OS) to show the
associated dynamic Help.
You can change the default keyboard
shortcut binding by selecting Window > Preferences > General
> Keys, and changing the associated binding for the Dynamic Help
command. For more information on changing keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard shortcuts.
Display CFML Reference HelpThe CFML Reference is integrated into the CFML editor,
letting you quickly review the reference Help for a CFML tag or
function.
To open the CFML Reference in the Help viewer, do the following:
Select Help > Help Contents.
In the ColdFusion Builder Help system, select Adobe ColdFusion
9 documentation from the Contents pane.
Select CFML Reference, and navigate to the Help topic for
the required tag or function.
ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder learning resourcesThe following additional online resources are available
for learning ColdFusion and ColdFusion Builder:
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