On Feb 6, 2008 7:26 PM, Ben Forta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > The answer is a definite "yes", you need to learn how to use CFCs. In > fact, > just as in David Gassner's tutorials, in my own ColdFusion books I > introduce > CFCs very early, and make them very usable and without adding complexity. > > You are probably going to get quite a few responses to this message, and > many may suggest that you adopt full blown frameworks and learn some > object > oriented basics. And while there is validity to those suggestions, you may > want to start much simpler than that. If, initially, you do nothing more > than tier your app so that all database access is via centralized CFC > methods, and never in .cfm files directly, that alone will be a major step > in the right direction. > > -- Ben > > Thanks Ben for the reply. I took your advice and working to use CFCs for specific uses like Login or my DB connections. Still very confusing for me especially because your new book CFWACK 8 is not available in my area yet and the only book I could buy from the older series is Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Application Development which is much higher than my programing languages understanding level.
> As you said some kind repliers suggested some frameworks and mostly > suggested I use CFC. But What I really need to know is: > Does these frameworks make things easier or just more complicated. I'm working on a small-medium sized application and I hope I can use some CFCs there but a framework if it makes everything even working with CFCs easier would a huge help. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance Ben Ali ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:298339 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4