Articles about cfscript.
In this series so far, we've looked at how to validate a form entry and how to save that form entry to the database. Today we'll see how we can notify a person (usually a site admin or editor) that a new form entry has been submitted and processed by simply sending an email.
If a tree falls in a woods with no one to hear, did it actually fall? Likewise, if a user submits a form but it is not persisted in some form, that form submission is worthless.
This series will teach you how to process form submissions using ColdFusion's CFScript syntax. In Part One I'll show you the basics of validating form submissions on the backend!
Now, script syntax is usually straightforward, but as with any language, sometimes it's easy to get confused over certain things in script syntax. In this post I'll cover a quick list of common "gotchas" in CFScript, document the proper syntax for each, and finally link to a list of CFScript guides which may help you start writing CFScript today.
Look, I write in CFScript. Most of the CF devs I look up to write in CFScript. But maybe you don't. Here's where I convince you CFScript is worth the jump and, for that matter, just how to "jump" to CFScript.