Screencasts

Tutorials, demonstrations, and presentations about the ColdFusion on Wheels framework.

Episode 9: Adding a Route for User Profiles

Creating custom URL patterns is a breeze in ColdFusion on Wheels. Learn how to build URL patterns using a feature called routes.

Episode 8: Reading and Displaying a Single Record

Learn the mechanics of reading a single record from the database and displaying its data in the view. This example covers building a simple public user profile page.

Episode 7: Authentication with Filters

Learn how to set up simple user authentication on a website by using a Wheels feature called filters.

Episode 6: Styling Forms

Chris Peters stylizes form markup globally using a Wheels feature called global helpers. He then applies a simple style sheet in the application's default layout.

Hello World

Peter Amiri walks you through setting up a "Hello World" application using the ColdFusion on Wheels framework. Learn how to set up simple controller logic, display view files, link between views, and change the default home route.

Episode 5: Object Validation

Chris Peters teaches you about more validation options and how you can add them to the registration form quickly and easily.

Episode 4: Redirects and the Flash

Chris Peters finishes the "success" portion of the registration functionality by adding a success message to the Flash and redirecting the user to their home screen.

Episode 3: Object Validation and Showing Errors

Chris Peters adds data validation to the user registration form. He then demonstrates how this ties in nicely with the form helpers to show friendly errors caught by the validation.

Episode 2: Form Helpers

Chris Peters demonstrates how to bind a Wheels model object to a form through the use of form helpers. He then shows how a model object interacts with the database through the model object's save() method.

Episode 1: Setting up ColdFusion on Wheels

Chris Peters starts the webcast series by demonstrating how to set up ColdFusion on Wheels. He shows how to configure a data source and test that it's working.