Screencasts

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

Episode 2: "R" Is for "Read" - Basic CRUD

Learn about basic read operations when building standard CRUD functionality in CFWheels. Chris Peters from Liquifusion Studios presents.

You can download source code used in this screencast at our GitHub repo:
<a href="https://github.com/liquifusion/liquifusion-cfwheels-screencasts/tree/master/004">github.com/liquifusion/liquifusion-cfwheels-screencasts/tree/master/004</a>

Episode 1: "C" Is for "Create" - Basic CRUD

Learn about basic create operations when building standard CRUD functionality in CFWheels. Chris Peters from Liquifusion Studios presents.

You can download source code used in this screencast at our GitHub repo:
<a href="https://github.com/liquifusion/liquifusion-cfwheels-screencasts/tree/master/003">github.com/liquifusion/liquifusion-cfwheels-screencasts/tree/master/003</a>

ColdRoute Plugin

Chris Peters from Liquifusion demonstrates the ColdRoute plugin for CFWheels. Learn how to set up RESTful resources, nested resources, and namespaces (i.e., subfolders in controllers and views directories).

Source code used in this screencast can be in this GitHub repo:
<a href="https://github.com/liquifusion/liquifusion-cfwheels-screencasts/tree/master/002">github.com/liquifusion/liquifusion-cfwheels-screencasts/tree/master/002</a>

Wirebox Plugin for CFWheels

Doug Boude demonstrates using his new Wirebox plugin for CFWheels.

DBMigrate Create Operations

Chris Peters from Liquifusion demonstrates creating tables and records in the DBMigrate plugin for ColdFusion on Wheels.

Source code hosted on GitHub:
<a href="https://github.com/liquifusion/liquifusion-cfwheels-screencasts/tree/master/001">github.com/liquifusion/liquifusion-cfwheels-screencasts/tree/master/001</a>

Episode 14: Responding with Multiple Formats

Learn how to use the provides() and renderWith() functions to automatically serialize data into XML, JSON, and more.

Episode 13: Pagination

All it takes to offer pagination is two extra arguments to <code>findAll()</code> and a call to a view helper called <code>paginationLinks()</code>. Watch as Chris Peters demonstrates this powerful functionality that's sure to save you some major time.

CFUnited 2010: Simplifying Database Code with the ColdFusion on Wheels ORM

Chris Peters gives a high level overview of the ORM included with ColdFusion on Wheels. This was a practice session for his talk at CFUnited 2010.

Episode 12: Joining Models with Associations

Chris Peters demonstrates joining data together with model associations using ColdFusion on Wheels. No more need to write annoying SQL JOIN syntax!

Episode 11: Custom View Helpers

Learn how to factor out logic in your view templates into custom helper functions in ColdFusion on Wheels. Keep your view templates lean and DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself).

Episode 10: Displaying Sets of Records

Learn how to fetch multiple records from your model with findAll() and then display them to the user using ColdFusion on Wheels.

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.