ColdFusion templates are typical of the enjoyment that programmers and developers get from using CF to set up their websites. Anything written in HTML or Perl can be coded in ColdFusion and in less time. Forms and scripts are not always "a breeze" but the learning time is shorter. That translates into a website coming together in less time.

As an example, a web page that lists the items in a database such as Animals in Our Zoo would have a template that resembles the following:

SELECT * FROM animals

Animals in Our Zoo

#Item#

#Arrived#

Uploading files to a database is an early step in creating a website. A form makes this easier to do. However, there are several steps to this, as Jason Brown details on his Web Wicked site. He has a free tutorial that is very helpful with this uploading process.

The files that need to be created include upload.cfm and upload_action.cfm, as well as a way to modify the upload file if images are to be sent to the database. Following is the upload.cfm only.

upload.cfm

The final step is adding the file details to the database.

Brown also posts a site skinning tutorial that explains how a user can customize the way a site (your site, that is) looks while he or she is browsing it. It's a fun and unusual activity for people to do.