Chapter 19. Introducing the Web Application Framework

In This Chapter

Using Application.cfc 454

Using Application Variables 460

Customizing the Look of Error Messages 468

Handling Missing Templates 478

Using Locks to Protect Against Race Conditions 480

Application Variable Timeouts 492

ColdFusion provides a small but very important set of features for building sophisticated Web applications. The features have to do with making all your ColdFusion templates for a particular site or project behave as if they were related to one another—that is, to make them behave as a single application. These features are referred to collectively as the Web application framework.

The Web application framework is designed to help you with the following:

  • Consistent ...

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