ColdExt first alpha release on RIAForge

Well, I've finally got the ColdExt code into a clean enough and complete enough state to release something that is useful enough to be played with :) There are a number of things this release doesn't do, but it does handle form functionality well enough that you can use it to build reasonably rich forms, validate the input and POST form data back to the server. Just a taste of things to come I guess!

Download ColdExt Alpha 1 from RIAForge

ColdExt comes bundled with the latest Ext 2.0.1 release so you don't need to download it separately. Basically you can just drop the "coldext" and "ext" folders into your web root, set your Application Name in an application.cfc/cfm and start playing with it immediately.

At this stage the examples are very light (check the /demos folder), but if you are familiar with Ext or don't mind browsing the Ext documentation and the Ext examples then I'm sure you will pick things up in no time (there are LOTS of attributes that can be used with each tag if you want to/need to).

I also have a couple of live demos up here:

• http://www.madfellas.com/demos/forms1.cfm
• http://www.madfellas.com/demos/forms2.cfm

Keep your eyes peeled for more ColdExt related posts to follow shortly...