> Was wondering if anyone could recommend a good beginning reference for > ColdFusion. hi jim ColdFusion 5 by Jeffry Houser http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072191090/evoltorg02-20 i have not read this book myself, but i have seen someone else's comment on it, someone whose coldfusion skills i respect greatly -- "it's not as big as some of the others, which i think is a good thing, because it really focuses well on what you need to know when starting out. there's alot about developing good habits in there too...which some other well-known books [cough] are devoid of." http://www.sitepointforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84305 me personally, i learned coldfusion from the documentation, which you can read for free at the macromedia site -- Developing ColdFusion Applications http://livedocs.macromedia.com/cf50docs/Developing_ColdFusion_Applications/c ontents.jsp rudy