Extreme Novice Question

i guess what i was asking for is how do i take the winrar file that contains the entire script for the site i purchased, then make it live? I have nothing setup other than the software installed on the computer. Just imagine, me, winrar of coldfusion script, all the programs listed, and that's it.

I have recently purchased a script online that was made using coldfusion. I have mysql as my server and I am going to use godaddy.com for my host. How do I view my entire script as a whole so that I can look a it and edit it to my liking.

Use Coldfusion Builder. Though it is still in Beta, it is arguably the best integrated development environment (IDE) for Coldfusion scripts to date. It is developed by people who should know,  namely, Coldfusion's own people.

There is the story from ancient times of a young man who could lift a bull. He had learned to lift it ever since he was a boy, and the bull only a calf. Early adoption of the new IDE will stand you in good stead in future. In fact, many developments in the IDE begin with Coldfusion 9.

Software that I have purchased so far is coldfusion 9, adobe flex builder professional version 3.0.2, I have photoshop cs4 extended. Please help me from the position i am in. What are my next steps.

My, do you mean business! If you wish to go quickly into production, and lack the skills yourself, then hire someone good in Coldfusion and Flex.

If you wish to go it yourself, then I would strongly recommend the Coldfusion documentation on the web, in favour of a text book. I would start with the short manuals and so-called 30-minute tutorials, that say what Coldfusion is all about and what it can do. I would then read the manuals on installing and configuring Coldfusion 9.

Check out the videos, too. In them, professionals in the field and Adobe Coldfusion evangelists like the inimitable Ben Forta show you Coldfusion in action within a few minutes.

You may be wondering where to find all this stuff. It's all freely available at the Coldfusion Developer Center. There are enough links there to keep you busy for months to come. Have fun!

If the script was written in ColdFusion, it probably consists of a number of .cfm and or .cfc files.  These are simple text which you can edit with notepad, wordpad, etc.  Alternatively, you can get something made for editing these types of files.  I use Dreamweaver, which comes with a price.  I understand Eclipse is free.