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Developing a data-entry interface for managing pesky lookup tables can be a laborious task for even the most seasoned CF developer. These tables usually include a few simple data fields - an identity column for use as a primary key, a text descriptor and perhaps some ancillary information that needs to be managed through a Web-based data-entry interface. Single template editing (STE) is a methodology for combining insert, update and delete actions in a single .cfm file. While some coding strategies (Fusebox) may increase the number of files required to perform a data-entry task, this method seeks to minimize files by combining functionality. Once I had optimized the STE algorithm down to the fewest possible lines of code, I created a studio template file to help author th... (more)