Tutorial: Dreamweaver MX. Dynamic applications

Please select a chapter from the "Contents" menu at the very bottom of the page.

Top

Dreamweaver MX. Dynamic applications

introduction If You Get Stuck Macromedia Training from the Source What You Will Learn Minimum System Requirements Lesson 1. The Present and the Future Defining a Static Site Assessing the Site: The Code Assessing the Site: Business Processes A Glimpse of the Future What You Have Learned Lesson 2. Upgrading to XHTML Upgrading to the XHTML Document Type Replacing Strings in Source Code Replacing Tags Stripping Unwanted Tags Closing Empty Tags That Have Attributes Finding Images Without the 'ALT' Attribute Validating Your XHTML What You Have Learned Lesson 3. Creating the Presentation Layer Redefining HTML Elements with CSS Creating and Applying Custom CSS Styles Creating a Reusable Template Enhancing Accessibility with Invisible Navigation What You Have Learned Lesson 4. Dynamic Web Sites Dynamic Web Site Basics Choosing a Server Model Redefining the Newland Tours Site for Dynamic Development Building a Simple, Dynamic Application What You Have Learned Lesson 5. Passing Data Between Pages Understanding the HTTP Protocol Retrieving Data with Querystrings Sending Data with Hyperlinks Setting and Retrieving Cookies What You Have Learned Lesson 6. Sending Email from a Web Form Introducing SMTP Email Service Configuring Your System to Send SMTP Email Messages Configuring IIS to Send Email (ASP Users) Configuring Coldfusion to Send Email Writing the Code to Send a Message Understanding Objects, Methods, and Properties Creating the Web Form Emailing Dynamic Form Values Client-Side Form Validation What You Have Learned Lesson 7. Building a Tour Price Calculator Creating the Pages Building the Form Collecting, Processing, and Displaying the Data Adding Server-Side Form Validation Creating the Conditional Region Creating and Applying a Custom CSS Class What You Have Learned Lesson 8. Databases on the Web A Crash Course on Databases Touring the Newland Database Connecting to a Database Creating Recordsets and Displaying Database Information What You Have Learned Lesson 9. Completing the Price Calculator Dynamically Populated Drop-Down Menus Creating Filtered Recordsets Revising the Calculation Script with Live Data Documenting Your Code with Comments What You Have Learned Lesson 10. Filtering and Displaying Data Preparing the Input Page Generating URLs Dynamically Preparing the Output Page Populating Page Layouts Dynamically Adding Dynamic Images and Formatting the Population Number Looking Up Foreign Table Data with SQL What You Have Learned Lesson 11. Building the Tour Descriptions Planning the Application Creating Recordsets with Joins Building the Descriptions Inserting the Images and 'alt' Attributes Implementing Recordset Paging Passing Data to Other Applications What You Have Learned Lesson 12. Building Search Interfaces Preparing the Search Page and Creating the Search All Link Searching by Region: Building the Interfaces Revising the Query and Commenting Code for Testing and Debugging Suppressing the Navigation Bar Searching by Country: Filtering by Form Variable Switching SQL Statements According to Environmental Variables What You Have Learned Lesson 13. Authenticating Users User Authentication as a Web Application Building the Registration Pages Building the Log-In Page Creating Application.cfm (ColdFusion Only) Restricting Access to Pages What You Have Learned Lesson 14. Managing Content with Forms Creating the Admin Section Two Approaches to Formatting Content Stored in a Database Creating the Form Interface Using Session Variables and Hidden Fields to Track Users Inserting the Record What You Have Learned Lesson 15. Building Update Pages Preparing the Pages Planning for the Master-Detail Pages Making the Detail Page Updateable What You Have Learned Lesson 16. Hand-Coding a Basic CMS Preparing the Content Management System Building the Form and Hand-Coding a Recordset Adding the Insert Functionality Creating the Master Page Creating the Update Record Detail Page Adding the Update Functionality Adding the Delete Functionality Where To Go From Here What You Have Learned