Using the Dreamweaver MX Development Environment
Overview/Description
To introduce the student to the Dreamweaver MX development environment and ColdFusion MX and to explain how to query database content, reuse code, and navigate through recordsets
Target Audience
End users and home users; web designers and developers wishing to create dynamic web sites; any other web professionals
Prerequisites
Basic computing and word-processing skills; familiarity with web terminology and Internet navigation; experience working in a Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh environment; basic awareness of web-server characteristics; experience with the HTML tag set and syntax
Expected Duration
270 Minutes
Objectives:
Using the Dreamweaver MX Development Environment
explain the differences between static and dynamic web pages and describe what ColdFusion MX is, its basic configuration, and how it is used with Dreamweaver MX.
describe a site root folder and a local site, outline how to set up a site root folder and a local site in Dreamweaver MX, and discuss how to browse through the Coffee Valley web site.
outline the components of the Dreamweaver MX interface, explain how to change preference settings, and describe how to create static and dynamic web pages.
use Dreamweaver MX to create a new site, a root folder, and a dynamic page.
describe how relational databases are used and how to set up a data source and connect to a database using the ColdFusion MX Administrator in Dreamweaver MX.
describe the basic SQL syntax and show how to use Dreamweaver MX to build simple and advanced recordsets.
describe how to display the output from a database query, format dynamic data, and use the Live Data view in Dreamweaver MX.
use Dreamweaver MX to build a recordset and display its output.
explain the purpose of server behaviors and describe how to reuse code using the Repeat Region server behavior in Dreamweaver MX.
describe the purpose of the CFINCLUDE tag and how it is used to reuse code in Dreamweaver MX.
create a reusable page in Dreamweaver MX and use the CFINCLUDE tag to add content from other pages.
describe data drill-downs and explain how to create a master-detail page set using Dreamweaver MX.
describe the next-n interface and outline how to add a recordset navigation bar and a recordset navigation status to a page using Dreamweaver MX.
create a data drill-down interface using the master-detail page set application object and build a next-n interface in Dreamweaver MX.
Course Number: 81241_eng