Dreamweaver MX: A Beginner's Guide

✍ Scribed by Ray West, Thomas Muck

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 554
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Get a solid introduction to the tools, functionality, and newly integrated features of Dreamweaver MX. Discover how to create dynamic Web applications efficiently -- even if you're new to Web development. Filled with step-by-step tutorials, progress checks, hands-on projects, and more, this is the ideal starting point for learning to work with Dreamweaver MX.

✦ Table of Contents

Copyright......Page 5
Contents at a Glance......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 23
Introduction......Page 25
Part I Get Started with Dreamweaver MX......Page 27
Module 1 Dreamweaver MX: Your Connection to the Internet......Page 29
CRITICAL SKILL 1.1 Understand the Internet and the World Wide Web......Page 30
CRITICAL SKILL 1.2 Understand Data-Driven Web Application Components......Page 38
CRITICAL SKILL 1.3 Install Dreamweaver MX......Page 40
CRITICAL SKILL 1.4 Choose Server Technologies......Page 43
CRITICAL SKILL 1.5 Install and Configure Microsoft Internet Information Services......Page 47
CRITICAL SKILL 1.6 Understand the Components of an IIS Installation......Page 55
Module 1 Mastery Check......Page 64
Module 2 The Dreamweaver MX Environment......Page 67
CRITICAL SKILL 2.2 Use the Site Panel......Page 68
CRITICAL SKILL 2.3 Work in the Document Window......Page 71
CRITICAL SKILL 2.4 Organize Your Workspace with the Dreamweaver Panels......Page 74
CRITICAL SKILL 2.5 Learn Dreamweaver’s Menu System......Page 77
CRITICAL SKILL 2.6 Learn About Dreamweaver MX Objects......Page 87
CRITICAL SKILL 2.7 Learn About Dreamweaver MX Behaviors......Page 92
CRITICAL SKILL 2.8 Set Your Dreamweaver MX Preferences......Page 96
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 98
Module 2 Mastery Check......Page 99
Module 3 Creating a Web Page......Page 101
CRITICAL SKILL 3.1 Open, Edit, and Save a Web Page in Dreamweaver MX......Page 102
CRITICAL SKILL 3.2 Add Text to a Page and Format It......Page 107
CRITICAL SKILL 3.3 Understand the Types of Images Available to the Web Page......Page 112
CRITICAL SKILL 3.4 Format and Align Images on the Page......Page 115
CRITICAL SKILL 3.5 Use Tables to Position Elements on the Page......Page 117
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 133
Module 3 Mastery Check......Page 134
Module 4 Creating a Web Site......Page 135
CRITICAL SKILL 4.1 Define a New Web Site in Dreamweaver MX......Page 136
CRITICAL SKILL 4.2 Manage and Add Pages to Your Site......Page 144
CRITICAL SKILL 4.3 Publish Your Site to the Internet......Page 146
Module 5 Adding Content to Your Site......Page 155
CRITICAL SKILL 5.1 Build a Home Page in Dreamweaver......Page 156
CRITICAL SKILL 5.2 Use Fireworks to Design a Page and Use It in Dreamweaver......Page 167
CRITICAL SKILL 5.3 Create Templates in Dreamweaver Project......Page 173
CRITICAL SKILL 5.4 Use Templates to Add Pages to Your Site......Page 176
Module 5 Mastery Check......Page 177
Part II Creating Web Applications With Dreamweaver MX......Page 179
Module 6 Planning the Site......Page 181
CRITICAL SKILL 6.1 Plan and Design Your Site......Page 182
CRITICAL SKILL 6.2 Establish the Purpose of the Site......Page 183
CRITICAL SKILL 6.3 Make Basic Site Construction Decisions......Page 185
CRITICAL SKILL 6.4 Add Pages to the Site with the Site Map......Page 187
CRITICAL SKILL 6.5 Understand Basic Design Concepts......Page 192
CRITICAL SKILL 6.6 Use Collaborative Development......Page 196
CRITICAL SKILL 6.7 Use Site-Wide Find/Replace......Page 200
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 202
Module 6 Mastery Check......Page 203
Module 7 Essential Language Components......Page 205
CRITICAL SKILL 7.1 Learn the Basics of ASP......Page 206
The ASP Languages......Page 211
The Java Programming Language in JSP......Page 216
The ColdFusion Server......Page 223
CFML: The ColdFusion Programming Language......Page 224
The ColdFusion Administrator......Page 232
CRITICAL SKILL 7.4 Learn the Basics of ASP.NET......Page 233
CRITICAL SKILL 7.5 Learn the Basics of PHP......Page 240
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 248
Module 7 Mastery Check......Page 249
Module 8 Creating a Database......Page 251
CRITICAL SKILL 8.1 Understand the Basic Database Components......Page 252
CRITICAL SKILL 8.2 Work with Data Types......Page 258
CRITICAL SKILL 8.3 Design a Relational Database......Page 261
CRITICAL SKILL 8.4 Integrate Uniqueness and Keys......Page 264
CRITICAL SKILL 8.5 Know the Different Table Relationships......Page 268
CRITICAL SKILL 8.6 Use Database Normalization......Page 269
Module 8 Mastery Check......Page 277
Module 9 Choosing Your Database and Connecting to It......Page 279
CRITICAL SKILL 9.1 Learn Background Information on Available Databases......Page 280
CRITICAL SKILL 9.2 Make a Database Connection in Dreamweaver MX......Page 286
CRITICAL SKILL 9.3 Make a Database Connection with ASP and ASP.NET......Page 287
CRITICAL SKILL 9.4 Make a Database Connection with Other Server Models......Page 297
ColdFusion MX......Page 298
PHP......Page 300
JDBC Connections......Page 302
Macintosh Database Connections......Page 304
Summing Up: The Dreamweaver MX Databases......Page 305
Module 9 Mastery Check......Page 307
Module 10 A SQL Primer......Page 309
CRITICAL SKILL 10.1 Understand Basic SQL......Page 310
CRITICAL SKILL 10.2 Learn to Use SQL Expressions and Conditions......Page 320
CRITICAL SKILL 10.3 Learn to Use SQL Functions......Page 329
CRITICAL SKILL 10.4 Learn to Use SQL Clauses......Page 335
CRITICAL SKILL 10.5 Learn to Use SQL Joins......Page 339
CRITICAL SKILL 10.6 Learn to Use SQL Subqueries......Page 342
CRITICAL SKILL 10.7 Learn to Use SQL Action Queries......Page 343
CRITICAL SKILL 10.8 Learn to Use SQL Variables......Page 345
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 346
Module 10 Mastery Check......Page 347
Part III Working with Your Data......Page 349
Module 11 Displaying Your Data......Page 351
CRITICAL SKILL 11.1 Create Recordsets......Page 352
CRITICAL SKILL 11.2 Display Data on Your Page......Page 357
CRITICAL SKILL 11.3 Display Multiple Records with Repeat Region......Page 361
CRITICAL SKILL 11.4 Use Live Data View......Page 365
Module 11 Mastery Check......Page 367
Module 12 Searching Your Data......Page 369
CRITICAL SKILL 12.1 Learn the Principles Behind Searching a Database......Page 370
CRITICAL SKILL 12.2 Create a Simple Search Page......Page 377
CRITICAL SKILL 12.3 Validate Form Data......Page 384
CRITICAL SKILL 12.4 Search a Database with Multiple Search Criteria......Page 387
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 390
Module 12 Mastery Check......Page 391
Module 13 Recordset Navigation......Page 393
CRITICAL SKILL 13.1 Create Pages with Repeat Region and Recordset Paging Server Behaviors......Page 394
CRITICAL SKILL 13.2 Add Recordset Status Information......Page 399
CRITICAL SKILL 13.3 Use the Show Region Server Behaviors on Search Results......Page 400
CRITICAL SKILL 13.4 Create a Master-Detail Page Set......Page 401
CRITICAL SKILL 13.5 Use Application Objects......Page 407
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 412
Module 13 Mastery Check......Page 413
Module 14 Creating Dynamic Form Objects......Page 415
CRITICAL SKILL 14.1 Bind Data to Text Boxes......Page 416
CRITICAL SKILL 14.2 Bind Data to Radio Buttons and Check Boxes......Page 423
CRITICAL SKILL 14.3 Bind Data to List Boxes......Page 427
Module 14 Mastery Check......Page 432
Module 15 Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data......Page 433
CRITICAL SKILL 15.1 Insert New Record in Your Database......Page 434
CRITICAL SKILL 15.2 Update Data in Your Database......Page 444
CRITICAL SKILL 15.3 Delete Data from Your Database......Page 446
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 447
Module 15 Mastery Check......Page 448
Module 16 User Registration, Login, and Site Security......Page 449
CRITICAL SKILL 16.1 Understand the Concepts of User Logins and Sessions......Page 451
CRITICAL SKILL 16.2 Set Up a Form to Insert a New User......Page 452
CRITICAL SKILL 16.3 Create a Login Form to Log In a User......Page 456
CRITICAL SKILL 16.4 Implement Page Access Levels......Page 460
CRITICAL SKILL 16.5 Log Out a User......Page 462
Module 16 Mastery Check......Page 464
Part IV Adding Advanced Features to Your Site......Page 465
Module 17 Extensions and the Extension Manager......Page 467
CRITICAL SKILL 17.1 Add Functionality to Dreamweaver MX with Extensions......Page 468
CRITICAL SKILL 17.2 Use the Extension Manager That Comes Packaged with Dreamweaver MX......Page 471
CRITICAL SKILL 17.3 Download New Extensions......Page 474
CRITICAL SKILL 17.4 Use the Server Behavior Builder......Page 476
What to Take Away from This Module......Page 487
Module 17 Mastery Check......Page 488
Module 18 Troubleshooting Your Site......Page 489
CRITICAL SKILL 18.1 Recognize Common Server Errors......Page 490
CRITICAL SKILL 18.2 Debug Server-Side ASP......Page 494
CRITICAL SKILL 18.3 Recognize Common Coding Errors......Page 496
CRITICAL SKILL 18.4 Avoid Common Coding Errors......Page 499
Module 18 Mastery Check......Page 504
Part V Appendixes......Page 505
Appendix A Mastery Check Answers......Page 507
Appendix B Additional Resources......Page 527
Books......Page 528
Magazines......Page 529
Conventions......Page 530
Index......Page 531