251

Converting Div Tags to Tables for Backward-Compatibility

  255

Built-In CSS Page Layouts

  257

7

  HTML Forms

  261

An Introduction to HTML Forms

  261

Working with Forms and Form Objects

  264

Text Fields, Password Fields, and Textarea

  267

Check Boxes and Checkbox Groups

  269

Radio Buttons and Radio Groups

  272

Lists and Menus

  274

Buttons

  277

Test the Form

  279

Image Field

  280

File Field

  282

Hidden Field

  282

Jump Menu

  283

Fieldsets

  285

Labels

  286

8

  Using Behaviors

  289

An Introduction to Behaviors

  290

Using the Behaviors Panel

  292

Dreamweaver Behaviors

  295

Call JavaScript

  297

Change Property

  298

Check Plugin

  300

Drag AP Element

  301

Effects Behaviors

  302

Go to URL

  311

Jump Menu and Jump Menu Go

  313

Open Browser Window

  315

Preload Images

  317

Set Nav Bar Image

  317

Set Text

  320

Show-Hide Elements

  320

Swap Image and Swap Image Restore

  321

Validate Form

  322

Deprecated Behaviors

  325

Part III

  Team Collaboration and Task Automation

  329

9

  Building Dreamweaver Websites Within Teams

  331

Using File Check In and Check Out

  332

Enabling Check In and Check Out

  334

Checking Files In and Out

  337

Maintaining Design Notes

  339

Enabling Design Notes

  339

Setting the Status of Files with Design Notes

  340

Creating Customized Design Notes

  342

Viewing Design Notes

  343

File View Column Sharing

  345

Generating Workflow Site Reports

  347

Checked Out By Reports

  347

Design Notes Reports

  348

Recently Modified Reports

  350

Implementing Source Control with Visual SourceSafe

  351

Using WebDAV

  356

Using Subversion Control

  359

10

  Managing Website Content Using Contribute

  365

Content Management Using Contribute

  366

Installing Contribute

  366

Administrating Contribute-Enabled Sites in Dreamweaver

  368

Defining Users and Roles

  372

Administration

  378

Publishing Server

  379

Web Server

  380

Rollbacks

  381

New Pages

  382

Compatibility

  383

Enable PDF Embedding

  384

Sending Connection Keys to Contribute Users

  384

Using Contribute to Make Basic Edits

  387

Rolling Back Pages in Dreamweaver

  390

11

  Enhancing Workflow

  393

Working with the Assets Panel

  393

How the Assets Panel Works

  396

Refreshing the Assets Panel

  397

Inserting Assets into Your Web Pages

  399

Customizing the Assets Panel

  399

Managing Your Assets

  400

Editing Assets

  402

Adding Assets to Your Favorites

  403

Using Find and Replace

  407

Using the History Panel

  411

Working with Commands

  412

Recording New Commands

  413

Apply Source Formatting

  415

Clean Up (X)HTML and Clean Up Word HTML

  415

12

  Working with Templates and Library Items

  419

Understanding Dreamweaver Templates

  420

Creating a New Template

  422

Defining Editable Regions

  425

Deriving a New Page from a Template

  427

Creating an Editable Tag Attribute

  430

Working with Repeating Regions

  433

Adding Content to Repeating Regions

  435

Defining Optional Regions

  436

Combining Editable and Optional Regions

  438

Setting Optional Region Properties

  439

Nested Templates

  440

Templates and the Assets Panel

  441

Managing Templates Using the Assets Panel

  442

Applying Templates to Existing Pages

  444

Removing Template Markup

  446

Changing the Default Document

  447

Working with Library Items

  447

Understanding Library Items

  448

Using the Assets Panel to Manage Library Items

  450

Creating Library Items

  451

Inserting Library Items into Web Pages

  454

Editing Library Items and Updating the Site

  455

Renaming Library Items

  456

Moving Library Items to a New Site

  457

Deleting Library Items

  457

Working with Server-Side Includes

  458

Part IV

  Incorporating Multimedia and Animation

  463

13

  Incorporating Video and Audio

  465

Video on the Web

  466

Download, Progressive Download, and Streaming

  466

Media Players

  468

RealMedia

  468

QuickTime

  469

Windows Media

  470

Flash Video

  470

Working with Video Clips

  471

Linking Video

  472

Embedding Video

  472

Passing Parameters into Video Files

  475

Encoding Flash Video

  479

Embedding Flash Video

  482

Audio on the Web

  484

Audio File Formats

  484

Linking to Audio Files

  486

Embedding Audio Files

  486

Playing Background Music

  488

14

  Integrating with Fireworks, Photoshop, and Flash

  491

Specifying External Editors

  492

Editing Images in Dreamweaver with Fireworks or Photoshop

  494

Browsing Images in Adobe Bridge

  498

Replacing Image Placeholders

  500

Optimizing Images

  501

The Options Tab

  502

The File Tab

  504

Additional Options in the Image Preview Dialog Box

  505

Creating Rollover Buttons in Fireworks

  508

Inserting Fireworks HTML

  509

Creating a Web Photo Album

  511

Integrating with Flash

  513

Inserting Flash Movies into Dreamweaver Documents

  514

Additional Flash Parameters

  517

Controlling Flash Movies with Dreamweaver Behaviors

  518

Round-Trip Flash Editing

  520

Part V

  Dynamic Web Page Development

  523

15

  Introduction to Web Applications

  525

Client-Side Versus Server-Side Web Development

  526

Web Applications

  528

Client-Side Technologies

  530

Server-Side Technologies

  531

ASP

  532

ColdFusion

  533

PHP

  533

Database Options

  534

Access

  535

SQL Server

  535

MySQL

  536

Structured Query Language

  537

Working with Data Source Names

  538

The Dynamic Vecta Corp Intranet Application

  538

16

  Working with Server-Side Technologies

  543

Picking a Web Server

  544

Working with Internet Information Services (IIS)

  546

Installing IIS

  547

Configuring IIS

  548

Working with XAMPP

  550

Installing XAMPP

  550

Configuring XAMPP

  550

Working with MAMP

  552

Installing MAMP

  553

Configuring MAMP

  554

Working with ASP

  556

Creating a Simple ASP Page

  557

Configuring Vecta Corp to Run Under ASP

  558

Using ASP in Dreamweaver

  560

Working with ColdFusion

  562

Installing ColdFusion

  563

The ColdFusion Administrator

  565

Creating a Simple ColdFusion Page

  566

Configuring Vecta Corp to Run Under ColdFusion

  568

Using ColdFusion in Dreamweaver

  569

Working with PHP

  570

Installing PHP

  571

Creating a Simple PHP Page

  572

Configuring Vecta Corp to Run Under PHP

  573

Using PHP in Dreamweaver

  575

17

  A Database Primer

  577

Anatomy of a Database

  578

The Database Management System (DBMS)

  579

The Database

  580

Beyond the Basics

  584

Installing a Database

  592

Installing Access

  593

Installing SQL Server 2008 Express

  594

Deploying the SQL Server 2008 Express Database

  596

SQL Server Management Studio Basic

  596

Installing MySQL

  598

Deploying the MySQL Database

  600

MySQL Administrator

  600

Configuring PHP to Work with Dreamweaver

  603

An Overview of the Vecta Corp Database

  605

The Employees Table

  606

The Departments Table

  609

The CreditCards Table

  610

The EmployeeStore Table

  611

The Orders Table

  613

Other Tables

  614

18

  A SQL Primer

  617

The Structured Query Language

  617

Basic SQL

  618

The SELECT Statement

  619

Clauses

  622

The INSERT Statement

  625

The UPDATE Statement

  626

The DELETE Statement

  627

Expressions

  627

Operators

  629

Functions

  631

Date and Time Functions

  631

The COUNT() Function

  633

The SUM() Function

  633

The AVG() Function

  634

The MIN() and MAX() Functions

  634

Arithmetic Functions

  635

String Functions

  636

Joins

  636

Inner Joins

  637

Outer Joins

  638

Subqueries

  639

The IN Operator

  640

The Embedded SELECT Statement

  640

Generating Queries Visually

  640

Generating Queries Using Access Query Designer

  641

Generating Queries with Relationships

  644

19

  Working with Dynamic Data

  647

Connecting to a Data Source

  648

Connecting to a Data Source Using a DSN

  648

Connecting an ASP Web Application to a DSN

  654

Connecting a ColdFusion Web Application

to a DSN Using RDS

  658

Connecting a PHP Web Application to a MySQL Database

  661

Building the Vecta Corp Employee Store

  663

Creating the EmployeeStore Page

  663

Working with Dynamic Elements

  673

20

  Adding and Modifying Data

  683

Building the Web Store New User Registration Page

  683

Creating the New User Registration Form

  686

Creating the Recordset

  689

Creating the My Account Page

  694

Creating the My Account Form

  694

Using Data Objects to Create an Admin Page

  701

Dynamic Tables

  703

The Recordset Navigation Bar

  705

Deleting Records

  707

Master Detail Page Set

  709

21

  Integrating Search Functionality

  713

Integrating a SQL Search

  714

Creating a Search Page

  715

Creating the Search Results Page

  717

Working with Parameters in ASP and PHP

  720

Working with Parameters in ColdFusion

  723

Repeating Regions

  724

Displaying Alternative Text

  725

Globalizing the Search Functionality

  726

22

  Security and User Authentication

  729

Creating a Login Page

  730

Logging In the User

  732

Restricting Access Based on Username, Password, and Access Level

  734

Custom Error Messages

  737

Checking to See Whether the User Is Logged In

  739

Logging Out Users

  741

Revamping the New User Registration Page

  742

Avoiding Duplicate Usernames

  743

Setting Access Levels

  745

23

  Working with Web Services and ColdFusion Components

  747

An Introduction to Web Services

  747

Dreamweaver and Web Services Integration

  749

Building a Simple Calculator Web Service

  750

Consuming the Calculator Web Service in ColdFusion

  754

Web Services and Database Interaction

  757

Building the Company Events Web Service Using ColdFusion and Components.

    757

Consuming the Company Events Web Service in ColdFusion

  760

24

  Working with the Spry Framework for Ajax

  763

Introduction to XML, Ajax, and Spry

  764

What Is XML?

  764

What Is Ajax?

  767

What Is Spry?

  768

Integrating XML Data with Spry

  769

Connecting to XML Data

  771

Defining Spry Regions

  775

Binding Data to the Page

  777

Repeating Spry Regions

  778

Working with Spry Tables

  780

Working with Spry Widgets

  782

Validating Form Fields

  783

Extending Layout Options

  791

Working with RSS Feeds

  793

Part VI

  Appendixes (Online)

  799

A

  Accessibility

  Web: 801

Accessibility Standards

  .Web: 801

Standards Resources

  .Web: 802

Conform with Standards

  .Web: 805

Apply Standards to Sites

  .Web: 811

Accessibility Reference

  .Web: 816

Image Tests

  .Web: 817

Imagemap Tests

  .Web: 818

Color and Style Tests

  .Web: 819

Form and Scripting Tests

  .Web: 819

Table and Frame Tests

  .Web: 820

Multimedia and Applet Tests

  .Web: 821

Other Accessibility Tests

  .Web: 822

Summary

  .Web: 823

B

  Extending Dreamweaver

  Web: 825

Working with Objects

  .Web: 825

Understanding Objects

  .Web: 826

The Simple ^{Tag Object}

  .Web: 827

The Advanced ^{Tag Object}

  .Web: 829

Working with Behaviors

  .Web: 830

Understanding Behaviors

  .Web: 831

The Simple Resizer Behavior

  .Web: 832

The Advanced Resizer Behavior

  .Web: 835

Advanced Behavior Functions

  .Web: 837

Working with js Files

  .Web: 838

Sharing Extensions Through the Adobe Exchange

  .Web: 838

Documentation

  .Web: 839

Distribution

  .Web: 840

Submission

  .Web: 842

The Server Behavior Builder

  .Web: 844

Server Behaviors

  .Web: 844

Writing a Simple Cookie Behavior

  .Web: 845

Summary

  .Web: 852

C

  Defining Preferences

  Web: 853

Using the Preferences Dialog Box

  .Web: 853

The General Category

  .Web: 855

The Accessibility Category

  .Web: 857

The AP Elements Category

  .Web: 858

The Code Coloring Category

  .Web: 860

The Code Format Category

  .Web: 861

The Code Hints Category

  .Web: 864

The Code Rewriting Category

  .Web: 865

The Copy/Paste Category

  .Web: 866

The CSS Styles Category

  .Web: 867

The File Compare Category

  .Web: 868

The File Types/Editors Category

  .Web: 870

The Fonts Category

  .Web: 872

The Highlighting Category

  .Web: 874

The Invisible Elements Category

  .Web: 875

The New Document Category

  .Web: 876

The Preview in Browser Category

  .Web: 877

The Site Category

  .Web: 879

The Status Bar Category

  .Web: 880

The Validator Category

  .Web: 882

Setting Keyboard Shortcuts

  .Web: 883

Working with Tag Libraries

  .Web: 886

Summary

  .Web: 892

D

  Working with Frames and Framesets

  Web: 893

Understanding Framed Websites

  .Web: 893

The Advantages of Frames

  .Web: 895

The Disadvantages of Frames

  .Web: 896

Working with Frames and Framesets

  .Web: 897

Creating a New Website Using Prebuilt Framesets

  .Web: 898

Alternate Methods of Creating Framesets

  .Web: 899

Adjusting Frame Attributes

  .Web: 901

Changing Page Properties

  .Web: 902

Setting Frame Names

  .Web: 903

Setting Scroll Properties

  .Web: 904

Frame Resize

  .Web: 904

Adjusting Borders and Border Color

  .Web: 905

Margin Width and Height

  .Web: 905

Adjusting Frameset Attributes

  .Web: 906

Borders, Border Width, and Border Color

  .Web: 907

Row Height and Column Width

  .Web: 907

Adding Content to Frames

  .Web: 909

Saving Frames and Framesets

  .Web: 911

Targeting Frames

  .Web: 913

IFrames

  .Web: 915

Targeting Browsers That Don't Support Frames

  .Web: 916

Summary

  .Web: 917

Index

  801

About the Authors

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Zak Ruvalcaba has been researching, designing, and developing for the Web since 1995. He holds a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University and a master of science degree in instructional technology from National University in San Diego. He served as creative director with EPIC Solutions until 1998. His expertise in developing web applications led him to a position as manager of web development at SkyDesk Inc., where he developed web applications for such companies as Gateway, HP, Toshiba, IBM, Intuit, Peachtree, Dell, and Microsoft. He has worked for such companies as ADCS, Inc., and Wireless Knowledge, and as a wireless software engineer developing .NET solutions for companies such as Mellon Financial, Goldman Saks, TV Guide, Healthbanks, The Gartner Group, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Commerce One.

His skill set includes technologies and languages from HTML/XHTML, XML/XSLT, JavaScript, CSS, ASP, ASP.NET, Visual Basic .NET, C#, ADO.NET, Web Services, SQL, T-SQL, Flash/ActionScript, and ColdFusion.

Aside from teaching and holding design lectures on various technologies and tools including Dreamweaver, Flash, and ASP.NET for the San Diego Community College District, Mt. San Jacinto Community College, and Palomar Community College, Zak Ruvalcaba is also the author of 10 Minute Guide to Dreamweaver 4 by Que Publishing, Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Website Using C# and VB by SitePoint Press, and Beginning Expression Web by Wrox Press.