What is this book about? With this book you'll quickly be creating powerful, dynamic web sites with Dreamweaver MX - the latest version of Macromedia's powerful, integrated web development and editing tool. You'll learn how to use the tools and features of Dreamweaver to construct three complete sites using HTML, JavaScript, Active Server Pages (ASP), and databases. We start by creating a hobbyist site - The Cooking Place - that you can use to list your favorite recipes, ingredients, and dishes. What does this book cover? As you build this site you'll learn how to use Dreamweaver MX to Plan, create, and set up a web site Add web pages to the site and edit their content Use Stylesheets and templates to create a consistent style across the site Use tables, frames, and layers to lay out web pages Add dynamic effects - like drop down menus - to web pages using JavaScript and DHTML Interact with users via forms on web pages Create dynamic ASP web pages to respond to user actions and input As you progress through the book, the sites you create become ever more ambitious. The second site you build is a fan site for soccer that provides information on upcoming events for fans around the world. As you build the second site you'll learn how to use Dreamweaver MX to: Add logic to your ASP pages, so that you can display different information to different users, based on their location, or even the time of day Keep track of users as they move around the site, so that you can learn what parts of your site are the most popular Secure parts of the web site so that only authorized users are allowed to see sensitive information Personalize the web site for individual users - so that the site appears in the colors of the user's favorite team or so that the user only sees events in their home country Store and extract information about users and upcoming events in a database - and use this information to dynamically create web pages The final site in the book shows off many of the advanced features of Dreamweaver MX, as you walk through how to design a modular, extensible, and scalable site, and create a set of dynamic building blocks that can be quickly modified and reused in different sites. As you build this site - which is used to display a set of images that users can view and purchase - you'll learn how to use Dreamweaver MX to: Create a set of building blocks whose look and content is determined dynamically by the settings in a database Create a content management page that you can use to mange the database that stores information about the images on the site, including their title, price, and how they should be laid out Put the building blocks you created earlier to a variety of uses, including a news blogger, a media display, and a product display Use Dreamweaver Extensions to make our building blocks easy to reuse and to add e-commerce functionality to the site At the end of some of the chapters you'll find a series of suggested exercises from the author that are designed to test your understanding of what's been covered in the chapter as well as to encourage you to experiment with the features of Dreamweaver MX and to modify and extend the example applications. Who is this book for? This book is primarily for complete beginners to web site programming who have access to Dreamweaver MX and want to learn how to create dynamic web sites with it. But the book doubles as a comprehensive reference to the features of Dreamweaver MX, so it will also be a useful resource to more experienced web developers who want to learn how to use the latest version of Dreamweaver. As you work through the book, you'll learn how to program using Active Server Pages (ASP), but this will prove useful even if you eventually want to use Dreamweaver MX to create web sites with JavaServer Pages (JSP), ASP.NET, PHP, or ColdFusion MX. Programming in any of these languages is very similar in Dreamweaver MX, and the core concepts you learn in building web sites with ASP are applicable and easily transferred to other languages. To help, the book includes four appendices that provide fast paced guides on how to get started using JSP, ASP.NET, PHP, and ColdFusion MX with Dreamweaver MX. What do you need to use this book? To run the examples in this book on your computer you'll need: Dreamweaver MX Microsoft Windows 98, 98SE, 2000 or XP Professional If you don't have a copy of Dreamweaver MX you can download a 30-day evaluation edition from Macromedia at http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial_download/. The evaluation edition is fully-featured, and you'll be able to use it to work through all the examples in the book. If you have Microsoft Windows Me, Windows XP Home Edition, or a Macintosh you'll still be able to create all the examples in the book but to see them in action you'll need to use a remote server, as your operating system doesn't, by default, include a web server that can process ASP pages. Fortunately, getting access to an ASP web host is easy -- there are dozens available. And to make things even easier, the book includes detailed information on how to set up a web application to use a remote server or web host.

This outstanding team of authors shows you how easy it can be to create and maintain dynamic, powerful Web sites using Dreamweaver MX 2004. Our hands-on tutorials guide you step by step through building three complete Web sites: a personal site, a dynamic sports site complete with user preferences, and a configurable company Web site built from reusable components. Along the way, you will learn all the skills you need to work confidently with Dreamweaver MX 2004. You will also learn about Dreamweaver MX 2004's built-in support for ASP, ASP.NET, JavaServer™ pages, PHP, and ColdFusion® MX programming languages. What you will learn from this book This book will show you how to: Understand and manipulate the code Dreamweaver MX 2004 generates Create, implement, and modify Cascading Style Sheets Add dynamic effects with DHTML Apply authentication and authorization techniques to protect your sites from unauthorized users Store, retrieve, and display dynamic data Design your sites with a modular system Install and use Dreamweaver MX 2004 extensions Who is this book for? If you are new to Web development, this is the perfect guide to help you start creating attractive, functional Web sites quickly and easily using the Dreamweaver MX 2004 tool. If you have already done some Web site programming in the past but you’re new to Dreamweaver, this book will show you how to develop your sites with the skills you already have, but in far less time and with fewer bugs using Dreamweaver MX 2004. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Leads readers through a series of eighteen lessons in which they learn how to create and maintain Web sites of their own. The lessons provide twenty-three hours of tutorials designed to take the reader through Dreamweaver's powerful tools.

In this book, E-learning site developer Doyle begins with a crash course in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, and then skillfully guides readers through the development of their first online learning course.

This work offers a rich environment for building professional Web sites, with drag-and-drop simplicity, clean HTML code, and dynamic database-driven Web site creation tools.

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a Web design newbie, Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies shows you the quickest, easiest way to get up to speed on Dreamweaver. You’ll be able to create professional, great-looking, user-friendly websites in no time at all. Take advantage of the new, more customizable interface, improved integration with Flash and Photoshop, a handy new AJAX coding feature, and Live View, which lets you see your work as you create it. Understand Dreamweaver basics, set up your site and create new pages, and work with text, graphics, and links. You can manage, test, and publish a site, define and apply styles with CSS, coordinate your design work, add audio, video, and Flash files to your site, build a dynamic Web site, and use Dreamweaver’s database features. Know how to: Design, build, and deploy professional-looking Web sites Use Dreamweaver’s new, more versatile preset layouts Fine-tune styles with enhanced CSS support Keep your pages cutting-edge with SmartObjects Take advantage of the new, more customizable interface Understand browser differences, make the most of CSS, build dynamic sites Create and optimize Web graphics Learn to maximize Cascading Style Sheets and Dreamweaver’s Layers features for creating fluid layouts Complete with lists of ten resources, ten timesaving tips, and ten great Web sites designed in Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies is your one-stop guide to setting up, working with, and making the most of Dreamweaver.

This concise, no-nonsense book teaches you how to develop accessible, standards-compliant ASP.NET-driven web sites with ASP.NET and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004. Real-world tutorials will help you achieve results quickly as you plunge into the text. You'll learn the fundamental concepts of the .NET Framework, then quickly move on to the workings of ASP.NET within the Framework. You will explore databases and SQL, in preparation for handling ASP.NET databound controls. Next, you'll explore the core role that XML, and XML web services play in .NET. Finally, you'll learn about Dreamweaver's extensibility and coding efficiency features—two of the most important aspects of developing with Dreamweaver.

ASP.NET is the latest version of Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP), the incredibly popular server-side scripting language. ASP.NET is based on the .NET framework, and combines unrivalled developer productivity with performance and reliability. This book is all about developing ASP.NET web sites with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, the premier visual web site design tool. It will show you how to rapidly develop ASP.NET web applications with the minimum of fuss. What this book covers: * The .NET Framework * Dreamweaver MX and ASP.NET * Using server behaviours * Interacting with the database From the Publisher This book is for web professionals looking to develop database-driven ASP.NET web applications using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. Some knowledge of HTML and web design is assumed, but you don't need to know any ASP.NET or SQL

Essential Skills--Made Easy! Create dynamic Web sites and applications using the functional power of Dreamweaver MX 2004. Web experts Tom Muck and Ray West walk you through Web site and application development using all the tools and features available to you from the new version of Dreamweaver. Start with a solid foundation, reviewing how the Internet works and the protocols that make it up, then move on to Web basics such as how to design a Web page in Dreamweaver MX 2004--add and format text, discover what types of images are best for Web use, format and align images, and much more. Next, learn how to plan and design, construct, then deploy your Web site and dynamic Web applications using database-driven content with ASP server technology. Plus learn the basics of ASP.NET, JSP, PHP, and ColdFusion. MODULES--Each concept is divided into logically organized modules (chapters), ideal for self-paced learning CRITICAL SKILLS--Each module opens with the specific skills covered in the module MASTERY CHECKS--End-of-module reviews test knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions ASK THE EXPERTS--Q&A sections throughout are filled with bonus information and helpful tips PROGRESS CHECKS--Quick self-assessment sections check your progress PROJECTS--Practical exercises show how to apply the critical skills learned in each module ANNOTATED SYNTAX--Example code annotated with commentary describes the programming techniques being illustrated Tom Muck is the Senior Application Developer for Integram, a privately held corporation in Northern Virginia. He is co-author of the best-selling Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Complete Reference. Ray West is the VicePresident and CIO of Workable Solutions, Inc., a company specializing in the Web-based administration of health-care alliances. He is co-author of the best-selling Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Complete Reference.

What is this book about? JavaScript is the preferred programming language for Web page applications, letting you enhance your sites with interactive, dynamic, and personalized pages. This fully updated guide shows you how to take advantage of JavaScript’s client-side scripting techniques for the newest versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer, even if you’ve never programmed before. You begin with basic syntax and learn about data types and how to structure code for decision-making. Then you learn to use dates, strings, and other basic objects of JavaScript. Next, you see how to use JavaScript to manipulate objects provided by the browser, such as forms and windows. From there, you move into advanced topics like using cookies and dynamic HTML. After you have a solid foundation, you explore dynamic generation of Web content using server-side scripting and back-end databases. And you practice what you learn by building a sample application as you go. What does this book cover? Here are some of the things you'll find in this book: What types of data are used in JavaScript How to identify and correct flaws in your code Techniques for programming the browser How to use Microsoft Script Debugger and Netscape Script Debugger Ways to manage cross-browser issues How JavaScript interacts with XML and HTML Who is this book for? This book is for anyone who wants to learn JavaScript programming. You should have some understanding of HTML and how to create static Web pages, but no prior programming experience is necessary.