Overview
Imagine being able to build and manage dynamic websites using Dreamweaver with just 3 days of training!!
Adobe Dreamweaver - Advanced Application Development provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build and manage dynamic websites using Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe ColdFusion *. In this course, you'll learn how to connect to a database, search and display results, and build a page to update the database. If you've always dreamed of building a more advanced, data-powered site, but didn't know where to start, then this course is for you.
If you do not use Coldfusion please ask us about our Dreamweaver course with PHP, MySQL and ASP.Net.
Dreamweaver is the web development program used by over eighty percent of web professionals. Through this Dreamweaver training course, Learn to use Dreamweaver to develop powerful websites using templates and style sheets that are easy to build and even easier to update.
Dreamweaver is the industry-leading web development tool, enabling users to efficiently design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications. With Dreamweaver, web developers go from start to finish, creating and maintaining basic websites to advanced applications that support best practices and the latest technologies.
This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.
Audience
This course is for people who want to use Dreamweaver to create data-driven web applications.
Skills Gained
By the time students are finished with this course they will have knowledge of:
- Basics of Dynamic App Dev
- Overview of ColdFusion Administrator
- Basics of Drill-Down Interface
- Building Recordsets and Binding Data to a Page
- Server Debug Options
- SQL - INSERT, UPDATE, SELECT, and DELETE
- ColdFusion Security and Login
- Creating a Dynamic Search Interface
- Database Panel and Application Wizards
Prerequisites
To take this course, you should:
- Be comfortable working with the Windows or Macintosh operating system.
- Be familiar with web terminology.
- Be comfortable with what is required to develop a static web application.
- Have completed the Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Website Development course or have equivalent experience.
Course Outline
Introducing the Course
- Understanding the course format
- Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
- Looking at the course outline
Getting Started
- Understanding static vs. dynamic pages
- Introducing Adobe ColdFusion
- Working with sites in Adobe Dreamweaver
- Learning Adobe Dreamweaver interface basics
- Developing dynamic pages
- Including common code
Using the Database Panel
- Using databases on the web
- Creating a database connection
- Using the Database panel
- Using the Bindings panel to create a simple recordset
- Creating an advanced recordset using joins
Binding Data to a Page
- Binding data to a page
- Using Live Data View
- Formatting data using the Bindings panel
- Inserting a dynamic image
Customizing Recordset Display
- Introducing Server Behaviors
- Displaying all rows in a recordset using Repeat Region
- Introducing Application Objects
- Using the Recordset Navigation Bar to page through recordsets
- Displaying Recordset Navigation Status
- Using the Server Debug View
Creating Drill-down Interfaces
- Creating a drill-down interface
- Generating dynamic links
- Using dynamic filters in SQL
- Using the Dynamic Table Application Object
- Creating a master-detail page set
Creating a Search Interface
- Reviewing HTML Forms
- Creating dynamically populated drop-down menus
- Creating filtered recordsets
Inserting Rows into a Table
- Creating a form and using the Insert Record Server Behavior
- Validating form data using Behaviors
- Creating dynamic form elements
- Using the Recordset Insertion Form Application Object
Updating Rows
- Creating an interface for updating data
- Displaying results in a table using the Dynamic Table Application Object
- Creating a pre-filled form for the row to update
- Using URL parameters
- Using the Record Update Form Application Object
- Manually creating a form and applying an Update Record Server Behavior
Deleting Rows
- Understanding the delete process
- Creating a delete confirmation page
- Passing hidden data in a form
- Using a SQL Delete statement
- Using the Delete Row Application Object
Authenticating Users
- Setting and retrieving cookies
- Authenticating users with a web application
- Building the registration pages
- Building the log-in page
- Creating a Adobe ColdFusion Application.cfm
- Restricting access to pages
The training course outline shown above is a standardised version representing all
the dates shown and may vary from the course you attend. You will be sent the actual
course outline when you enquire about a specific date.