Dreamweaver MX Ultradev Exploration (Preface)
Author：Eve Cole
Update Time：2009-05-31 21:07:56
Ultradev of Dreamweaver MX (Preface)
I got Dreamweaver MX today. This is the third MX product I have on hand (previously Flash MX and ColdFusion MX). This year is really an MX year! Since the New Year, Macromedia has released good news about MX one after another. Just wait and see, the fourth one (Fireworks MX) will be coming soon. I'm really worried about Macromedia now: what names should the next versions of these products use in the future, haha. Stop talking nonsense and get down to business.
Nowadays, MX can not only use Asp, Jsp, Coldfusion, but also Asp.net, Php and Coldfusion MX in the backend. Everyone has more choices, happy! Supports the latest Coldfusion MX tag, debugs Coldfusion MX code, and fully supports Asp.net Datasets, DataGrid, and Datalist.
When starting MX (I will call it MX in the article from now on, Dreamwerver will not be added, it is troublesome to type), the startup interface and Flash MX feel different. Indeed, I think other MX products may be like this! After entering the interface, the layout is very similar to Flash MX. The color and position of the panel are similar. The unification in this aspect makes it easier for the majority of users to get started. We mainly discuss the Application panel here (because everything related to Asp is here). We will not discuss other panels here. That is Tiger's business. If you are a novice, I can only apologize to you here.
Good news for everyone, I found that the backend part in MX seems to be not much different from the previous UD. All his function labels are included in the Application panel (as shown in Figure qy-1). Click Application and see that all the things you often see in UD appear here.
Figure qy-1
Expand the Application panel (as shown in Figure qy-2)
Database: Define database connection Bindings: Perform data binding Server behaviors: Behavior (the most functional and powerful place)
Components: In Asp, this panel is not needed. I think these things will be very familiar to everyone at first glance. Select the Database tab. Did you see that there is help? It tells you the steps to use it. For novices, you can learn by doing. Not bad, very good.
Figure qy-2
Another very important place is the toolbar. There are many things, but we mainly talk about the backend. The main ones related to us are the ASP tag and the Application tag (Figure qy-3)
Figure qy-3
Okay, what I’m going to talk about today is a preliminary understanding, so that everyone can have an idea. Because MX integrates too many things and has too powerful functions, let beginners get some direction first. We will talk about the use of MX in the backend in the future, mainly combining Asp+Access. As long as you read on slowly, you will definitely be able to use MX to build a dynamic personal website.
