Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Authors: Hurwicz M. Nicholson S.
Published year: 2003
Pages: 268-272/337
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Troubleshooting

When I view my page in the browser, no data is displayed. What went wrong?

The likely suspect is the recordset. If no data displays, it means that your recordset is empty. Take a look to see that all filters you applied are filtering on the correct field and that the filter is spelled correctly.

If the recordset is correct, check the link that you created on the For Sale page and be sure your parameters are spelled correctly and that the binding you chose is the appropriate binding.

When I make changes to my template and update the child pages, will it affect the dynamic data stored in my editable regions ?

No. Dreamweaver templates do a really good job of working around dynamic data. Making updates to your templates should have no adverse effect on your data.



Best PracticesCreating Master/Detail Page Sets More Quickly

In this chapter, you learned how to create two separate pages that display dynamic data. The first displayed a list of products for sale and the second displayed product details based on information passed to the page through the querystring. You walked through the process so you could learn the details of creating each one individually and better understand how each piece works.

Fortunately, creating these types of related pages doesn't have to be this long of a process. Dreamweaver has a built-in application object called a Master Detail Page Set that creates the basics of both pages for you. To use this tool, create a new dynamic page and create a recordset that draws the appropriate records for the master page. Next, choose Insert, Application Objects, Master Detail Page Set from the menu bar. The dialog box for the application object walks you through the process and actually creates both pages for you.



Part VI: Contribute 3

 

31 Introducing Contribute 3

 

32 Administering Contribute 3

 

33 Using FlashPaper

 

34 Putting It All Together: Using Contribute to Manage Site Content



Chapter 31. Introducing Contribute 3

In this chapter

Introducing Contribute 610

The Contribute Environment 610

Creating a Website Connection 615

Managing Files 619

Editing Content 621

Saving Changes to Pages 625

Troubleshooting 627

Best PracticesContent Reviews Prior to Publishing 627



Introducing Contribute

The newest application in the Macromedia Studio is Contribute 3.1. Contribute is a content management tool that enables those with little or no understanding of HTML to create and edit content stored in web pages. Using an intuitive browser interface, Contribute makes it easy for just about anyone who understands the basic concepts of a web browser and a word processor to make page updates.

From a web developer's point of view, Contribute can be a huge time saver because it enables you to delegate the content management aspect of website maintenance to others, freeing you up to build web applications.

Take a moment to look at the Contribute environment before getting into the nuts and bolts of connecting to a site, editing content, and managing pages.


Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Authors: Hurwicz M. Nicholson S.
Published year: 2003
Pages: 268-272/337
Buy this book on amazon.com >>