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December 11, 2006

How one person developed the Edge

Learn the CSS behind the new redesign of the Edge newsletter.

Posted by amywong at 1:31 PM

November 20, 2006

Building your first CSS site

Get pointers on how to move from building table-based websites to building CSS sites.

Posted by amywong at 8:21 AM

September 28, 2006

When saving files Dreamweaver always shows the Save As Template prompt

(TechNote) When you try to save a non-template file (for example, a .html file), Dreamweaver always shows the Save As Template dialog box.

This usually means that your non-template file contains Dreamweaver template markup tags. This can occur if you saved a template file (a .dwt file) as a .htm file (or .php, .asp, etc.). This is not the correct way to create a new page from a template.

Posted by jeberwein at 1:23 PM

Protecting ASP JavaScript server behaviors from SQL injection vulnerability

(TechNote) Some databases let you send multiple SQL statements in a single query. Because of this, there are potential security risks when you pass parameters in a query string to a dynamically generated database query. Hackers might try to modify URL or form variables in a dynamic query by appending malicious SQL statements to existing parameters. This is often referred to as a SQL injection attack. Some of the server behavior code created by Dreamweaver should be modified to reduce the risk of SQL injection attacks. For more background information on SQL injection, see this Wikipedia article.

Posted by jeberwein at 1:22 PM

Debugging JSP pages

(TechNote) Debugging Methods
There are several different approaches to choose from when debugging JSP pages. For example, the error.jsp page can be used to capture runtime exceptions. However, other methods of debugging are also available. In some cases, a different strategy may prove to be more useful.

Posted by jeberwein at 1:21 PM

Macintosh installation stops with 190 items left to install

(TechNote) When you install Dreamweaver 8 on a Macintosh system, the installation stalls with "190 items left to install". At that point, the installation process searches the Macintosh hard drive and hangs.

Posted by jeberwein at 1:20 PM

Framesets cannot be previewed when the testing server is remote

(TechNote) View > Live Data, or Preview In Browser, do not function if the Testing Server category of the Dreamweaver site definition is set to anything but "none". Depending on what types of pages you have in your frameset, you will see one of these two warnings pop-up in Dreamweaver when you try to go into Live Data view or Preview In Browser.

If you run Preview in Browser on a frameset, then this message displays:

Framesets cannot be previewed when the testing server is remote. Would you like to preview the frameset locally?

If your frameset consists of server-side files (e.g. ASP files) and you run View > Live Data, then this message displays:

The testing server did not execute any of the scripts in your document. Possible explanations include:

1) The testing server is not running.
2) The testing server ignores files with the ".asp" file extension.
3) Your document does not contain any scripts.

Posted by jeberwein at 1:19 PM

Dreamweaver 8 for Windows loses FTP login settings

(TechNote) Some Windows users are reporting that their FTP usernames and passwords in their Dreamweaver site definitions are deleted when they close and re-open Dreamweaver 8 or when they reboot their machine. This issue does not occur in earlier versions of Dreamweaver.

Posted by jeberwein at 1:18 PM

Red exclamation marks appear in Server Behaviors panel

(TechNote - update) You may occasionally see red exclamation marks ( ! ) next to the items in your Server Behaviors panel. For example, if you create a recordset or an Insert Record server behavior and then change the database connection, you may see a red exclamation mark. Or if you make manual modifications to the server behavior code blocks, you may also see red exclamation marks.

Posted by jeberwein at 9:51 AM

How to put a search and results page set on the same page

(TechNote - update) A common question among Dreamweaver users is how to create a search page that displays the results of the search on the search page instead of on another page. There are many different ways to implement a search that displays the results on the same page. This TechNote demonstrates one possible solution using the ASP server model. Because this example uses the Dreamweaver visual interface, the steps below also apply to the other server models supported by Dreamweaver (ColdFusion, PHP, ASP.NET and JSP).

Posted by jeberwein at 9:50 AM

Creating dynamic hyperlinks and e-mail links with recordsets

(TechNote - update) This TechNote describes how to apply dynamic hyperlinks and dynamic e-mail links to both static text and dynamic text derived from a recordset. The same principles also apply to dynamic images.

Posted by jeberwein at 9:49 AM

Adding a "Select All" option to a list/menu consisting of string values

(TechNote - update) Support, Tips & Tricks

This TechNote assumes that you have a static list/menu or a dynamic list/menu on your page that consists of string or text values. If your list/menu consists of numeric values, see TechNote 16105, "Adding a "Select All" option to a list/menu consisting of numeric values." Please refer to the resources listed at the end of this TechNote for details on setting up the initial list/menu.

Posted by jeberwein at 9:48 AM

Cross-site scripting security issue in Dreamweaver MX and Dreamweaver UltraDev server behaviors

(TechNote) There is a security issue with some of the server behaviors in Dreamweaver MX, Dreamweaver UltraDev 4, Dreamweaver UltraDev 1, and two extensions that shipped as part of the Developer's Resource Kit (DRK), vol. 2 and vol. 4. If exploited, this issue makes it possible for an attacker to gain access to certain site-specific cookie and session information. (Ref. 146889)

Note: This security issue has been fixed in Dreamweaver MX 2004 and later versions.

Posted by jeberwein at 9:39 AM

Dreamweaver 8 does not fully render large files in Design view on Macintosh

(TechNote) When you open certain large files in Design view in Dreamweaver 8 on the Macintosh, Dreamweaver does not render the complete page. This typically causes the last section of the page to be cut off. This issue does not occur in earlier versions of Dreamweaver.

The size limit is not the number of bytes in the source file, but the display size to which the markup renders. Dreamweaver 8 currently has a limitation of 32,768 pixels by 32,768 pixels on the Macintosh.

Posted by jeberwein at 9:38 AM

"Error Code 3" when you work with templates

(TechNote) When you try to update pages after making changes to a template, or when you try to create a new file from a template, the following error occurs:

Error Accessing File: "\\servername\wwwroot\templates\\\servername\wwwroot\templates\main2.dwt": bad file path (error code 3)

You may find that the path above is a combination of two paths concatenated together, or you may see only one path. This issue may occur only when other files are open in Dreamweaver.

Posted by jeberwein at 9:37 AM

Copy, Cut, Paste and Undo stop working in Dreamweaver 8

(TechNote) After working correctly for a period of time on Windows, Dreamweaver 8 loses the ability to copy, cut, paste and undo. These options are grayed out in the main menu and also in the right-click context menus, and the keyboard shortcuts for these options do not work.

Posted by jeberwein at 9:35 AM

Error "Parameter is incorrect"

(TechNote) You see a "Parameter is incorrect" error in Dreamweaver 8 when you perform the following actions:

* When you try to save changes to a file on an offline mapped network drive (Windows). (Ref. 202814)
* When you perform: File > New > click on Templates tab (Windows). (Ref. 202810)
* When you attempt to Put, Get or Synchronize files to or from a remote server, attempt to open a file, or try to connect to the remote server. (Ref. 200120)

Posted by jeberwein at 9:34 AM

ASP error '80020009' when you retrieve data from SQL Server

(TechNote - update) The following error may occur when you access a recordset in an ASP file that contains "text" or "ntext" datatypes from a Microsoft SQL Server table:
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80020009'

Posted by jeberwein at 9:32 AM

Adding a "Select All" option to a list/menu consisting of numeric values

(TechNote - update) his TechNote assumes that you have a static list/menu or a dynamic list/menu on your page that consists of numeric values. If your list/menu consists of string or text values, refer to Adding a "Select All" option to a list/menu consisting of string values (TechNote 15746). Please refer to the resources listed at the end of this TechNote for details on setting up the initial list/menu....

Posted by jeberwein at 9:30 AM

Internet Explorer security message when you view files locally with JavaScript or Flash content

(TechNote - updated) Due to updates from Microsoft to the Internet Explorer browser in April 2006 (updates made as part of the Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (XP SP2) update), the following security message appears in the Internet Explorer yellow Information Bar when you view a web page locally that needs to run active content or scripting:

Posted by jeberwein at 9:24 AM

July 24, 2006

Understanding CSS inheritance

Reduce and streamline CSS code by forcing certain CSS properties to inherit the values of their parent.b

Posted by gfox at 2:24 PM

July 10, 2006

Working with background images and CSS – Part 1

Using repeating and non-repeating images

Posted by gfox at 5:16 PM

Working with background images and CSS – Part 2

Placing images with precision

Posted by gfox at 5:15 PM

Working with background images and CSS – Part 3

Altering the appearance of your pages with drop shadows

Posted by gfox at 5:14 PM

Working with background images and CSS – Part 4

Using images to mimic the appearance of columns.

Posted by gfox at 5:14 PM

June 19, 2006

Creating a simple three-column design with CSS and Dreamweaver 8

Take your CSS skills to the next level by creating a website with three vertical columns.

Posted by gfox at 3:29 PM

June 6, 2006

QuickTime objects do not display in Internet Explorer after converting page in Dreamweaver 8.0.2

TechNote: After converting a page for active content in Dreamweaver 8.0.2, QuickTime movies do not display when viewed in Internet Explorer. Instead, a QuickTime placeholder appears. QuickTime movies display correctly in other browsers. (Ref. 207348)

Posted by jhallstrom at 3:37 PM

Dreamweaver 8 for Windows loses FTP login settings

TechNote (updated): Some Windows users are reporting that their FTP usernames and passwords in their Dreamweaver site definitions are deleted when they close and re-open Dreamweaver 8 or when they reboot their machine. This issue does not occur in earlier versions of Dreamweaver. (Ref. 205051)

Posted by jhallstrom at 1:08 PM

Dreamweaver writes full path to Access database table in data source code when using ColdFusion MX 7.0.1

TechNote: When creating a recordset using a Microsoft Access database and ColdFusion MX 7.0.1, the full physical path to the database table is written in the data source, instead of just the database table name. If the full physical path to the database is different on the server than it is on the Dreamweaver development machine, the SQL query will fail.

Posted by jhallstrom at 12:35 PM

Dreamweaver 8 does not launch

TechNote: Some users are reporting that Dreamweaver 8 does not launch. The common characteristic is that the splash screen appears momentarily, then the application closes. Some users report being able to launch Dreamweaver 8 two or three times before experiencing the problem, while some users were never able to launch Dreamweaver 8. (Ref. 201530)

Posted by jhallstrom at 9:43 AM

June 5, 2006

Understanding specificity

Learn about a type of weighting that affects how browsers display your CSS rules.

Posted by gfox at 5:44 PM

Merging two sites: The new Adobe.com

Discover what's behind the first phase of a major, ongoing effort to fully integrate the Adobe.com and Macromedia.com websites.

Posted by gfox at 5:42 PM

Document-relative paths to Flash objects in locked regions fail to resolve in child pages after converting template for active content

TechNote: If you have a template that has active content (for example Flash Player content) in a locked region, and you convert the template for active content in Dreamweaver 8.0.2, the document-relative path to the active content is incorrect in the child pages of the template. For example, in the template child page, the document relative path to the SWF file should be myobject.swf, but instead the path is ../myobject.swf.

Posted by jhallstrom at 10:39 AM

May 30, 2006

Join us online for Adobe Developer Week

See free, live demos and get your questions answered by the experts on the latest Adobe technologies.

Posted by gfox at 3:57 PM

Jorge Taylor on the Spry Ajax Framework (on odeo.com)

Scott Fegette talks with the Spry framework's engineering manager to find out why the Dreamweaver team entered another player into the Ajax framework game.

Posted by gfox at 3:50 PM

May 22, 2006

Using XSL filtering in Dreamweaver 8

Use XPath conditional statements to select which data in your XML files is displayed in your web pages.

Posted by gfox at 4:19 PM

May 19, 2006

Active content not displayed in browser after converting page in Dreamweaver 8.0.2

TechNote: In Dreamweaver 8.0.2, after creating a new page with active content (for example, Flash Player content) or after converting an existing page with active content, the active content does not display when the page is uploaded to the server and viewed in a web browser. This problem is page-specific.

Posted by jhallstrom at 8:30 AM

May 15, 2006

Dreamweaver 8 does not fully rendering large files in Design view on Macintosh

TechNote: Some users are reporting that when they open certain large files in Design view in Dreamweaver 8 on the Macintosh, Dreamweaver does not render the complete page. This typically results in the last section of the page being missing or cut off. This problem does not occur in earlier versions of Dreamweaver. (Ref. 201845)

Posted by jhallstrom at 11:21 AM

May 11, 2006

Can't install Dreamweaver 8 updaters for Windows after canceling updater installer

TechNote: When installing the Dreamweaver 8 updaters (8.0.1 or 8.0.2) for Windows, if you cancel the update installation in the middle of the installation process, you cannot install the updater in the future. If you try to install the updater at a later time, the updater installer appears to complete successfully, but when you launch Dreamweaver, it's not the updated version. (Ref. 203720)

Posted by jhallstrom at 7:48 AM

May 10, 2006

Spry: Now Available from Labs

A new Ajax framework, Spry provides a lightweight yet powerful model for adding data, interactivity, and rich UI widgets to your pages.

Posted by gfox at 6:39 PM

In Labs: Spry data set and dynamic region overview

Get an overview of the methods, properties and constructs of the Spry framework.

Posted by gfox at 6:38 PM

In Labs: Dynamic table tutorial

Convert static tables to dyanmic XML-based tables with the Spry framework.

Posted by gfox at 6:37 PM

In Labs: Building a Photo Album with the Spry framework

Create dynamic photo albums using XML and Ajax.

Posted by gfox at 6:31 PM

May 9, 2006

Server-side parameters have incorrect capitalization after active content conversion

TechNote: When Dreamweaver 8.0.2 converts server-side files to include the active content fix, some server-side parameters may have incorrect capitalization after conversion.

Posted by jhallstrom at 3:06 PM

Installing Studio 8 Windows products over a network

TechNote (updated): This TechNote was updated with information specific to Dreamweaver 8.0.2 customers.

Posted by jhallstrom at 3:05 PM

Adobe active content JavaScript fix fails in some installations of Internet Explorer

TechNote: A small number of users are reporting that the active content fix created by Adobe (included in Dreamweaver 8.0.2) does not work as expected with their installation of Internet Explorer. The problem is not page specific, as any page that contains the fix does not work as expected with these installations of Internet Explorer. For example, if you browse to the sample "fixed" page on the Developer Center and hover over the Flash movie, you still see the gray box around it and the "click to activate and use this control" tool tip. (Ref. 206758)

Posted by jhallstrom at 3:04 PM

Active content JavaScript file not created for existing files that already have active content reference

TechNote: If you copy a file that already has a reference to the active content JavaScript files in the section from one site folder to another site folder, Dreamweaver 8.0.2 will not automatically generate the external Scripts folder and the accompanying JavaScript file inside it when you add an additional Flash object to the file.

Posted by jhallstrom at 3:02 PM

Dreamweaver 8.0.2 JavaScript API changes

TechNote: In Dreamweaver 8.0.2, two changes were made to the JavaScript API. These changes only affect developers creating extensions for Dreamweaver. This TechNote is not applicable to regular end users of Dreamweaver.

Posted by jhallstrom at 3:01 PM

Dreamweaver was unable to convert all of the