Dreamweaver MX: The Complete Reference [Paperback]

Ray West (Author), Tom Muck (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Reference | Publication Date: July 24, 2002

Dreamweaver UltraDev is a WYSIWYG authoring environment that is used to quickly build and deploy dynamic, JSP, ASP, PHP, and ColdFusion applications for the Web. - As a tool, Dreamweaver UltraDev is supplemented by its integration with all of Macromedia's products, including Fireworks, ColdFusion Studio, ColdFusion Server, Flash, and Director.

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From the Back Cover

The Most Comprehensive Guide to Dreamweaver MX Available

Create, build, and manage Web sites and Internet applications effectively using this all-inclusive resource. Dreamweaver experts Ray West and Tom Muck thoroughly explain everything you need to know to maximize the latest features of this fully integrated Web development tool that supports key technologies including ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, PHP, ColdFusion, XML, and Web services. Learn to use Dreamweaver MX's new layout tools, enhanced code-editing support, compliance-checking features, and much more. When it comes to innovative Web development and design, this definitive resource will help you accomplish more than you dreamed possible.
*Utilize new workspace enhancements--including customizable toolbars and tabbed document windows
*Save time using Server Behaviors for database insertion forms, user authentication pages, and more
*Take advantage of built-in support for ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, and ColdFusion MX applications
*Create dynamic sites quickly using enhanced templates and Application Objects
*Enhance page designs using the latest Cascading Style Sheets standards (CSS2)
*Write your own code with powerful coding features--Tag Chooser, Tag editors, and snippets
*Build compliant next-generation sites and applications that support XML and Web services
*Integrate Fireworks MX, Macromedia Flash MX, ColdFusion MX, and other external applications into Dreamweaver

About the Author

Ray West (Orlando, FL) is the Vice President and CIO of WorkAble Solutions, Inc., a company specializing in the Web-based administration of health care alliances. He has designed and developed sites for clients such as NBC, HBO, USA Today, and the City of New York. Thomas Muck (Dale City, VA) is the Web Application Developer for Integram. He is responsible for the development of front- and backend e-commerce capabilities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1072 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1st edition (July 24, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072195142
• ISBN-13: 978-0072195149
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,340,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Woohoo!, July 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dreamweaver MX: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

All I can say is "wow". I've been using Dreamweaver for a while now building html pages, but Dreamweaver MX is a little overwhelming. There are different server models and databases to choose from, and so much to learn. This book addresses all of those areas that I was unfamiliar with using a readable style that made me want to read it from cover to cover. It's more than just a reference -- it has a tutorial approach that covers all the topics yet is useful as a teaching guide as well. This book will never make it to my shelf. It will be on my desk where I can refer to it while I work.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you're serious of building Web Sites...., October 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dreamweaver MX: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

I now have four books on Dreamweaver. This is my latest acquisition that I bought the old fashion way, through a bookstore, which gave me time to really preview the numerous books on this top selling software. The reason why I bought this book was because of the additional detail that you don't find in the other books. It's not just a 'what do the buttons do' software book. If you are only interested in building static web pages then another book may do, but if you are wanting to add dynamic pages, where the viewer inputs data into forms, then that's a whole other level of web building that most books don't cover. If your a novice and haven't had schooling in Web and Server applications (ASP,Coldfusion, etc)and database applications, this will help bring you up to speed. I applaud the layout and content that these authors have created. It focuses on building web applications with Dreamweaver MX, not just web pages, and definately fulfills a need.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference for all Web developers, August 7, 2002

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"jasonbg2002" (Reno, Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreamweaver MX: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

I never knew there was so much to learn to build a dynamic Web site. This book really does a great job laying out all of the different technologies that are needed. I've been using DW 4, but all of this application server stuff has my head spinning. This book has chapters about each application server that really helped me decide which direction to go. Those chapters alone make the book a worthwhile purchase, but there's also a chapter on database design. I never knew what I was doing wrong before with my databases, but it is clearly spelled out in this book. Also, SQL is clearly explained in a chapter. These are great topics for a Web developer, because it is stuff that I didn't know before, but also stuff that I needed to learn. This is like 8 books in one. Really a great deal. I'm only 1/4 of the way through it! The CSS chapter was also exceptional. All of the techniques I've seen in the book are up-to-date with the latest trends in Web design. The best part of it is that it doesn't read like some dry reference manual. The writing is easy to follow.