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Dreamweaver UltraDev 4: Dynamic Web Development (Paperback)

by James L. Mohler (Author), Matthew E Mooney (Author) "The amount of information available on the Web is staggering..." (more)
Key Phrases: recordset window, rnd num, riders table, Database Items, Update Record, Microsoft Access (more...)

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Macromedia's Dreamweaver UltraDev is one of the most essential web development tools on the market. Once developers get a taste of UltraDev's power and productivity, they quickly realize that they can't live without it. Dreamweaver UltraDev 4: Dynamic Web Development, highlighting the very latest feature set, is the ultimate source for learning everything developers need to know about this state-of-the-art web authoring tool. A tutorial-based learning format with step-by-step instruction guides learners through easily performing advanced web development strategies. Highly acclaimed Purdue professor James Mohler and co-author Matt Mooney provide numerous exercises and examples that they have found to be the most valuable for effectively learning UltraDev. The book highlights the use of ASP to create web applications and how to connect to ODBC databases. Without spending extra time telling users what they already know, the book also compares UltraDev to basic Dreamweaver and showcases the new features that comprise the true power of UltraDev.

About the Author
James Mohler is a Senior Research Scientist and Associate Professor at Purdue University, where he currently leads a highly talented group of artists and programmers who are building Purdue’s next-generation web presence. He is also serving as the SIGGRAPH 2005 Conference Chair, where he will be responsible for the largest computer graphics and interactive techniques conference in the world. James Mohler is the author or co-author of more than 20 computer books.

Product Details

Paperback: 340 pages
Publisher: OnWord Press; 1 edition (December 20, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 076684871X
ISBN-13: 978-0766848719
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,957,411 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Database Items, Update Record, Microsoft Access, Advanced Applications, Advanced Recordset, Run-time Value, Delete Record, Help Fig, Log Out User, Remote Info, Dynamic List, After Updating, Lodge Rd Ventura, Manipulating Data, Select File, Data Source Administrator, Exchange Avenue Tucson, Macromedia Exchange, Macromedia Flash, State St San Deigo, Check New Username, Define Site, New York, Rider Info Modified, Test Columns

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought it for all my developers., February 1, 2002

By A Customer

I manage several inexperienced developers and after reading the book, I ordered a copy for each of them. This book doesn't mess around with useless information. It teaches you the basics and gets you practicing along the way. It doesn't talk down to you, and it doesn't treat you like a programmer either. I'd recommend this one to anyone who wanted to learn how to make dynamic web pages.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A REAL resource guide for REAL users, January 23, 2002

By A Customer

There are lots of "bibles" out there for ultradev...but this one skips all of the junk and gets right into the meat of how to use the application effectively. The examples in the text are realistic and clear. The hints and resources that are provided ACTUALLY are useful. Obviously, the authors have been involved with teaching real people---they're not just hired guns to write a tech manual.

With the help of this book, I was able to get a strong handle on ultradev and really understand how to effectively use, manipulate, and implement into my job. Definitely worth the money.

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4.0 out of 5 stars brevity is both a feature and a shortcoming in this book, July 20, 2002

By	M. Benet "bookwise" (Greenbrae, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

At 319 pages, a rarity in computer books, the book manages to cover a lot of ground about building dynamic Web pages with Macromedia's Dreamweaver UltraDev4 by using Active Server Pages, though not in great detail in any part. The authors sate in their introduction that the "goal of this books is to provide the reader with foundation skills that can be combined as needed."

If you already know how to use Dreamweaver (which the authors assume you do), and if you already took a class, or played around a bit with Microsoft Access, this book can help you take your skills to a new level by helping you to start learning how to combine them.

Discussing databases and recordsets may seem superfluous to those who can't wait to get on with the designing the Web pages themselves. But, as someone who earns part of my living by cleaning up badly built databases in the first place, I am the first to appreciate a book that states the obvious when it comes to creating a database. So, even if you think you know how to build a database, I recommend you glance through this section. It will save you time and make your code leaner when you tget to wworking with your data on the Web page with UltraDev, which has its own limitations!

That said, I find it strange that the book, which concentrates on using Microsoft's Active Server Pages server model for building dynamic Web pages, displays 99 percent of its examples in a Mac environment. And yet, this may even turn out to be one of those bugs that is really a feature: let Mac users know that they, too, can build data-driven pages with Dreamweaver UltraDev 4, provided they have access to a server, which the authors discuss in adequate detail early in the book.

In general, I tend to buy several how-to computer books that deal with the same subject, using parts of one over parts of others when I learn ... I found that I frequently returned to consult this book on some detail as I was learning, precisely beacuse it keeps things fundamental, and, therefore, widely adaptable for different situations.

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3.0 out of 5 stars some good references for semi - advanced users
I actually bought this book because of the 1 star comments saying this book spent too much time on Servers and Databases. Read more

Published on May 3, 2002 by Scott S Cornwell

5.0 out of 5 stars New To UltraDev: Clear and Useful Book
This is NOT a particularly fat book which is merciful. I was actually able to read it cover-to-cover and follow the author's logic and directions (as they suggest), and really... Read more

Published on April 2, 2002 by N. Greene

1.0 out of 5 stars THE WORST BOOK EVER!
Just look at the review by jsonterre1... I agree with him 100%
This is the worst money ever spent on a book. Read more

Published on March 17, 2002 by maxrebo

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
I bought this book based on the reviews but after spending [item price] and seeing that the first 80 pages had nothing to do with UltraDev 4 at all and only on servers, databeses... Read more

Published on March 10, 2002 by jsonterre1

5.0 out of 5 stars Are you an instructional designer/technologist?
If so, and if you want to take your web development skills up to the next level, you need to buy this book. Read more

Published on February 1, 2002 by kelley883

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to LEARN UltraDev, read this.
Congratulations and thank you to Mooney and Mohler. A book like this comes along too infrequently. This is one of the few technical books I've seen that effectively addresses a... Read more

Published on February 1, 2002 by M. Rose

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