How Customizing Server Models Works - Adobe 38040334 - Dreamweaver CS3 User Manual

Chapter 21: Server models
Server models are the technologies that run scripts on a server. When users define a new site,
they can identify the server model that they want to use at the site level and at the individual
document level. This server model handles any dynamic elements that the user adds to the
document.
Server model configuration files are stored in the Configuration/ServerModels folder. Within
that folder, each server model has its own HTML file that implements a set of functions that the
server model requires.

How customizing server models works

You can customize some features of a server model using the functions that are available in the
server model API.
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 asks new users to identify server models when they first start Dream-
weaver. For cases when the user does not identify a server model, you can create a dynamic
dialog box that prompts the user to complete the necessary steps. This dialog box appears when
the user attempts to insert a server object. For information on creating this dialog box, see the
"getSetupSteps()" on page 312 and "setupStepsCompleted()" on page 314 functions.
You might want to create a specialized server model. Adobe suggests that you create a new server
model rather than editing any of the ones that come with Dreamweaver. (For information
regarding creating new document types that are supported by your server model, see "Extensible
document types in Dreamweaver" on page 15.)
When you create a new server model, you need to include an implementation of the
function in your server model file. This function tells Dreamweaver
canRecognizeDocument()
the level of preference that it should give to your server model for handling a file extension when
multiple server models claim a particular file extension.