Chapter 10: Reports; Chapter 10: Reports - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER Manual

CHAPTER 10
Reports
You can use the Reports API functions to create custom site reports or modify the set of
prewritten reports that come with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004. You can access site
reports only through the Site Reports dialog box.
You can use the Results Window API to create a stand-alone report. Stand-alone reports are
regular commands that directly use the Results Window API rather than the Reports API. You
can access a stand-alone report the same way as any other command, through the menus or
through another command.
Site reports reside in the Dreamweaver Configuration/Reports folder. The Reports folder has
subfolders that represent report categories. Each report can belong to only one category. The
category name cannot exceed 31 characters. Each subfolder can have a file in it named
_foldername.txt. If this file is present, Dreamweaver uses its contents as the category name. If
_foldername.txt is not present, Dreamweaver uses the folder name as the category name.
Stand-alone reports reside in the Dreamweaver Configuration/Commands folder.
When the user selects multiple site reports from the Site Reports dialog box, Dreamweaver places
all the results in the same Results window under the Site Reports tab. Dreamweaver replaces these
results the next time the user runs any site report.
In contrast, Dreamweaver creates a new Results window each time the user runs a new stand-
alone report.
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