Chapter 33: Defining Sources Of Dynamic Content - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

Defining Sources of Dynamic Content
Dynamic websites require a data source from which to retrieve and display dynamic content.
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 lets you use databases, request variables, URL variables,
server variables, form variables, stored procedures, and other sources of dynamic content.
Depending on the data source, you can either retrieve new content to satisfy a request, or modify
the page to meet the needs of users.
This chapter describes the procedures for defining both databases and variables as sources of
dynamic content. To learn more about the technologies discussed in this chapter, see
and web technologies resources" on page
This chapter contains the following sections:
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"About dynamic content sources" on page 526
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"Defining URL parameters" on page 534
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"Defining session variables" on page 536
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"Defining application variables for ASP and ColdFusion" on page 537
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"Defining server variables" on page 538
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"Caching content sources" on page 542
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"Changing or deleting content sources" on page 543
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"Copying a recordset from one page to another page" on page 543
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