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Making existing HTML form menus dynamic
You can make an existing HTML form menu or list menu dynamic.
This section deals with HTML form objects. For ASP.NET menu objects such as DropDownList
or ListBox controls, see
Before you begin, you must create the form in a ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, or JSP page, and you
must define a recordset or other source of dynamic content for the menu. For more information,
see "Defining a recordset" on page
To make an existing HTML form menu dynamic:
In Design view, select the list/menu form object you want to make dynamic.
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In Property inspector, click the Dynamic button.
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The Dynamic List/Menu dialog box appears.
Complete the dialog box and click OK.
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For instructions, click the Help button in the dialog box.
Related topics
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"Creating a dynamic HTML form menu" on page 617
Displaying dynamic content in HTML text fields
You can display dynamic content in HTML text fields.
For ASP.NET pages, you must use the ASP.NET TextBox control. For more information, see
"Displaying dynamic content in an ASP.NET TextBox control" on page
Before you begin, you must create the form in a ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, or JSP page, and you
must define a recordset or other source of dynamic content for the text field. For more
information, see
To make HTML text fields dynamic:
Select the text field in the HTML form on your page.
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In the Property inspector, click the lightning bolt icon beside the Init Val text box.
2
The Dynamic Data dialog box appears.
Select the recordset column that will supply a value to the text field, then click OK.
3
The text field will display the dynamic content when the form is viewed in a browser.
Dynamically preselecting HTML checkboxes
You can let the server decide whether to select a checkbox when the form is displayed in
a browser.
For ASP.NET pages, you must use the ASP.NET CheckBox control. For more information, see
"Dynamically preselecting ASP.NET CheckBox controls" on page
Before you begin, you must create the form in a ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, or JSP page, and you
must define a recordset or other source of dynamic content for the checkboxes. For more
information, see
contain Boolean data, such as Yes/No or true/false.
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