A server behavior is a reusable component for server-side development.
They add blocks of code to your pages for accomplishing specific tasks.
Dreamweaver comes with several default server behaviors and the InterAKT
extensions add many more to this list.
A recordset is the result of executing an SQL query.
It is composed of multiple rows, each row having multiple columns. The
columns presented in the query result depend on the column list declared
in the query (they can belong to different tables). The number of rows
and their order depend on the query conditions (WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING,
ORDER). The recordset acts as a source of dynamic
data
in web applications.
A query is a SQL command that will extract information from the tables
of a database. Essentially, a query is a request for information from
your database.
The InterAKT Dynamic Data tool is a replacement for the standard dynamic
data dialog. It is used in the MX Kollection 3, to provide a unified way
of building mark-ups, or place holders. These are recordset fields, server
or session variables, and other types of dynamic data that are replaced
at runtime by their corresponding values
Configure Editable Drop-down
The Editable Drop-downserver
behavior
allows the web developers to include an editable drop-down in their site
pages. Before applying it, there must be a recordset
created in the Dreamweaver page, and also
a list/menu item added.
This server behavior is accessible from the Application
panel, Server Behaviors -> + -> MX Kollection
-> Form Controls -> Editable Drop-down.
The user interface has only one tab. Directions about its correct configuration
are given below.
To set the dialog box options, follow the next steps:
In the Apply
to field drop-down menu select the text field on which to
apply the server behavior.
In the Recordset
drop-down menu select one of the recordsets defined in your page.
The selected recordset should contain the data that you want displayed
when using the editable drop-down.
In the Get
labels from drop-down menu select the table field that stores
the names you want to be shown in the menu.
In the Get values from
drop-down menu select the table field that stores the value for the menu
elements.
In the Number of records to
display drop-down menu either select the number of records to be
displayed or enter the number that you prefer.
The Single click select
checkbox enables the selecting of an element and then the closing of the
menu with only one click.
If you check the Default option
checkbox, then in the editable drop-down menu in browser, the "Please
Select" text will be displayed at first. If you leave it unchecked,
the default option will be blank.
In the Restrict
to list elements drop-down menu select "No"
if you want to allow adding new elements, or "Yes"
otherwise.
In the Default value
text box enter a starting value for the editable drop-down. You can also
select it from one of the available recordsets in your page by using the
lightning icon on the right.
The three buttons on the right of the interface offer
you the next functionalities:
· Click OK when you are done configuring the server behavior.
· Click Cancel to exit without applying the new settings.
· The Help button opens this help page.
Note: If you use this server behavior
on the ColdFusion server model, a file named Application.cfm
will be automatically generated in the site root folder. Do not delete
this file, as it contains settings related to session variables used by
the server behavior and the current application. If you remove this file
or modify it, application pages that use sessions will not function properly.
