new site to build: Dreamweaver CS4 + ADDT or not?

[antonio]

Hi all,
I'm really familiar to creating websites with Kollection and Php 4.3.

Now I need to build a new website on a new server that has PHP (5.3) and MYSQL (5.1) updated.
So, I'm thinking to use DW CS4 + ADDT + patches + a WYSIWYG editor to build it.
Is it a bad idea?
What other solution can I have other than building the website by hands?
Is there any other RAD tool to use that has the power and easy of use of ADDT or Kollection?

Thanks in advance for any suggestion.

tony

[Fred]

Hi Tony,
I think using interakt / addt at this point in the game is a matter of personal choice.

There are many RAD's out there but none equal to interakt/ADDT.

Your only option, other than hand-coding, would be one of the many CMS's available.
For me that is a problem. None of them are easy / flexible / secure enough to do the job.
By that I mean you either need to learn to code a plug-in or rely on someone else to do it. Then if there is an upgrade in the core application your custom plug-in might stop to work.
If you code the site yourself it is easy to expand and customise later to suit your clients needs.

By security I mean that the normal CMS's are standardised and if a hacker knows you are using one of them they know where to look for security holes.
You also need to "wait" for the developers to patch the hole and then upgrade your installations....

Maybe it's just a load of ignorance on my side but I will stick with ADDT as long as possible and do the rest by hand.

[narcis010]

Hello,

I'm doing exactly the same than Freed. I still haven't found the flexibility and reliability of interakt in any other solution. The key is it's a robust bug-free solution. Now I do the base with Interakt and then modify it manually and apply jquery. I develop fast, and without errors. Interakt+Jquery is the most flexible and easy way I've found to build custom, flexible and robust web applications.

However I must admit I'm a bit concerned about the lack of support for mobile and social-media world.

Regards,
Narcís

[mrhankey]

as long as this great site updates the patch files then i will always continue to use addt/interakt extensions with some other small extensions for tweeking but in general stick to addt/interakt as long as possible as it does a great job.

keep up the great work fred and the patches mate.

p.s. i too am a bit concerned about support for social/mobile apps. but when the time comes i need to support it, i will look at maybe learning some app coding.

[jlig]

I have used ADDT in the past, and continue to use it now with jquery Mobile 1.0
I also have bought the WebAssist Dynamic Suite & plan to slowly start learning to use it.

My setup is as follows:
- CF9.01
- MySQL 5.5
- DW CS4 & CS5.5
- All of my pages are .cfm

In order to get ADDT to work with CF9 you must do the following:
#1 - In file
------------------------------------------
includes/tng/triggers/tNG_defTrigg.inc.cfm

Change the order of the arguments at about line 20:
Replace original files with this text:

<cffunction name="Trigger_Default_Starter">
<cfargument name="tNG" required="yes">
<!--- changed the order of these to make it work in CF9 --->
<cfargument name="reference" required="yes">
<cfargument name="method" type="string" required="yes">

#2 - In file:
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includes/common/KT_functions.inc.cfm
about line 188 find:
<cffunction name="KT_escapeJS" access="public" output="no">

change the type="any"
<cfargument name="value" type="any" required="yes">

Also add this line:
<cfset value = tostring(value)>

#3 - ADDT with CF9 update 1
---------------------------------------------
In file: includes/common/KT_functions.inc.cfm
change: the following line found at about line 1710

<cfset datasource = factory.DataSourceService.getDatasources()>
to this
<cfset datasource = CreateObject("java","coldfusion.server.DataSourceService")>

#4 - Change local to localvar
--------------------------------
Do a search and replace in the ADDT files for all variables starting with "local" and simply
replace it with "localVar" or anything you want but not "local" as in CF9 it is a new scope so
it cannot be used as the name of a structure or array.

#5 - Add the following to your application.cfm page
--------------------------------------------------
<!--- Set the database type here. For mysql replace with "mysql",
for msaccess replace with "msaccessjet" --->
<cfset Request.KT_dataDbType = "mysql">


By making the changes listed above, I'm able to continue to use ADDT 1.0 flawlessly with only the following issues:
1) The Remember Me box on Log In forms doesn't work on the iPhone or in jquery mobile?
2) The QUB Query Builder tool will not allow me to save my queries?
3) I have to work between CS4 & CS5 since ADDT cannot be installed in CS5 (I start in CS4, add in the ADDT.. then I open up the same site in CS5 to add in jquery Mobile and use CS5's Multiscreen Preview, etc..)