Dreamweaver Mx: Advanced Asp Web Development

by Apostol, Edward; Elbaga, Omar; Short, Daniel; Turnbull, Rob

• ISBN13: 9781904151210
• ISBN10: 1904151213
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-01-21
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
What's It All About?	1	(1)
Who's This Book for?	1	(1)
What Do I Need to Begin?	2	(1)
What's Inside?	2	(1)
Support and Feedback	3	(2)
Web Support	3	(2)
Introducing ASP	5	(30)
Go Dynamic with ASP	6	(1)
Familiarize Yourself with ASP Basics	7	(7)
ASP Delimiters <% ... %>	7	(2)
Response.Write	9	(1)
The <%= Shortcut	10	(1)
Commenting Code	11	(3)
VBScript Basics	14	(1)
Working with Variables	14	(3)
So Why Dim Variables?	15	(1)
Outputting Variables	15	(1)
Variable Scope?	16	(1)
Data Types	17	(8)
Integer	17	(1)
String	18	(2)
Boolean	20	(1)
An Aside: Finding Out a Variable's Data Type	21	(1)
Date	21	(1)
Empty and Null	22	(1)
Naming Your Variables	23	(2)
VBScript Operators	25	(6)
Comparison Operators	25	(1)
Logical Operators	26	(2)
Arithmetic Operators	28	(3)
Operator Precedence	31	(2)
Summary	33	(2)
Decision Making, Loops, and Arrays	35	(32)
Decision-Making Process	35	(6)
If ... Then ... Else, Elself	36	(3)
Select Case	39	(2)
Looping Through Code	41	(7)
While ... Wend	41	(2)
Do While/Until ... Loop	43	(2)
For ... Next	45	(1)
For Each ... Next	46	(1)
The Dreaded Infinite Loop	47	(1)
Working with Arrays	48	(8)
Anatomy of an Array	48	(4)
Looping Through an Array	52	(3)
Converting a Recordset to an Array	55	(1)
Putting It All Together	56	(9)
Getting the Records	56	(2)
Building the Array and Gathering Stats	58	(3)
Send the Emails	61	(4)
Summary	65	(2)
Functions	67	(30)
What Are They?	67	(5)
Built-In Functions	72	(2)
String Functions	72	(1)
Typecasting Functions	73	(1)
Math Functions	73	(1)
Date Functions	74	(1)
Function Power	74	(20)
String Functions	74	(7)
Typecasting Functions	81	(4)
Math Functions	85	(2)
Date Functions	87	(7)
Summary	94	(3)
Objects, Properties, Methods, and Events	97	(30)
Objects	98	(4)
Methods & Properties	98	(1)
Collections	98	(1)
Events	99	(1)
Instances	99	(1)
Building Objects	99	(3)
global.asa	102	(1)
ASP Built-in Objects	103	(21)
Application Object	103	(5)
Response Object	108	(6)
Request Object	114	(7)
Server Object	121	(3)
Summary	124	(3)
Error Handling	127	(18)
Common Coding Practices	128	(3)
Trapping Errors	131	(12)
The Err Object	132	(4)
Turning Error Handling Off Again	136	(1)
The ASPError Object	136	(7)
Summary	143	(2)
Extending Dreamweaver MX	145	(24)
Anatomy of an Extension	146	(10)
The Extension Code	146	(1)
The Interface	147	(6)
Behind the Scenes	153	(3)
Preparing for Distribution	156	(5)
Creating the MXI file	156	(4)
Creating the MXP File	160	(1)
The Second Server Behavior	161	(2)
Installing Extensions	163	(2)
The Extension Manager	164	(1)
Extension Resources	165	(1)
Personal Favorites	166	(1)
Summary	166	(3)
Advanced ASP Databases	169	(24)
Stored Procedures	170	(3)
Using Parameters	171	(1)
The IF Statement	172	(1)
Triggers	173	(1)
The UPDATE Trigger	173	(1)
Sample Database	174	(7)
The Tables	176	(1)
The Relationships	177	(2)
The View	179	(1)
The Stored Procedures	179	(2)
Dreamweaver MX Command Object	181	(9)
Order History	182	(4)
Unfulfilled Orders	186	(2)
Cancel an Order	188	(2)
Backing Up Your Database	190	(1)
Summary	191	(2)
File Handling	193	(26)
Objects and Collections	193	(2)
Server.MapPath	195	(1)
Dynamic Image Gallery	196	(18)
Playing with Folders and Files	197	(9)
Reading Text Files	206	(4)
Writing a Text File	210	(4)
Uploading Files	214	(3)
Encoding	215	(1)
Upload Components	216	(1)
Pure ASP Solutions	217	(1)
Summary	217	(2)
Using XML with ASP	219	(24)
<defined>XML</defined>	220	(2)
Working with XML Files	222	(11)
Building a Tag Library	223	(4)
XML and Templates	227	(3)
XSLT	230	(3)
Transforming XML	233	(7)
Transforming Local Files	233	(2)
XML for Data Portability	235	(1)
Transforming Remote Files	235	(5)
Things to Watch Out For	240	(1)
Summary	240	(3)
Sessions and Cookies	243	(18)
Objects	243	(2)
The Session Object	244	(1)
Application Variables	245	(2)
Active Users	246	(1)
Session Variables	247	(2)
Creating Session Variables	247	(1)
Removing Session Variables	248	(1)
Killing the Session	248	(1)
Session Variable Server Behaviors	249	(3)
Create Session Variable	249	(2)
Remove Session Variable	251	(1)
Abandon the Session	251	(1)
Cookies	252	(3)
Creating Cookies	252	(2)
Removing Cookies	254	(1)
Cookie Server Behaviors	255	(3)
Get All Data Sources Server Behavior	258	(1)
Summary	259	(2)
Integrating Flash MX and ASP	261	(30)
A Brief History of Flash	261	(6)
Using Flash by Itself	262	(1)
Using Flash with ASP	263	(1)
Initiated by Flash	263	(3)
Initiated by ASP (Back to Flash...the Return Trip)	266	(1)
Flash MX in the Dreamweaver MX Environment	267	(2)
Inserting Flash	267	(2)
Inserting Flash MX Buttons and Animated Flash MX Text	269	(1)
Creating a Simple Application with Flash MX & ASP via Dreamweaver MX	269	(16)
A Brief Note About XML versus Databases	269	(1)
Creating a User Interface Prototype in XHTML	269	(2)
Recreating the Form in Flash MX	271	(8)
Creating the ASP to Handle the Form Data	279	(4)
Return to Flash	283	(2)
Adding More Functionality	285	(3)
Summary	288	(3)
Case Study 1: A Simple Blogging System	291	(26)
The Database	292	(1)
A Basic Site Map	293	(1)
The Cascading Stylesheet	294	(2)
The Admin Pages	296	(12)
The Admin Login Page	296	(6)
The Admin Main Page	302	(2)
The Admin Add Content Page	304	(3)
The Admin Edit Content Page	307	(1)
Summing Up the Admin Pages	308	(1)
The Display Pages	308	(6)
The Homepage	308	(4)
The Month Page	312	(1)
The Day Page	313	(1)
Summing Up the Display Pages	314	(1)
The Next Level	314	(1)
Room for Improvement	315	(1)
Additional Functionality	315	(1)
Summary	315	(2)
Case Study 2: Message Forum	317	(40)
Introduction	317	(1)
How the Forum Will Work	317	(1)
Specific Forums: Subject Matter	318	(1)
Forums Need Topics	318	(1)
Topics Need Replies	318	(1)
Don't Forget About the Users	318	(1)
How Does the Forum Flow?	318	(2)
Displaying Text from a Database	319	(1)
Inserting Text into a Database	319	(1)
Editing Text in Database	319	(1)
Relating Posts to Users	319	(1)
The Foundation, the Database	320	(5)
The forums Table	320	(1)
The forum_topics Table	321	(1)
The forum_replies Table	321	(1)
The users Table	322	(1)
Database Table Relationships	322	(2)
Populating the Database	324	(1)
The Connection	325	(1)
The Pages	325	(11)
empty.asp	325	(1)
login.asp	326	(2)
logout.asp	328	(1)
register.asp	328	(1)
forums.asp	329	(2)
topics.asp	331	(3)
post_topic.asp	334	(2)
Pause: Test the Application	336	(14)
replies.asp	337	(4)
post_reply.asp	341	(2)
Preparing for edit_topic.asp	343	(5)
edit_reply.asp	348	(1)
delete_posts.asp	349	(1)
Showing the Number of Posts	350	(4)
Summary	354	(3)
Index	357