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Chapter 43:  Building PHP Applications Rapidly

Before you can use the application object, your web application must be able to identify the 
record to update, and your update page must be able to retrieve it. See 

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After the application object places the building blocks on the page, you can use the 
Dreamweaver design tools to customize the form to your liking, or the Server Behaviors panel 
to edit the Update Record server behavior.

To build the update page with the Record Update Form application object:

1.

Open the update page in Design view, then select Insert > Application Objects > 
Update Record > Record Update Form Wizard.

The Record Update Form dialog box appears.

2.

Complete the dialog box.

For instructions, click the Help button in the dialog box.

3.

Click OK.

The application object adds both an HTML form and an Update Record server behavior to 
your page. The form objects are laid out in a basic table, which you can customize using the 
Dreamweaver page design tools. Make sure all the form objects remain within the 
form’s boundaries.

To edit the server behavior, open the Server Behaviors panel (Window > Server Behaviors) and 
double-click the Update Record behavior.

Completing the update page block by block (PHP)

An update page has three building blocks:

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A filtered recordset to retrieve the record from a database table (see 

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An HTML form to let users modify the record’s data

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An Update Record server behavior to update the database table

You can add the final two basic building blocks of an update page separately using the form 
tools and the Server Behaviors panel.

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The update page can contain only one record-editing server behavior at a time. 
For example, you cannot add an Insert Record or a Delete Record server behavior to 
the update page.