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Components

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JavaBeans should contain the logic for saving themselves in the multiuser configuration folder, 
so the next time the user launches an application, the component loads itself again from the 
saved data file.

Adding a service component

To add a new lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) service using 
Dreamweaver MX: 

1.

Using existing component type files as a model (such as the files in the application folder 
Configuration/Components/Common/WebServices), create all the required files, plus the 
desired optional files, to display the new component type in the Dreamweaver 
Components panel, as shown in the following table:

Filename

Description

Required/
Optional

.htm

The extension file that identifies other supporting 
JavaScript and GIF files.

Required

.js

The extension file that implements the Component API 
callback.

Required

.gif

The image that appears in the Components pop-up list.

Required

*Menus.xml

The repository for metadata that organizes the 
Components panel structure. Although the common 
WebServices component does not use this file, you can 
refer to the file WebServicesMenus.xml in the application 
folder Components/ColdFusion/ WebServices as an 
example.

Optional

*.gif

Toolbar images, which can be enabled or disabled, as 
shown in the following example:

ToolBarImageUp.gif
ToolBarImageDown.gif
ToolBarImageDisabled.gif.

Or, tree node images.

Optional

NOT

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Keep the same prefix throughout all the files that correspond to one component so 
that each file and its corresponding component can be identified easily.