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Chapter 23:  Setting Up a Web Application

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If the wizard is showing, click Advanced and select Remote Info from the Category list.

The Remote Info dialog box appears.

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In the Access pop-up menu, select one of the following options: Local/Network, FTP, or 
RDS.

Your choice tells Dreamweaver how you want to transfer files between your local folder 
and remote folder.

You can also send your files to a Microsoft Visual SourceSafe application by selecting 
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. (Microsoft Visual SourceSafe is used by developers for file 
version control.) If you select this option, you need to define a separate folder. For 
instructions, see 

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After selecting an access method, set the access options as appropriate.

For more information on these options, click the Help button in the dialog box.

Leave the Site Definition dialog box open. You need to define a folder to process dynamic 
pages next. 

Specifying where dynamic pages can be processed

After defining the remote folder in Dreamweaver, specify a folder where dynamic pages can be 
processed. Dreamweaver uses this folder to generate dynamic content and connect to 
databases while you work.

Typically, you specify the root folder you created on the web server (see 

) because the server probably also runs an application server 

that can handle the dynamic pages. 

To specify where Dreamweaver can get dynamic pages processed:

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If the Site Definition dialog box is not open, open it by selecting Site > Manage Sites, 
selecting your site from the list in the Manage Sites dialog box, and clicking Edit.

The Site Definition dialog box appears.

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To use RDS, the remote folder must be on a computer running ColdFusion.

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The root folder can be local or remote, depending on where your web server is running.