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Chapter 31:  The Workflow for Dynamic Page Design

For information on databases, and the procedures needed to create a database connection, see 
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Adding dynamic content to a web page

After you define a recordset or other data source, and add it to the Bindings panel, you can 
insert the dynamic content the recordset represents into the page. The Dreamweaver menu-
driven interface makes adding dynamic content elements as easy as selecting a dynamic 
content source from the Bindings panel, and inserting it into an appropriate text, image, or 
form object within the current page.

When you insert a dynamic content element or other server behavior into a page, 
Dreamweaver inserts a server-side script into the page’s source code. This script instructs the 
server to retrieve data from the defined data source and render it within the web page.

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To place dynamic content within a web page, you can do one of the following:

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Place it at the insertion point in either Code or Design view.

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Replace a text string or other placeholder.

Insert it into an HTML attribute. For example, dynamic content can define the src attribute 
of an image or the value attribute of a form field.

For detailed procedures on adding dynamic content to a page, see the following chapters:

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Enhancing the functionality of a dynamic 
page

In addition to adding dynamic content, Dreamweaver lets you easily incorporate complex 
application logic into web pages by using Server behaviors. Server behaviors are predefined 
pieces of server-side code that add application logic to web pages, providing greater 
interaction and functionality. The Dreamweaver server behaviors allow you to add application 
logic to a website without having to write the code yourself. The server behaviors supplied 
with Dreamweaver support ColdFusion, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP and PHP document types.