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Creating recordset navigation links
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3.
Select the recordset you want to navigate from the Recordset pop-up menu.
4.
From the Display Using section, select the format to display the navigation links on the
page. The Text option places text links on the page, while the Images option lets you use
graphical images as links.
page. The Text option places text links on the page, while the Images option lets you use
graphical images as links.
In the image version of the navigation bar, Dreamweaver uses its own image files. You can
replace these images with image files of your own after placing the bar on the page.
replace these images with image files of your own after placing the bar on the page.
5.
Click OK.
Dreamweaver creates a table that contains text or image links that allow the user to
navigate through the selected recordset when clicked. When the first record in the
recordset is displayed, the First and Previous links or images are hidden. When the last
record in the recordset is displayed, the Next and Last links or images are hidden.
navigate through the selected recordset when clicked. When the first record in the
recordset is displayed, the First and Previous links or images are hidden. When the last
record in the recordset is displayed, the Next and Last links or images are hidden.
You can customize the layout of the navigation bar using the Dreamweaver design tools.
Related topics
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Creating a custom recordset navigation bar
You can create a custom recordset navigation bar that uses more complex layout and
formatting styles than that offered by the simple table used by the Recordset Navigation Bar
server object.
formatting styles than that offered by the simple table used by the Recordset Navigation Bar
server object.
To create your own recordset navigation bar, you must:
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Design navigation links using either text or images
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Place the links in the page in Design view
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Assign individual server behaviors to each navigation link
To learn more about designing a custom recordset navigation bar, see
. If you prefer to use the Dreamweaver built-in Recordset
Navigation Bar server object to create a navigation bar, see
This procedure describes how to assign individual server behaviors to the navigation links.
To assign server behaviors to recordset navigation links:
1.
In Design view, select the text string or image on the page you want to use as a record
navigation link.
navigation link.
2.
Open the Server Behaviors panel (Window > Server Behaviors) and click the Plus (+)
button.
button.