JSP
Creating a Simple Blog: Part 6
by Tom Muck - 22-Dec-05
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There have been five parts in the series on creating a simple blog. The first five parts focused on creating basic functionality to get a basic blog up and running using simple Dreamweaver design tools. This part will show how to incorporate the functionality into a more complex design — specifically, the latest CMX Jumpstart — Inverness. This tutorial will be equally applicable to ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, ASP.NET, or JSP because we will be using standard Dreamweaver server behaviors to create
the blog. In the course of merging the dynamic blog into the design, you'll learn the following about merging content with design in general — how to find repeating items and make them dynamic, how to separate parts of an existing design into a module.
- Creating a Simple Blog: Part 1 22-Mar-04
- Creating a Simple Blog: Part 2 30-Mar-04
- Creating a Simple Blog: Part 3 14-Apr-04
- Creating a Simple Blog: Part 4 25-May-04
- Creating a Simple Blog: Part 5 26-Apr-05
Creating a Simple Blog - Part 5
by Tom Muck - 26-Apr-05
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One of the frequent questions in the forums is "How do I create a blog?". There are many commercial blog systems out there, and many full-featured blog providers, like Blogger, but you can also create a simple blog using the standard tools of Dreamweaver. This tutorial will be equally applicable to ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, ASP.NET, or JSP because we will be using standard Dreamweaver server behaviors to create the blog. This fifth part of the series will describe how to add a design to the blog, including a sidebar with category, blogroll, and RSS modules.
Yes Comment
by Val Tobin - 22-Jul-04
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Not every Java developer enjoys the peace and serenity that can be found in creating documentation for an application. If you are one of those developers, then you might want to take a look at Javadoc, a tool provided by Sun in the Java 2 Standard Development Kit (J2SDK) that generates documentation for you, using comments from your source code. All you have to do is comment that code appropriately, and, like magic, you get documentation that describes your classes and interfaces, and more. Furthermore, it generates it in the form of an HTML document, so you can actually view it using a browser and make it available to others, if you so choose.
Dynamic Duo: JSP and MySQL
by Val Tobin - 21-Jun-04
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These days, no one would argue that a dynamic site is far more powerful, flexible, and scalable than a static site. But if you have a lot of static pages in your existing site, you might not know how to convert them in order to take advantage of the benefits of a dynamic site. This tutorial will show you how to do just that, by taking some existing static HTML pages, and converting them to Java Server Pages (JSP) using Dreamweaver MX 2004 and a MySQL database.
Get Connected
by Val Tobin - 14-Jun-04
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These days few web sites are left that aren't dynamic, and some might even be classified as true web applications. When you have a database backend, your site is much easier to update and maintain, because so much of its functionality can be automated. If you're in the process of creating a dynamic web site using Java Server Pages (JSPs), then using Dreamweaver to set up the connections will make the whole process that much simpler and quicker.
This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a database connection for a JSP site using Dreamweaver MX 2004 (DWMX 2004). Future articles and tutorials will cover related topics such as working with dynamic data in JSPs using Dreamweaver MX 2004 and setting up servers for JSP sites.
A Nice Package
by Val Tobin - 07-Jun-04
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If you've ever programmed with Java, you're already familiar with the various packages that are provided by Sun for your use and convenience. It's a good idea to organize your own classes into packages as well. This article will explain what packages are, why they should be used, and how you can use them to organize your classes within your applications.
Why Act When You Can Direct?
by Val Tobin - 01-Jun-04
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If you find yourself repeating certain blocks of code over and over again in different pages of your Java Server Pages (JSP) site, you should consider removing that code from the pages, dropping it into one file, and then referencing that file from within those pages. This makes maintenance of the site much simpler, as only one file will need to be modified when updating the code. JSP Includes are perfect for allowing you to do this.
There are two types of includes available for JSPs: the include directive and the include action. This article will discuss both types of includes and provide examples of their use.
Creating a Simple Blog Part 4
by Tom Muck - 25-May-04
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One of the frequent questions in the forums is "How do I create a blog?". There are many commercial blog systems out there, and many full-featured blog providers, like Blogger, but you can also create a simple blog using the standard tools of Dreamweaver. This tutorial will be equally applicable to ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, ASP.NET, or JSP because we will be using standard Dreamweaver server behaviors to create the blog. This fourth part of the series will describe how to add categories to the blog by modifying the pages you've already created and also how to display the number of comments on each item.
Full O' Beans Part 3
by Val Tobin - 24-May-04
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One of the really nice things about Java is the way it allows you to reuse code not only within one application, but also among multiple applications. JavaBeans are a convenient means for reusing code, and Dreamweaver MX 2004 provides a convenient means for quickly adding JavaBeans to your Java Server Pages (JSPs).
Part 1 of this series explained the theory behind JavaBeans, how they work, and why they are used. Part 2 showed you how to create two JavaBeans and add them to your JSPs. This tutorial, the third and final part of the series, will first describe the panels available in DWMX for adding JavaBeans to a JSP, and then will take you through the process of creating 2 JSPs that make use of a simple JavaBean with the help of those panels.
Full O' Beans - Part 2
by Val Tobin - 19-May-04
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Everyone knows that separating presentation from business logic when developing web projects is desirable. JavaBeans allow JSP developers the ability to come that much closer to achieving that goal. Part 1 of this series explained the theory behind JavaBeans, how they work, and why they are used. This tutorial will show you how to create two JavaBeans and add them to your JSP. Part 3 of the series will deal specifically with adding JavaBeans to a JSP using Dreamweaver.
Full O' Beans - Part 1
by Val Tobin - 10-May-04
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If you are writing Java Server Pages (JSPs) for your Website or Web application, then you have an incredibly valuable and helpful coding tool at your disposal in JavaBeans. JavaBeans allow you to reuse code not only within one application, but also within multiple applications.
Creating a Simple Blog Part 3
by Tom Muck - 14-Apr-04
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One of the frequent questions in the forums is "How do I create a blog?". There are many commercial blog systems out there, and many full-featured blog providers, like Blogger, but you can also create a simple blog using the standard tools of Dreamweaver. This tutorial will be equally applicable to ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, ASP.NET, or JSP because we will be using standard Dreamweaver server behaviors to create the blog. Part 3 will focus on adding more features to the blog, such as an RSS feed, individual blog item pages, and how to automatically insert dates.
Creating a Simple Blog Part 2
by Tom Muck - 30-Mar-04
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One of the frequent questions in the forums is "How do I create a blog?". There are many commercial blog systems out there, and many full-featured blog providers, like Blogger, but you can also create a simple blog using the standard tools of Dreamweaver. This tutorial will be equally applicable to ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, ASP.NET, or JSP because we will be using standard Dreamweaver server behaviors to create the blog. Part 1 of the tutorial can be found at http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=7CC52. Part 2 will focus on adding more features to the blog, such as a system for adding and viewing comments, and more administration options.
CMX JMail All Forms
by Bill Horvath - 06-Feb-04
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CMX JMail All Forms is a Server Behavior that will email the contents of any form to any recipient you wish, and then redirect the user to any page you specify, using JMail.
You can choose to redirect or not redirect once the form is processed.
This Server Behavior is also available for ColdFusion and CDONTS by searching for "CMX EMail Any Form" on our website.
