Operation Manual

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USING DREAMWEAVER

Building forms

Last updated 3/28/2012

3 Click the lightning bolt icon beside the Select Value Equal To box and select a recordset that contains possible

checked values for the radio buttons in the group.

The recordset you select contains values that match the radio buttons’ checked values. To view the checked values of

the radio buttons, select each radio button and open its Property inspector (Window

> Properties).

4 Click OK.

Set the Dynamic Radio Group dialog box options (ColdFusion)

1 Select a radio group and form from the Radio Group pop-up menu.

2 Click the lightning bolt icon next to Select Value Equal To box.

3 Complete the Dynamic Data dialog box, and click OK.

a Select a data source from the list of data sources.

b (Optional) Select a data format for the text.

c (Optional) Modify the code that Dreamweaver inserts in your page to display the dynamic text.

4 Click OK to close the Dynamic Radio Group dialog box, and insert the dynamic content placeholder in the Radio

Group.

Validate HTML form data

Dreamweaver can add JavaScript code that checks the contents of specified text fields to ensure that the user has

entered the correct type of data.

You can use Spry form widgets to build your forms and validate the contents of specified form elements. For more

information, consult the Spry topics listed below.

You can also build ColdFusion forms in Dreamweaver that validate the contents of specified fields. For more

information, consult the ColdFusion chapter listed below.

1 Create an HTML form that includes at least one text field and one Submit button.

Make sure every text field that you want to validate has a unique name.

2 Select the Submit button.

3 In the Behaviors panel (Window > Behaviors), click the Plus (+) button and select the Validate Form behavior from

the list.

4 Set the validation rules for each text field, and click OK.

For example, you might specify that a text field for a person’s age accepts only numbers.

Note: The Validate Form behavior is available only if a text field has been inserted into the document.