User Guide

46 Chapter 4: Configuring Your Development Environment
Configuring Dreamweaver MX for ColdFusion development
Before you use Dreamweaver MX to create the sample application in Part II of this book, you
must configure Dreamweaver to recognize the tutorial files and data sources.
To configure Dreamweaver MX to create the sample application:
1 Create a site that contains the tutorial files.
2 Specify ColdFusion as the application server document type.
3 Specify ColdFusion MX as the site application server.
For information about how to perform these steps, see the Dreamweaver MX online Help or
Using Dreamweaver MX.
Tip: If you are a new Dreamweaver MX user, you can perform the Dreamweaver MX tutorial before
using Dreamweaver MX to build the sample application. The tutorial in this book does not describe
how to use Dreamweaver. The purpose of this tutorial is to teach you how to build ColdFusion
applications using ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML).
Configuring HomeSite+ for ColdFusion development
Before you use Macromedia HomeSite+ to create the sample application in Part II of this book,
you must configure HomeSite+ to recognize the tutorial files and data sources.
To use HomeSite+ to create the sample application:
1 Establish a secure connection to the ColdFusion server environment where the tutorial files are
installed. Establishing a connection to the ColdFusion server is a prerequisite for accessing the
ColdFusion data sources.
For information, see the online Help or product documentation for HomeSite+.
2 Enable internal browsing to view and process the ColdFusion application files.
For information, see the online Help or product documentation for HomeSite+.
3 Determine how you want to work with the tutorial files. You can view and access the tutorial
files using the Resource Area in the HomeSite + window. You can also set up a project to
manage the files more efficiently.
For more information, see the online Help or the product documentation for HomeSite+.
Note: The tutorial provided in this book does not describe how to use HomeSite +. The purpose of
this tutorial is to teach you how to build ColdFusion applications using ColdFusion Markup
Language (CFML). For more information about HomeSite +, see the product documentation or
online Help.