User Guide

98 Chapter 7 Using Web Development Languages
About language support
This section describes what languages are supported, how to get around limitations,
and provides an overview of how HomeSite+ for Dreamweaver MX detects and
handles a language.
Supported languages
HomeSite+ for Dreamweaver MX has significant support for current standards in
several web development languages. For example, the following languages all have
their own tag definitions in HomeSite+ for Dreamweaver MX.
• Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
• Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)
• ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
• Visual Tools Markup Language (VTML)
• Java
• JavaServer Pages (JSP)
• JRun tag set
• Wireless Markup Language (WML)
• Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML)
• Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)
• Interactive Fiction or Framework Markup Language (IMFL), partial support
• Real-time Markup Language (RTML), partial support
Coding tools, controls, options, wizards, color coding schemes, CodeSweepers, and
validation support are also available for many other languages, including
ActiveServer Pages (ASP), ActiveX, ActiveScript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS),
Dynamic HTML (DHTML), JavaScript, JScript, Perl, Personal Home Page (PHP),
Structured Query Language (SQL), VBScript, and WDDX.
HomeSite+ for Dreamweaver MX does not support every language, but the program
is highly flexible and extensible. You can extend its language support with the Tag
Definitions Library and VTML. For details, see “Working with tag definitions” on
page 125 and “Customizing the Development Environment” on page 197.
However, before you begin creating VTML files, see if someone else has already done
the work for you. Some excellent resources include the http://devex.allaire.com/
developer/gallery/index.cfmDeveloper’s Exchange/a, http://www.allaire.com/
handlers/index.cfm?id=21790HomeSite Community Resources/a, http://
hotscripts.com/HotScripts.com/a, and, for ASP and PHP coders, http://
www.wilk4.com/asp4hs/ASP4HS/a and http://www.wilk4.com/asp4hs/
php4hs.htmPHP4HS/a.