Building PHP Applications With Macromedia Dreamweaver MX - I, Robot (
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addition to recordset bindings, Dreamweaver also makes it easy to create bindings
to other variables - you can register variable names in the "Bindings" tab of
the "Application" panel, and then simply drag and drop those variable names from
the panel into the code editor wbenever you need to manipulate them; Dreamweaver
automatically writes the PHP code to echo the current value of the variable to
the standard output.
As an example, consider the following example, in which I've added three form
variables, one session variable and one server variable to the Dreamweaver "Bindings"
tab.
I can now access any of these variables in my PHP script simply by dragging them
from the "Bindings" tab into the editor window - Dreamweaver automatically writes
PHP code to echo() the current value of the variable to the screen.
If you're using a large number of common variables in different scripts within
your applications - session variables are a good example - this drag-and-drop
feature can save you a fair amount of repetitive typing. And that's always a Good
Thing. Now if only Dreamweaver could automatically track variables as I created
them and add them to the "Bindings" tab automatically, without me having to manually
register them...
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