Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 User Manual

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If you clicked the lightning bolt icon, a list of data sources appears.

If you clicked the folder icon, a file selection dialog box appears. Select the Data Sources option to display a list of content sources.

4. Select a source of content from the list of content sources, and click OK.

The content source should hold data that’s appropriate for the HTML attribute you want to bind. If no content sources appear in the list, or if
the available content sources don’t meet your needs, define a new content source.

The next time the page runs on the application server, the value of the data source will be assigned to the HTML attribute.

Make ActiveX, Flash, and other object parameters dynamic

You can make the parameters of Java applets and plug-ins dynamic, as well as the parameters of ActiveX, Flash, Shockwave, Director, and
Generator objects.

Before starting, make sure the fields in your recordset hold data that’s appropriate for the object parameters you want to bind.

1. In Design view, select an object on the page and open the Property inspector (Window > Properties).

2. Click the Parameters button.

3. If your parameter does not appear in the list, click the Plus (+) button and enter a parameter name in the Parameter column.

4. Click the parameter’s Value column, and then click the lightning-bolt icon to specify a dynamic value.

A list of data sources appears.

5. Select a data source from the list, and click OK.

The data source should hold data that’s appropriate for the object parameter you want to bind. If no data sources appear in the list, or if the
available data sources don’t meet your needs, define a new data source.