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Tools and Concepts of Data Analysis: Dataweb

Create a Form to Insert Data into Your Database (home)

Overview | Create a Confirmation Page | Create an Insert Form

FTP Your Site to the Server | Preview Your Page | Edit Your Insert Form

Overview: Dreamweaver Record Insertion Wizard

Dreamweaver offers a Record Insertion Form Wizard to aid in creating forms to enter data into a database. This wizard allows you to create a form from a table you have already created in your database providing you have established a valid connection to that database.

This tutorial will give a quick overview of using this wizard. The next tutorial will go into greater detail about how to choose specific form elements when using the wizard.

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Create a Confirmation Page

  • File | New

Creating a Confirmation Page - Step 1

  • ASP VBScript | None | Create

Creating a Confirmation Page - Step 2

  • Give the page a good name (Start with "conf_" for confirm)| Save

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Creating an Insert Form

  • File | New

Creating an Insert Form - Step 1

  • ASP VBScript | None | Create

Creating an Insert Form - Step 2

  • Give the page a good name (Start with "ins_" for insert) | Save

Creating an Insert Form - Step 3

  • Insert | Data Objects | Insert Record | Record Insertion Form Wizard

Creating an Insert Form - Step 4

  • Chose a connection

Creating an Insert Form - Step 5

  • Choose a table from the database

Creating an Insert Form - Step 6

  • You may remove fields from the form by selecting the field and using the "-" button

Creating an Insert Form - Step 7

  • you may change the label associated with the field. Select it and use the Label box
    (You may edit labels once the form is created as well)

Creating an Insert Form - Step 8

  • Choose a confirmation page using the browse button

Creating an Insert Form - Step 9

It is at this point that you should change the type of form element to be used if desired.

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Section 3

  • Select the top level of the site | Click the Put Button

Sending Your Site to the Server Step 1

  • Click OK if asked if you wish to put the entire site

Sending Your Site to the Server Step 2

  • Click Yes to all if you are prompted to save any files

Sending Your Site to the Server Step 3

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Section 4

  • File | Preview in Browser | Choose a browser if more than one option exists

Preview a Web Page

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Section 5

  • Choose the Server Behaviors Tab in the Application Panel | Double Click the Behavior

Editing an Insert Form Step 1

  • Select the Field

  • You may change the database field to which it submits, the data type, or the confirmation page

Editing an Insert Form Step 2

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