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DREAMWEAVER CS3 2 API Reference The extensive JavaScript API lets you perform a diverse set of smaller tasks, many of which are tasks that a user would perform when creating or editing Dreamweaver documents. These API functions are grouped by the parts of the Dreamweaver UI that they affect. For example, the JavaScript API includes Workspace functions, Document functions, Design functions, and so on. These functions let you perform tasks such as opening a new document, getting or setting a font size, finding the occurrence of a search string in HTML code, making a toolbar visible, and much more. Background This book assumes that you are familiar with Dreamweaver, HTML, XML, JavaScript programming and, if applicable, C programming. If you are writing extensions for building web applications, you should also be familiar with server-side scripting on at least one platform, such as Active Server Pages (ASP), ASP.net, PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP), ColdFusion, or Java Server Pages (JSP). Extending Dreamweaver To learn about the Dreamweaver framework and the API that enables you to build Dreamweaver extensions, see Extending Dreamweaver. Extending Dreamweaver describes the API functions that Dreamweaver calls to implement the objects, menus, floating panels, server behaviors, and so on, that comprise the various features of Dreamweaver. You can use those APIs to add objects, menus, floating panels, or other features to the product. Extending Dreamweaver also explains how to customize Dreamweaver by editing and adding tags to various HTML and XML files to add menu items or document types, and so on. Additional resources for extension writers To communicate with other developers who are involved in writing extensions, to join the Dreamweaver extensibility newsgroup. You can access the website for this newsgroup at www.adobe.com/support/dreamweaver/extend/form/. New functions in Dreamweaver CS3 The following new functions are added to the Dreamweaver CS3 JavaScript API. The headings designate the chapters and sections that contain the new functions: Application The following functions are added to the Application chapter. External application functions • "dom.insertFiles()" on page 111 • "dreamweaver.activateApp()" on page 111 • "dreamweaver.printDocument()" on page 111

Section	Page
Contents	3
Chapter 1: Introduction	6
Background	7
Extending Dreamweaver	7
Additional resources for extension writers	7
New functions in Dreamweaver CS3	7
Removed functions	9
Errata	10
Conventions used in this guide	10
Chapter 2: The file I/O API	11
Accessing configuration folders	11
The file I/O API	11
Chapter 3: The HTTP API	20
How the HTTP API works	20
The HTTP API	21
Chapter 4: The Design Notes API	27
How Design Notes work	27
The Design Notes JavaScript API	28
The Design Notes C API	32
Chapter 5: Fireworks integration	39
The FWLaunch API	39
Chapter 6: Flash integration	46
How Flash elements work	46
Inserting Flash elements	46
The Flash Objects API	47
Chapter 7: The database API	51
How database API functions work	51
Database connection functions	52
Database access functions	64
Chapter 8: The database connectivity API	76
How to develop a new connection type	76
The Connection API	78
The generated include file	80
The definition file for your connection type	82
Chapter 9: The JavaBeans API	84
The JavaBeans API	84
Chapter 10: The source control integration API	89
How source control integration with Dreamweaver works	90
Adding source control system functionality	90
The source control integration API required functions	90
The source control integration API optional functions	96
Enablers	104
Chapter 11: Application	109
External application functions	109
Global application functions	117
Bridge communication functions	122
Chapter 12: Workspace	124
History functions	124
Insert object functions	132
Keyboard functions	135
Menu functions	141
Results window functions	143
Toggle functions	154
Toolbar functions	173
Window functions	178
Code collapse functions	188
Code view toolbar functions	194
Chapter 13: Site	198
Report functions	198
Site functions	199
Chapter 14: Document	232
Conversion functions	232
Command functions	233
File manipulation functions	235
Global document functions	249
Path functions	258
Selection functions	260
String manipulation functions	267
Translation functions	270
XSLT functions	272
Chapter 15: Page content	275
Assets panel functions	275
Behavior functions	285
Clipboard functions	293
Library and template functions	298
Snippets panel functions	303
Spry widget editing functions	306
Inserting Spry widgets functions	308
Browser compatibility check functions	311
Chapter 16: Dynamic documents	319
Server components functions	319
Data source functions	320
Extension Data Manager functions	321
Live data functions	324
Server behavior functions	328
Server model functions	330
Chapter 17: Design	337
CSS layout functions	337
Frame and frameset functions	356
Layer and image map functions	358
Layout environment functions	360
Layout view functions	365
Zoom functions	374
Guide functions and properties	377
Table editing functions	384
Chapter 18: Code	393
Code functions	393
Find and replace functions	397
General editing functions	402
Print function	417
Quick Tag Editor functions	418
Code view functions	420
Tag editor and tag library functions	436
Chapter 19: Enablers	440
Enabler functions	440

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DREAMWEAVER CS3

API Reference

The extensive JavaScript API lets you perform a diverse set of smaller tasks, many of which are tasks that a user would

perform when creating or editing Dreamweaver documents. These API functions are grouped by the parts of the

Dreamweaver UI that they affect. For example, the JavaScript API includes Workspace functions, Document

functions, Design functions, and so on. These functions let you perform tasks such as opening a new document,

getting or setting a font size, finding the occurrence of a search string in HTML code, making a toolbar visible, and

much more.

Background

This book assumes that you are familiar with Dreamweaver, HTML, XML, JavaScript programming and, if appli-

cable, C programming. If you are writing extensions for building web applications, you should also be familiar with

server-side scripting on at least one platform, such as Active Server Pages (ASP), ASP.net, PHP: Hypertext Prepro-

cessor (PHP), ColdFusion, or Java Server Pages (JSP).

Extending Dreamweaver

To learn about the Dreamweaver framework and the API that enables you to build Dreamweaver extensions, see

Extending Dreamweaver

describes the API functions that Dreamweaver calls to implement

the objects, menus, floating panels, server behaviors, and so on, that comprise the various features of Dreamweaver.

You can use those APIs to add objects, menus, floating panels, or other features to the product.

Extending Dream-

weaver

also explains how to customize Dreamweaver by editing and adding tags to various HTML and XML files to

add menu items or document types, and so on.

Additional resources for extension writers

To communicate with other developers who are involved in writing extensions, to join the Dreamweaver extensi-

bility newsgroup. You can access the website for this newsgroup at

www.adobe.com/support/dream-

weaver/extend/form/

New functions in Dreamweaver CS3

The following new functions are added to the Dreamweaver CS3 JavaScript API. The headings designate the chapters

and sections that contain the new functions:

Application

The following functions are added to the Application chapter.

External application functions

•

“dom.insertFiles()” on page 111

•

“dreamweaver.activateApp()” on page 111

•

“dreamweaver.printDocument()” on page 111