dreamweaver 8 with coldfusion

Does "Create a CF datasource" in the server behavior panel need to be done in order to view anything? When I click on that link a get an error: The CF administrator URL test failed. Please double-check your site configuration. (HTTP Error: 404)

Thanks!

It now opens in the browser; however, it shows all the coding rather than the design view???

localhost:8500 is when you're running Cold Fusion as a standalone server.
If you're running it atop Apache, it would be the same as your Apache
localhost address .. probably just localhost?


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> I'm using dreamweaver 8 with coldfusion dev. edition. Apache is running,
> along
> with the cf server. (mac OX). I cannot figure out the correct site
> definitions
> so I can view the page in a browser. Does the testing server folder get
> linked
> to the apache web server folder or the cf app folder. They also say to
> use a
> url of http://localhost:8500. That doesn't seem to work. I've also tried
> http://localhost:8100. That doesn't work.
>
> I've got the server model set to CF
> Access: local
> Testing server ????
> URL??
>
> I've got a different site set up in php and that seems to view fine. Do
> you
> use a different testing server and URL for coldfusion. I'm a bit
> confused?
>
> Thanks for your help!!!
>