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OT: Bindings panel, Databases, and Server behaviors in Dreamweaver CC

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June 12, 2013
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Hi all,

There was a query on the Dreamweaver Facebook page about using server behaviors in Dreamweaver going forward. The product team replied to the post, and I am posting it on this forum for the benefit of users not on our Facebook page.

In Dreamweaver cc release server behaviors will be available as an extension. Once you install the extension server behaviors feature will be enabled and extensions dependent on it will work as before. In the CC release, you can find the extension at the location

* Vista/Windows 7: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CC\Configuration\DisabledFeatures
* Mac OS X: /Applications/Adobe Dreamweaver CC/Configuration/DisabledFeatures

Additional documentation is available at

http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/dreamweaver-cc-server-extensions.html

Also, check out this video created by Silas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB2vmNfcq7A

The Dreamweaver team has posted their view about the latest changes in Dreamweaver in their blog post http://blogs.adobe.com/dreamweaver/2013/06/a-look-at-the-modernized-dreamweaver-cc.html

Thanks,

Preran

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bcdclaude

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It's seem's to be because PHP plans to remove original mysql function. Ok. Why not. But adobe could explain and speak about what is in prodject. Are you prepearing a new way to use mysqli or not ?

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bcdclaude

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Why the database connections, bindings and server behaviors options are now deprecated ? It was one of the best utility in dreamweaver. If I have to code all my MySQL stuf, I prefer to do that in others apps (eg: FLUX made a real good work). I'd rather hoped adobe to make DW more efficient whith PHP/MySQL, PHP classes and so on.

Today, we loose important functionalities, replaced by CSS gadgets whereas we have a powerful tool for CSS (I mean Edge reflow), definitely more effective for this work.

It' a long time I supported Adobe, I have purchased a lot of products for a very important budget. I don't think evolution means to loose important features !!!

Please ! Change your way of thinking very quickly !

Thanks

cb

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mubrasmi

Participating Frequently

I totally agree. Without these features in Dreamweaver it is relatively useless to me. I have been buying Adobe and Macromedia products for many, many years. With Fireworks and Encore scrapped and the most useful features in DW deprecated, CS6 may be where I part with Adobe. If/when these features are completely removed in DW I will have no choice but to part with Adobe.

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mubrasmi

Participating Frequently

This would be helpful if the Extension Manager CC would actually work. I can't get past a "Failed to initialize Extension Manager" error when I try to open Extension Manager CC. But the real question is, Why would Adobe bury these panels? Are these panel tools in Dreamweaver one step from being removed completely? Adobe just killed Encore and Fireworks... what's next? What is Adobe thinking? I'm I the only one that used the Server Behavoirs panel several times daily?

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njn007

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Thank you Preran for sharing this information. My sincere hope is to spread this knowledge to many of my fellow developers who rely on access to these features. With the exception of Dreamweaver's feature changes, I am very pleased with the release of CC.

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LocoATL

Participant

Regardless... I have supported Adobe for a long time. I have purchased nearly all products. I have signed up for Creative Cloud... but I hate the fact that they don't clearly tell you what is being REMOVED from the program. They tout the few new things that we all thought we were getting in addition to what we already had only to find that's not the case.

I get it, there may be people that just do design and hand it to a developer for the heavy lifting of application code, but so many designs today require integrating the actual design with the data at that time. Now, that's not a feature any more of DW.

PreranAuthor

Legend

Hi all,

Silas from the product team has created a video on this solution. For new users that come across this thread, have a look

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB2vmNfcq7A

Thanks ,

Preran

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raynestorm

Participating Frequently

I have installed the extension, but do not see it in the Windows menu. How do you open the panel?

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nkhm

Participating Frequently

Wow. I think many people will be glad to read this post. But I'm afraid that communication is no longer a strongpoint from Adobe - the confusion of this upgrade, people trying to update their software and being told "you have the latest version" - this is a PR and communications disaster for Adobe, at least the main functionality of Dreamweaver for most people can now be restored.

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johngordon12

Inspiring

Thanks for this - I had thought this was still in beta testing.

If I open an existing page that has any recordsets, they don't appear in the Bindings panel though.

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warm_Cascade1549

Participating Frequently

John,

I've added the database, bindings and server behaviours as above and my recordsets are appearing

I don't know enough to help, but thought I'd at least say that it works for me

Scot

PreranAuthor

Legend

Have made changes to my post based on inputs from the product team. Many users were getting confused with the previous location.

Thanks,

Preran

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imwebby

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Adobe not everyone in world just skins over wordpress. we rely on DW because we can develope any php / asp page our clients need. If you discontinue the server behviors than dw is simpy an html editor for those who don't know how to write html without help. Does the adobe team think "modernizing" means web developers will only use wordpress or joomla?

If so they need to adjust their thinking. Maybe newcomers to the development world will be ok with this but many of us work on larger sites with advanced features to PAY OUR BILLS. I cant tell you how many websites I have won because all of the competitors were only offering worppress sites that did not do what the client wanted.

If DW is going to drop server behaviors forever I'm not sure why I'll need to use adobe any more. I have been a customer of adobe's since photoshop 2 (thats right before layers or drop shadows when it too 30 minutes to save a large file).

If you are looking to drive away a group of experienced innovators and long-time customer from your product than just keep on removing the things that we use the program for in the first place.

DMXzone is great, but server bahaviors should remain as part of DW's core functionality - that was made it great when MACROMEDIA created it.

- hoping for some better desicion making from Adobe

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IronADDT

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My opinion is that Adobe want move "DW designers" to Business Catalyst... all the old InterAKT team now work there...

The problem is that Business Catalyst is an wrong business solution and I think that Adobe will close it very soon.

DMXzone is a "Walmart" of extensions... they create extensions about interest of the period/moment but after some month not more update them (bootstrap extension is a great example to undestrand the work way of DMXzone... not more update it from several months).

Very significant the announce about Cartweaver to move from Dreamweaver to Brackets tool:

https://www.facebook.com/Cartweaver/posts/10151749950793439

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