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APPENDIX D
Setup for Sample
ASP.NET Site
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 comes with sample ASP.NET pages to let you
build a small web application. This chapter describes one way to set up the
sample application.
This chapter applies to ASP.NET developers. For information on ASP, see
“Setup for Sample ASP Site” on page 269 .
Setting up a web application is a three-step process. First, configure your
system. Second, define a Dreamweaver site. Third, connect the application
to your database. This setup chapter follows this three-step process.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Setup checklists for ASP.NET developers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Configuring your system (ASP.NET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Defining a Dreamweaver site (ASP.NET). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Connecting to the sample database (ASP.NET) . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Setup checklists for ASP.NET
developers
To set up a web application, you must configure your system, define a
Dreamweaver site, and connect to a database. This section provides
checklists for each task. The tasks are described in more detail in the rest of
the chapter.
Configure your system:
1. Make sure you have a web server.
2. Install the Microsoft .NET Framework.
3. Create a root folder.