Dreamweaver? UltraDev 4 Bible [With CDROM]

by Joseph W. Lowery

From the author of the bestselling Dreamweaver Bible comes an indispensable insider's guide to the hot new software for interactive database-driven Web pages - the completely revamped Macromedia version of Drumbeat, built with Dreamweaver at its core, that lets Web designers output Active Server Pages, Java Server Pages, or Coldfusion pages. The CD-ROM features Macromedia tryouts, plug-ins, and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764534874
• ISBN13: 9780764534874
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 1148 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

This is an ULTADEV Book not a web design book

There are many reviewers here who are giving this book a poor review unjustly. People are complaining that this book skips basics and "doesn't explain how to create a rollover graphic". If you are looking for a web graphics instruction then this isnt the book you should have purchased in the first place. It is NOT the authors fault you bought the wrong tool for the job.However, if you are looking for a book on how to use Dreamweaver UltraDev and use Databases to build dynamic web pages then I highly recommend this book. It starts with very basic database connectivity and goes through advance database driven sites.Keep in mind... This book deals with Database Web design FIRST. If you do not know web design or how to create or import a graphic, build tables, work with layers, etc., you should probably back up and start with the basics first. If you are comforatable with your web design and would like to add database content (which is very versatile by the way) this is one of the best books on UltraDev

Big book with lots of refrence

This bible series assumes a lot of things that you have a little expeience with how this program works, but would like to know more or just about everything for that matter. If you are a beginner and don't even know how to create rollover images in your favorite graphics program you shouldn't be using Ultradev. Try just using standard Dreamweaver. Ultradev deals with things like ASP, and CSS that the average newbie homepage builder will never use, stuff like Ecommerce. You didn't buy this I assume you probably downloaded this program Warez style. If you don't know essentially what a program does it's useless isn't it? Try Ultradev for dummies if you really want to learn(I think there is on for Ultradev). The dummies series is great the teach a basis or framework for understanding that is easily learned and basic, then try to grasp the thing as a whole after you have tryed some beginner readings and experince with the program. The bible series is not for beginners, they are great big refrence books. Most Macromedia programs come with tutorials anyway, if you want how to learn the programs. That's your best bet, hands on learning, and it's free.