Dreamweaver w/Coursebuilder

(under construction)

Dreamweaver w/Coursebuilder is a web development tool used to design web based courses and web based assessment tests.  The tool uses HTML, JavaScript, & XML technologies.

Macromedia's Resources.

• Dreamweaver 3 Coursebuilder Extensions - a separate product that you install from a CD.
• Dreamweaver 4 (Ultradev) Coursebuilder Extensions. (under construction)
  • http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM/exchange/main.jsp?product=dreamweaver
• CourseBuilder Readme - Very good source of help and reference material.  When you install Coursebuilder there is a new item that shows up under the "Start, Programs, Dreamweaver" menu called "CourseBuilder Readme".  Launch this and you'll see links to many resources.
• news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.coursebuilder - Coursebuilder news group.
• http://www.macromedia.com/support/coursebuilder/ - Coursebuilder support page.
• http://www.macromedia.com/software/coursebuilder/gallery/collection - examples of using Coursebuilder to develop applications.

Other Resources

• http://dreamweaverfever.com 

My Resources

• Samples Test Questions - created by Coursebuilder.
• LMS/EMS - Examples of using coursebuilder to interface with EMS/LMS systems via AICC guidelines.  Also has a single page test that sends results to a LMS system.
• ../dreamweaver/index.htm - info on Dreamweaver's Web Development tool.
• Coursebuilder's Action Manager tips
  • Using variables, fields from forms, and calls to JavaScript in the Action Manager.
    • Place the variables, form fields, and JavaScript calls in French brackets { }.  
      You can also insert HTML tags when writing to layers.
      strCertName - a variable.
      getCertEmail() - a JavaScript function.
      frmCert.Name.value - The value of a text field in a Form.
      Content Example for set text in Layer:
      <font size="4"><b><i>{strCertName}<br>{getCertEmail()}<br>{frmCert.Name.value}</b></i></font>
    • Writing to a layer using variables, form fields, and JavaScript calls from the parent web page:
      opener - refers to the page that opened the current page (parent page).
      opener.strCertName - a variable in the parent page.
      opener.getCertEmail() - a JavaScript function in the parent page.
      opener.frmCert.Name.value - The value of a text field in a Form in the parent page.
      Content Example for set text in Layer:
      <font size="4"><b><i>{opener.strCertName}<br>{opener.getCertEmail()}<br>{opener.frmCert.Name.value} </b></i></font>

Last updated: 12/12/13