Thursday, July 9, 2009

HTML data sources for Spry Framework dynamic pages

Here's a very exciting video:


Use a well-structured html page as source data for a dynamic presentation...sortable columns in a table, or master/detail, or several other layouts. They are very flexible. Once you have the Spry Data link set up (first button on the Spry insert toolbar), you can actually add columns and they will be automatically included, ready for use.

In my test table, I have text, a column of prices (set up as numeric format), images, and even the html code for PayPal buttons. All were brought in without a hitch to the presentation page.

Each different layout has a specialized .css file that is, of course, fully customizable to your site.

So watch the video, then go to Dreamweaver, create a data page and a presentation page, and set up Spry Data. You'll love it!