ms access connected to dreamweaver

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hi,
I'm a student currently trying to build a database linked to dreamweaver. can anyone explain to me how i can go about it? I know you have to save the database in the same file as the website. But how do you connect the database and view the data?
I have tried doing the macromedia turotrial. connecting the databse using coldfusion. It keeps asking me for the administrator password and the testing server part says http 404 error. what does this mean?
Any advice will be much appreciated.

Dreamweaver is just a coding tool, it doesn't really have anything to do with ColdFusion. To set up a datasource in ColdFusion you'll have to log in to the CF Administrator and configure the datasource there.

Hello fishface:
You should first find out about the scripting languages supported by your web server. That is, ASP, CFML, and so on. Then, google for information regarding how to setup a datasource in the type of server you are running. Dreamweaver enables you to setup and connect to your datasource in the application window. If your server supports ASP, then you should be able to setup a datasource even with FrontPage.
Good luck,
machito

Its 5 am and Im too tired to check if someone said what im going to say so if im redundently redundent eat me.

1.
Ok 1st make the database and put it in the folder as the web. I put it apart in a folder called Database, but im wierd. Create a datasource of the database in the CF administrator.

2.
When u installed Coldfusion it asked u to pick a username and password further in installation there was a split screen asking for another username and password. If you went the easy way u clicked on the checkbox to make them the same username and password. (if you didnt then remember the username and password you chose)

3.
Put the web in a folder in the wwwroot folder, call it,example, Alas

4.
Open dreamweaver create a new site called, example, Alas. Keep clicking next till its finished.

5.
now look to the top left, (might be top right if configured diferently) hit the application tab (nxt to it is Code, Files) Now hit the Databases tab (nxt to it is Bindings, Server, Component)

6.
It might prompt you for a username and pass use same as cf admin or if u chose a new one use the new one.

7.
you should be looking at some yellow cylinders, if not you @#$!*% up.

Hope that helped im going to sleep

-Alas