Connecting to the sample 

database (ColdFusion)

During installation, Dreamweaver copies a sample Microsoft Access 

database to your hard disk. This section describes how to create a 

connection to the sample database.

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For information about connecting to another database, see  Database 

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Connections for ColdFusion Developers  in Using Dreamweaver.

To create a database connection:

1.

If you're using a remote computer as a server, copy the sample database 

to the remote computer. (See 

 Setting up the database (server on a 

remote computer)  on page 250

).

2.

Create a ColdFusion data source and view the connection in 

Dreamweaver (see 

 Connecting to the database  on page 251

).

Setting up the database (server on a 

remote computer)

This section applies only if your web server is running on a remote 

computer. If your web server is running on the same computer as 

Dreamweaver, skip to 

 Connecting to the database  on page 251

.

Before you attempt to connect to the sample database, copy the database to 

the remote computer's hard disk. If you installed Dreamweaver to its 

default location, the path on your local hard disk to the database file 

(tutorial.mdb) is as follows:

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C:\Program 

Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 8\Tutorial_assets\cafe_townsend\data

\tutorial.mdb (Windows)

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/Applications/Macromedia Dreamweaver 8/Tutorial_assets/

cafe_townsend/data/tutorial.mdb (Macintosh)

250 Setup for Sample ColdFusion Site