Existing pages are easy to link to through a Select File dialog box,
and doing so reduces the chance of typographical errors.
5. In the Pass URL Parameter field, enter the variable name to be sent. You can use a name of your
own choosing or the name of the field in the database. Whichever name you decide upon, make a
note of it somewhere because you need to reference it when the detail page itself is constructed.
6. From the Recordset list, select the recordset that contains the URL parameter.
7. From the Column list, choose the field to which the URL parameter??™s value is related.
8. Unless you have pre-existing URL or form parameters to send to the detail page, leave the Pass
Existing Parameters options unchecked.
Make sure that you leave the Pass Existing Parameters options unselected, especially if you are
linking back to your master page from the detail page. Otherwise, the parameters begin to
accumulate, and your linking URL will look like this nonfunctioning example:
detailpage.php?id=23&id=36
9. When you??™re finished, click OK.
Now that the link is passing parameters successfully, it??™s time to make sure that the detail page is set up to
receive them properly.
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Receiving parameters
Dreamweaver provides two routes for your detail page to use the parameter passed to it by the master page:
a filtered recordset or a Dreamweaver server behavior.
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