The Spry framework for Ajax is a JavaScript library that provides easy-to-use yet powerful Ajax functionality that allows designers to build pages that provide a richer experience for users. Spry is designed to take the complexity out of Ajax and allow designers to easily create Web 2.0 pages.
The following resources, tutorials, and samples help you to get started with Spry and to refine your Spry skills. To learn more about the Spry framework for Ajax, visit the Spry home page on Adobe Labs.
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Spry provides a lightweight yet powerful model for adding data, interactivity, and rich UI widgets to your pages.
Find out why the Dreamweaver team entered another player into the Ajax framework game.
Start with the latest documentation from the Spry team. A copy of these docs is part of your Spry download.
Learn the granular steps to get up to speed with designing Ajax websites using Dreamweaver and Spry.
Learn about the visual tools for building Spry pages in Dreamweaver.
Addam Driver (May 19, 2008)
Build a real-time scoreboard with notifications for your personal website.
Don Booth (Dec. 12, 2007)
Enhance your pages with a widget that slides vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to reveal content.
Don Booth
Get a breakdown of how this Spry-based Ajax application works and interact with a working demo.
Günter Schenk
Create a dynamic image gallery in Dreamweaver CS3 by retrieving images from a directory and generating XML data on the fly.
Donald Booth
Create a dynamic photo album with the Spry framework that pulls in data from an XML page and uses CSS to format the page layout.
Kin Blas
Learn how to convert static HTML table markup into a dynamically generated table structure that displays data from multiple XML files.
Florin Carlig
Build dynamic Spry applications, based on database data using Dreamweaver and the Adobe Dreamweaver Developer Toolbox.
Massimo Foti
Use the Spry framework for Ajax, ColdFusion, and Dreamweaver to manipulate data in databases without the need for page refreshes.
For more examples, refer to the Spry samples page on Adobe Labs. For more information on widgets, refer to the Widget Model page. For additional help with data sets and dynamic regions, see Using the Spry Framework (PDF; 328K).