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Migrating from Macromedia ColdFusion Studio to Macromedia Dreamweaver MX

If you're a Macromedia ColdFusion Studio user, you'll be familiar with the new look and with many of the new features of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. Dreamweaver includes many of the most popular ColdFusion Studio features and a workspace that shares many elements with ColdFusion Studio. You get all this, plus the visual design capabilities of Dreamweaver and the rapid application development features of Dreamweaver UltraDev.

This guide describes how you can start working comfortably and efficiently in Dreamweaver MX without abandoning old work habits.

For a related discussion on the many Macromedia HomeSite features incorporated into Dreamweaver MX, see Migrating from Macromedia HomeSite to Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.

Working in a familiar environment
Using familiar editing tools
Using familiar keyboard shortcuts
Finding or replacing code
Validating your code
Viewing ColdFusion data sources in the workspace
Viewing debugging information in the workspace
Accessing files on the server using FTP or RDS
Accessing files on the server directly
Working with ColdFusion Components
Using Macromedia HomeSite+


Article Information
Author: Charles Nadeau

Charles Nadeau is a lead technical writer on the Dreamweaver documentation team.


Last Updated: 23 July 2002

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Doc ID: 9050