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Positioning a code block



When you create code blocks using the Server Behavior Builder, you must specify where to insert them in the page’s HTML code.

For example, if you insert a code block above the opening <html> tag, you must then specify the code block’s position relative to other tags, scripts, and server behaviors in that section of the page’s HTML code. Typical examples include positioning a behavior either before or after any recordset queries that might also exist in the page code above the opening <html> tag.

When you select a positioning option from the Insert Code pop‑up menu, the options available in the Relative Position pop‑up menu change to provide relevant options for that part of the page. For example, if you select Above The <html> Tag In The Insert Code pop‑up menu, the positioning options available in the Relative Position pop‑up menu reflect choices relevant for that part of the page.

The following table shows the code block insert options, and the relative positioning options available for each:

Insert Code options

Relative position options

Above the <html> Tag

  • At the beginning of the file

  • Just before the recordsets

  • Just after the recordsets

  • Just above the <html> tag

  • Custom position

Below the </html> Tag

  • Before the end of the file

  • Before the recordset close

  • After the recordset close

  • After the </html> tag

  • Custom position

Relative to a Specific Tag

Select a tag from the Tag pop‑up menu, and then choose from the tag positioning options.

Relative to the Selection

Before the selection

After the selection

Replace the selection

Wrap the selection

To specify a custom position, you must assign a weight to the code block. Use the Custom Position option when you need to insert more than one code block in a particular order. For example, to insert an ordered series of three code blocks after the code blocks that open recordsets, you would enter a weight of 60 for the first block, 65 for the second, and 70 for the third.

By default, Dreamweaver assigns a weight of 50 to all recordset-opening code blocks inserted above the <html> tag. If the weight of two or more blocks match, Dreamweaver randomly sets the order among the blocks.

Position a code block (general instructions)

  1. Using the Server Behavior Builder, write a code block.
  2. In the Server Behavior Builder dialog box, select a position in which to insert the code block from the Insert Code pop‑up menu.
  3. In the Server Behavior Builder dialog box, select a position relative to that which you selected in the Insert Code pop‑up menu.
  4. If you complete the authoring of the code block, click OK.

    The server behavior is listed in the Server Behaviors panel (Window > Server Behavior); click the Plus (+) button to view the server behavior.

  5. Test the server behavior and ensure that it functions properly.

Position a code block relative to another tag on the page

  1. In the Insert Code pop‑up menu, select Relative To A Specific Tag.
  2. In the Tag box, enter the tag or select one from the pop‑up menu.

    If you enter a tag, don’t include the angled brackets (<>).

  3. Specify a location relative to the tag by choosing an option in the Relative Position pop‑up menu.

Position a code block relative to a tag selected by the page designer

  1. In the Insert Code pop‑up menu, select Relative To The Selection.
  2. Specify a location relative to the selection by choosing an option in the Relative Position pop‑up menu.

    You can insert your code block just before or just after the selection. You can also replace the selection with your code block, or you can wrap the code block around the selection.

    To wrap the code block around a selection, the selection must consist of an opening and closing tag with nothing in between, as follows:

    <CFIF Day=”Monday”></CFIF>

    Insert the opening tag piece of the code block before the selection’s opening tag and the closing tag piece of the code block after the selection’s closing tag.