Dreamweaver 8.02 update - active content fix?
Posted by Jesse Rodgers on May 10, 2006 at 11:20 AM
As mentioned in a number of places, Dreamweaver 8.02 update is available and you can read all the details on the release notes. The two big fixes are:
- a fix for SQL injections
- a fix for active content (Flash and the IE ActiveX issue)
A quick note about the fix for active content. It automagically creates a javascript and drops it in a ‘Script’ (if you already have one in lower case ’s’ it goes there) directory on your site.
<script src="../Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>As well as drops in a JS call infront of your object. I am not a js guy so I can’t go through what it does but looks like it essentially is Adobe’s recommended work around. I don’t see this as being as clean as the simple fix I looked at a few weeks ago but DW does do this for you by default so at least you don’t have to think about it anymore for new sites. Which is good.
update: You should read Tom Muck’s post on problems with 8.02 if you are thinking about this update. Read the technotes. Oh and the ActiveX fix in 8.02 might not work in all IE installs.